Human Services Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Feb 24, 2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2345 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2345  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Electronic Health Records Taskforce Act.
 
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    Section 5. Electronic Health Records Taskforce 
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established. There is hereby created the Electronic Health 
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Records Taskforce, hereinafter referred to as the EHR 
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Taskforce. The EHR Taskforce shall be convened by the 
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Department of Public Health, in coordination with the 
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Department of Public Aid.




 
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    Section 10. Taskforce duties; membership.
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    (a)  The EHR Taskforce shall create a plan for the 
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development and utilization of electronic health records (EHR) 
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in the State in order to improve the quality of patient care, 
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increase the efficiency of health care practice, improve 
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safety, and reduce health care errors.   The EHR plan shall 
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provide policy guidance for application for federal, State, or 
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private grants to phase in utilization of EHR by health care 
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providers.
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    (b)  The Taskforce shall include representatives of 
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physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and long-term health care 
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facilities, academic health care centers, payors, patients and 
 


 






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consumers, and information technology providers.
 
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    Section 15. EHR plan. The EHR plan shall include, but not 
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be limited to, a consideration of all of the following:
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        (1) key components of and standards for comprehensive 
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    EHR systems for recording, storing, analyzing and 
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    accessing patient health information, assisting with 
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    health care decision-making and quality assurance, and 
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    providing for online health care;
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        (2) consistent data elements, definitions, and formats 
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    that should be incorporated in EHR systems;
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        (3) analysis of costs and benefits in implementing EHR 
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    by various types and sizes of health care providers;
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        (4) survey of equipment, technical assistance, and 
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    resources that would be necessary to assist smaller health 
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    care providers with EHR implementation and utilization;
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        (5) standards, technology platforms, and issues 
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    related to patient access to their individual medical and 
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    health data;
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        (6) a potential phase-in plan for implementing EHR by 
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    health care providers throughout Illinois; and
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        (7) patient privacy, security, and compliance with 
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    applicable rules set forth in the federal Health Insurance 
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    Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).









 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".