Sen. David Koehler
Filed: 3/6/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 595




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 595 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended  by 
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adding Section 4.08 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 105/4.08  new)
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    Sec. 4.08. Medication management program. Subject to 
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appropriation, the Department shall establish a program to 
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assist persons 60 years of age or older in managing their 
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medications through agreements with local case coordination 
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units.  The case coordination units may contract with various 
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community agencies or programs for medication management 
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services, including but not limited to home health agencies, 
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facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or the 
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Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, public health 
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departments, or hospitals. The Department shall establish 
 


 






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guidelines and standards for the program by rule.  The program 
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may include but not be limited to the use of a licensed health 
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care professional to provide such services as medication 
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reminders, medication monitoring, medication set-up, and 
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storage of medication.  The licensed health care professional 
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may also interface with the client's caregivers, pharmacist, 
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and physicians.  For the purposes of this Section, "licensed 
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health care professional" means a registered professional 
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nurse, an advanced practice nurse, pharmacist, or a physician 
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assistant.
 

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