Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Filed: 3/8/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2982

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2982 as follows:
 
3on page 4, by replacing lines 22 through 26 with the following:
4    "(b) There also shall be convened a Regional Network
5Advisory Council in each of the Department of Human Services'
6regions comprised of representatives of community stakeholders
7represented in the Network, as well as relevant trade and
8professional associations, hospitals, and community providers,
9including, but not limited to, the following: one
10representative from an advocacy organization for persons
11suffering from a substance abuse disorder; one representative
12from an advocacy organization for persons with disabilities;
13one representative from an organization that advocates on
14behalf of the community behavioral healthcare industry; one
15representative from an organization that advocates on behalf of
16Illinois hospitals; one representative from an organization
17with expertise in improving the access of persons in medically

 

 

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1underserved areas to high-quality medical care; one
2representative from an organization that advocates for the
3professional training and development of Illinois sheriffs;
4one representative from an organization with expertise in
5improving healthcare services for critical access hospitals;
6one representative from the Governor's Rural Affairs Council;
7one representative from a professional organization that
8advocates on behalf of physicians trained in the area of
9psychiatry; one representative from an organization dedicated
10to preventing drug and alcohol use among teenagers; one
11representative from an organization dedicated to improving
12access to healthcare in rural areas; one representative from a
13trade association committed to the development and maintenance
14of high quality ambulance and medical transportation services
15in Illinois; one representative from an organization committed
16to improving the State's public healthcare system; one
17representative from an advocacy organization committed to
18improving home care and hospice care; one representative from
19an organization that advocates on behalf of the Illinois
20nursing home profession; one representative from an
21organization the advocates on behalf of farmers in crisis; and
22others designated by the Network Steering Committee or members
23of the Network."; and
 
24on page 5, by deleting lines 1 through 14.