Full Text of HJR0077 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 77
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution 77 by | 3 | | replacing everything after the heading with the following:
| 4 | | "WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois have agreed that there | 5 | | is an immediate need for an
improved and sustainable health | 6 | | care system; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly strives to promote a | 8 | | healthy community
through partnerships and collaboration with | 9 | | all health care entities within the State; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Innovation in health care delivery is essential in | 11 | | improving health
and decreasing costs; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Many examples exist in other states of Mobile | 13 | | Integrated Healthcare
or Community Paramedicine programs; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, These programs have demonstrated a significant | 2 | | change in
health care delivery, using nontraditional roles, | 3 | | improving patient outcomes and
decreasing health care costs, | 4 | | each to individual citizens, Medicare, and Medicaid; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, There is an immediate opportunity to incorporate | 6 | | these types of
programs in Illinois in order to help the people | 7 | | of our State achieve healthier lives while
recognizing these | 8 | | decreased costs; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 11 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Mobile | 12 | | Integrated Healthcare Task Force to identify and recommend ways | 13 | | that the State of Illinois can incorporate changes in our | 14 | | health care delivery system in order to increase the | 15 | | collaboration and utilization of our current health care | 16 | | workers while decreasing the associated costs; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 19 | | following members: one member appointed by the Speaker of the | 20 | | House of Representatives, who shall serve as a
Co-Chairperson | 21 | | of the Task Force; one member representing Illinois fire | 22 | | chiefs, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of | 23 | | Representatives; one member representing Illinois professional |
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| 1 | | firefighters, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 2 | | Representatives; one member representing
Illinois fire | 3 | | protection districts, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 4 | | Representatives;
one member appointed by the Minority Leader of | 5 | | the House of Representatives; one member
representing | 6 | | providers of ambulance services in Illinois, appointed by the | 7 | | Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives;
one member | 8 | | appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall serve as a | 9 | | Co-Chairperson of
the Task Force; one member representing | 10 | | Illinois volunteer firefighters, appointed by the
President of | 11 | | the Senate; one member representing Chicago firefighters, | 12 | | appointed by the
President of the Senate; one member | 13 | | representing Illinois Emergency Medical Service workers,
| 14 | | appointed by the President of the Senate;
one member appointed | 15 | | by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member representing | 16 | | Illinois
hospitals, appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 17 | | Senate;
one member representing the Illinois Department of | 18 | | Public Health, appointed by the Director of
Public Health; one | 19 | | member representing Illinois nurses, appointed by the Director | 20 | | of Public
Health; one member representing Illinois emergency | 21 | | physicians, appointed by the Director of
Public Health; and one | 22 | | member representing physicians licensed to practice medicine | 23 | | in all its
branches in Illinois, appointed by the Director of | 24 | | Public Health;
and be it further | 25 | | RESOLVED, That all appointments to the Task Force shall be |
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| 1 | | made within 60 days after the adoption of this resolution; | 2 | | vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by their respective | 3 | | appointing
authorities within 30 days after the vacancy occurs; | 4 | | and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without | 6 | | compensation; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive the cooperation | 8 | | of any
State agencies it deems appropriate to assist the Task | 9 | | Force in carrying out its duties; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be | 11 | | considered members with voting rights; a quorum of the Task | 12 | | Force shall consist of a majority of the members of the
Task | 13 | | Force; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet initially at the | 15 | | call of the Co-Chairpersons, no later than
90 days after the | 16 | | adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter meet at the | 17 | | call of
the Co-Chairpersons; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall | 19 | | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force; and | 20 | | be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall research, analyze, and | 2 | | consider:
| 3 | | (1) the benefits of a Mobile Integrated Healthcare | 4 | | System within the State
of Illinois through a redefined role of | 5 | | our healthcare providers with
special attention given towards | 6 | | the expanded use of Emergency
Medical Services; | 7 | | (2) actions of other states as they pertain to | 8 | | instituting Mobile Integrated
Healthcare; | 9 | | (3) opportunities for grant funding of such services; | 10 | | and | 11 | | (4) reimbursement models needed to sustain an | 12 | | expansion or change of
services; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings | 14 | | and recommendations in a report to the
General Assembly on or | 15 | | before January 1, 2017.". |
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