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| AN ACT concerning 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health |
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| Access Network Act.
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| Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide |
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| aid to existing primary health care safety nets for specialty |
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| care that will allow the development of a comprehensive system |
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| of health care services.
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| Section 10. Definition. In this Act, "Department" means the |
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| Department of Public Health.
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| Section 15. Pilot program. The Department shall establish a |
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| Health Access Network pilot program in Kane County. The program |
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| shall provide funding for and coordination of health care |
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| services that include comprehensive case management and |
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| ancillary services to support treatment goals. In particular, |
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| the program shall provide specialty health care services, |
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| pharmaceutical drug assistance, and diagnostic testing for |
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| individuals who are not eligible for medical assistance under |
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| the Illinois Public Aid Code and who do not have other health |
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| insurance coverage. The program shall emphasize providing |
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| services in relation to the top health care issues as |
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| identified by Kane County's "IPLAN" community health |
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| assessment and planning process and the Top Ten Diseases as |
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| determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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| Section 20. Lead agency; grant. |
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| (a) The Department shall designate an entity to serve as |
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| the lead agency in administering the pilot program. Any entity |
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| located in Kane County that has established consortia of health |
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| entities may apply for designation as the lead agency and for a |
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| grant under this Section. The Department shall determine the |
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| form and manner of application. The application must state the |
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| name and address of the proposed lead agency. |
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| (b) Any entity, or a group of individuals or entities or a |
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| combination of both, located in a county with a population of |
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| less than 100,000 that is contiguous to Kane County may join |
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| with an entity described in subsection (a) in applying for a |
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| grant under this Section to establish the pilot program to |
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| serve a multi-county area that includes Kane County. The lead |
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| agency for such a multi-county program must be located in Kane |
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| County, however. |
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| (c) The Department shall award a grant to the lead agency |
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| designated under subsection (a) for the purpose of |
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| administering the pilot program. The lead agency shall use the |
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| grant moneys to administer and coordinate pilot program |
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| activities within the county or counties of the program's |
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| operation and shall develop community partnerships necessary |
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| to implement the pilot program.
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| Section 25. Report. The Department, in cooperation with the |
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| lead agency designated under Section 20, shall submit a report |
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| on the operation of the pilot program to the General Assembly |
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| after the pilot program has been in operation for 18 months. |
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| The report shall include the Department's recommendations |
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| concerning the continued operation of the Health Access Network |
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| program and its expansion to other areas of the State.
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| Section 30. Implementation subject to appropriations. |
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| Implementation of this Act is subject to appropriations made to |
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| the Department for that purpose.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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