Full Text of HR1305 095th General Assembly
HR1305 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Inadequate pain relief is a serious public health | 3 |
| problem in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The American Pain Foundation has estimated that 50 | 5 |
| million people suffer from persistent pain which is associated | 6 |
| with lost wages and loss of productivity by American workers; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Many factors contribute to uncured or | 9 |
| inadequately managed pain and all individuals with pain would | 10 |
| benefit from having their pain thoroughly assessed and promptly | 11 |
| treated as pain is often accompanied by other symptoms that | 12 |
| need to be managed along with the pain; and
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly also finds that appropriate | 14 |
| application of excellent pain and symptom management | 15 |
| practices, including the use of different treatment | 16 |
| modalities, improves the quality of life for those who suffer | 17 |
| from pain while reducing the morbidity and cost associated with | 18 |
| untreated or inappropriately treated pain; and
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| WHEREAS, There has been no comprehensive study in Illinois | 20 |
| of the prevalence of intractable pain in the citizens of | 21 |
| Illinois, nor has there been an assessment of the pain and |
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| symptom management practices of Illinois health care | 2 |
| professionals; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| the Task Force on Pain Management be created within the | 6 |
| Illinois Department of Public Health to develop a plan to | 7 |
| address untreated pain and lack of symptom management as a | 8 |
| public health problem; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the plan shall include, but not be limited | 10 |
| to:
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| (1) A comprehensive study of pain management conducted | 12 |
| by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the | 13 |
| University of Illinois;
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| (2) Approaches to assessing pain and symptom | 15 |
| management, including advice and recommendations | 16 |
| concerning acute and chronic pain and symptom management | 17 |
| treatment practices, State statutes and rules regarding | 18 |
| pain and symptom management, and use of alternative | 19 |
| therapies for pain and symptom management;
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| (3) Recommendations to appropriate public and private | 21 |
| entities on acute and chronic pain and symptom management | 22 |
| education provided by professional boards or others in the | 23 |
| State, acute and chronic pain and symptom management needs | 24 |
| of adults, children, and racial and ethnic minority and |
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| medically underserved populations, development of a drug | 2 |
| repository for unused drugs used for pain and symptom | 3 |
| management, and treatment of pain at the end of life; and
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| (4) Recommendations to State licensing boards on | 5 |
| integrating pain and symptom management into the customary | 6 |
| practice of health care professionals and identifying the | 7 |
| roles and responsibilities of the various health care | 8 |
| professionals in pain and symptom management and on the | 9 |
| duration and content of continuing education requirements | 10 |
| for pain and symptom management, on improving access to | 11 |
| pain and symptom management in racial and ethnic minority | 12 |
| and medically underserved populations, including the | 13 |
| elderly population, and on improving access to pain and | 14 |
| symptom management for children and adolescents; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the | 17 |
| following members: the Director of Public Health or his or her | 18 |
| designee; the Secretary of Financial and Professional | 19 |
| Regulation or his or her designee; the Director of Healthcare | 20 |
| and Family Services or his or her designee; the Secretary of | 21 |
| Human Services or his or her designee; the Director of the | 22 |
| Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of | 23 |
| Illinois or his or her designee; and a maximum of 20 public | 24 |
| members appointed by the Governor who shall include, but not be | 25 |
| limited to, representatives of the health care provider |
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| organizations, minority health organizations, and other users | 2 |
| and providers of healthcare; and be it further | 3 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall also consult with | 4 |
| additional entities, the University of Illinois at Urbana, | 5 |
| Institute of Government and Public Affairs, voluntary health | 6 |
| organizations not represented on the task force, advocates, | 7 |
| consumers, relevant professional organizations, and other | 8 |
| appropriate entities; and be it further | 9 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall begin to conduct | 10 |
| business upon the appointment of a majority of the voting | 11 |
| members; members shall serve without compensation; and the | 12 |
| Department shall provide staff and administrative support | 13 |
| services to the Task Force; and be it further | 14 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a report of its | 15 |
| findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General | 16 |
| Assembly no later than December 31, 2011; and that the Task | 17 |
| Force shall be dissolved after the filing of this report.
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