Full Text of HR0108 97th General Assembly
HR0108 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois Professionals Health | 3 | | Program (IPHP) is to support and guide Illinois health care | 4 | | professionals to wellness and healing, thereby promoting safe | 5 | | professional practice and enriching the lives of healers and | 6 | | their patients; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, IPHP is available to assist and advocate for a | 8 | | number of health care professionals, including physicians, | 9 | | nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and chiropractors; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The types of problems that referrals and | 11 | | participants typically face include allegations or actual | 12 | | instances of addictions of all kinds, disruptive behavior, | 13 | | boundary violations, sexual misconduct, and physical and | 14 | | emotional illness; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The IPHP, which was initially developed by the | 16 | | Illinois State Medical Society, has no disciplinary authority; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Financial and | 19 | | Professional Regulation has approved the IPHP as a monitoring | 20 | | and support service and routinely refers health care | 21 | | professionals for participation in the IPHP; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, According to news reports, the IPHP has received | 2 | | $234,275 from the Illinois Department of Financial and | 3 | | Professional Regulation since fiscal year 2009 to monitor | 4 | | nurses and pharmacists and the Illinois Department of Financial | 5 | | and Professional Regulation has more than 100 confidential | 6 | | "Agreements of Care, Counseling, or Treatment" in place that | 7 | | allow physicians and other health workers to submit to private | 8 | | monitoring instead of public discipline; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Concerns have been raised as to whether adequate | 10 | | accountability and oversight exists over the IPHP to ensure | 11 | | patient safety; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit | 15 | | of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional | 16 | | Regulation's use and monitoring of the Illinois Professionals | 17 | | Health Program during fiscal years 2009 through 2011; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the audit shall include, but need not be | 20 | | limited to, the following determinations: | 21 | | (1) whether the IPHP is providing the services | 22 | | contracted for by the Department and is adequately |
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| 1 | | monitoring the health professionals' compliance with | 2 | | treatment and rehabilitation plans; | 3 | | (2) whether other requirements established by the | 4 | | contract between the Department and the IPHP are being met; | 5 | | (3) whether health professionals who do not comply with | 6 | | treatment and rehabilitation plans established by the IPHP | 7 | | are appropriately referred to the Department and whether | 8 | | the Department takes disciplinary action, if applicable; | 9 | | and | 10 | | (4) whether the Department has assessed how well the | 11 | | IPHP is performing, such as by determining that the health | 12 | | professionals receiving treatment and rehabilitation | 13 | | services through the IPHP do not pose a risk to the safety | 14 | | and well-being of patients; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Financial and | 16 | | Professional Regulation, the Illinois Professionals Health | 17 | | Program, and any other entity having information relevant to | 18 | | this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor | 19 | | General's Office in the conduct of this audit; and be it | 20 | | further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 22 | | soon as possible and report findings and recommendations upon | 23 | | completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-14 of | 24 | | the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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