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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6712
Introduced 02/09/04, by Sandra M. Pihos SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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410 ILCS 405/2 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6952 |
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Amends the Disease Assistance Act. Provides that Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 4,500,000 (rather than 1,500,000) Americans. Provides that approximately 200,000 (rather than 111,000) Illinois citizens are victims of Alzheimer's disease. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6712 |
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LRB093 19785 RXD 45527 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 405/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6952)
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| Sec. 2. Policy declaration. The General Assembly finds that
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| Alzheimer's disease and related disorders are devastating |
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| health conditions
which destroy certain vital cells of the |
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| brain and which affect an estimated
4,500,000
1,500,000
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| Americans. This means that approximately 200,000
111,000
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| Illinois
citizens are victims. The General Assembly also finds |
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| that 50% of all
nursing home admissions in the State may be |
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| attributable to the Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders |
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| and that these conditions are the fourth
leading cause of death |
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| among the elderly. It is the opinion of the General
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| that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders cause serious
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| financial, social and emotional hardships on the victims and |
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| their families
of such a major consequence that it is essential |
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| for the State to develop and
implement policies, plans, |
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| programs and services to alleviate such hardships.
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| The General Assembly recognizes that there is no known |
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| cause or cure
of Alzheimer's disease at this time, and that it |
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| can progress
over an extended period of time and to such a |
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| degree that the victim's
deteriorated condition makes him or |
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| her susceptible to other medical
disorders that generally prove |
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| fatal. It is the intent of the General
Assembly, through |
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| implementation of this Act, to establish a program for
the |
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| conduct of research regarding the cause, cure and treatment of |
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| Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders; and, through
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| establishment of Regional Alzheimer's Disease Assistance |
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| Centers and
a comprehensive, Statewide system of regional and |