Full Text of HB0641 94th General Assembly
HB0641eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Arthritis
Prevention and Control Act.
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| Section 5. Findings and purposes.
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| (a) Findings. The legislature hereby finds the following:
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| (1) Arthritis encompasses more than 100 diseases and
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| conditions that affect joints, the surrounding tissues, | 10 |
| and other
connective tissues.
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| (2) One of the most common family of diseases in the
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| United States, arthritis affects nearly one of every 6 | 13 |
| Americans
and will impact an estimated 60,000,000 people | 14 |
| (almost 20% of the
population) by the year 2020.
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| (3) Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the
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| United States, limiting daily activities for more than | 17 |
| 7,000,000
citizens.
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| (4) Although prevailing myths inaccurately portray
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| arthritis as an old person's disease, arthritis is a
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| multi-generational disease that has become one of the | 21 |
| country's most
pressing public health problems.
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| (5) This disease has a significant impact on quality of
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| life not only for the individual who experiences its | 24 |
| painful
symptoms and resulting disability, but also for | 25 |
| family members
and caregivers.
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| (6) Compounding this picture are the enormous economic
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| and social costs associated with treating arthritis and its
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| complications, which are estimated at almost | 29 |
| $80,000,000,000
annually.
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| (7) Currently, the challenge exists to ensure delivery | 31 |
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effective, but often underutilized, interventions that | 32 |
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necessary in the prevention or reduction of |
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| arthritis-related
pain and disability.
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| (8) Although there exists a large quantity of public
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| information and programs about arthritis, it remains | 4 |
| inadequately
disseminated and insufficient in addressing | 5 |
| the needs of
specific diverse populations and other | 6 |
| underserved groups.
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| (9) The Arthritis Foundation, the Centers for Disease
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| Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Association of State | 9 |
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Territorial Health Officials have led the development | 10 |
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a public health strategy, the National Arthritis Action | 11 |
| Plan, to
respond to this challenge.
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| (10) Educating the public and health care community
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| throughout the State about this devastating disease is of
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| paramount importance and is in every respect in the public
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| interest and to the benefit of all residents of this State.
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| (b) Purposes. The purposes of this Act are:
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| (1) To create and foster a statewide program that
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| promotes public awareness and increases knowledge about | 19 |
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causes of arthritis, the importance of early diagnosis | 20 |
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appropriate management, effective prevention | 21 |
| strategies, and pain
prevention and management.
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| (2) To develop knowledge and enhance understanding of
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| arthritis by disseminating educational materials and | 24 |
| information on
research results, services provided, and | 25 |
| strategies for
prevention and control to patients, health | 26 |
| professionals, and the
public.
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| (3) To establish a solid scientific base of knowledge | 28 |
| on
the prevention of arthritis and related disability | 29 |
| through
surveillance, epidemiology, and prevention | 30 |
| research.
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| (4) To utilize educational and training resources and
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| services developed by organizations with appropriate | 33 |
| expertise
and knowledge of arthritis and to use available | 34 |
| technical
assistance.
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| (5) To evaluate the need for improving the quality and
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| accessibility of existing community-based arthritis |
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| services.
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| (6) To heighten awareness about the prevention, | 3 |
| detection,
and treatment of arthritis among State and local | 4 |
| health and human
services officials, health professionals | 5 |
| and providers, and
policy makers.
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| (7) To implement and coordinate State and local | 7 |
| programs
and services to reduce the public health burden of | 8 |
| arthritis.
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| (8) To adequately fund these programs on a State level.
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| (9) To provide lasting improvements in the delivery of
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| health care for individuals with arthritis and their | 12 |
| families,
thus improving their quality of life while also | 13 |
| containing health
care costs.
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| Section 10. Arthritis Prevention and Control Program.
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| (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish, | 16 |
| promote,
and maintain an Arthritis Prevention and Control | 17 |
| Program to raise
public awareness, educate consumers, and | 18 |
| educate and train health
professionals, teachers, and human | 19 |
| services providers, and for other
purposes. The program shall | 20 |
| include the following components:
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| (1) Needs assessment. The Department of Public Health
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| shall conduct a needs assessment to identify the following:
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| (A) Epidemiological and other public health | 24 |
| research
being conducted within the State.
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| (B) Available technical assistance and educational
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| materials and programs nationwide and within the | 27 |
| State.
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| (C) The level of public and professional arthritis
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| awareness.
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| (D) The needs of people with arthritis and their
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| families and caregivers.
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| (E) Educational and support service needs of | 33 |
| health
care providers, including physicians, nurses, | 34 |
| managed care
organizations, and other health care | 35 |
| providers.
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| (F) The services available to a person with | 2 |
| arthritis.
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| (G) The existence of arthritis treatment, | 4 |
| self-management, physical
activity, and other | 5 |
| education programs.
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| (H) The existence of rehabilitation services.
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| (2) Advisory Council on Arthritis. The Department of
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| Public Health shall establish and coordinate an Advisory | 9 |
| Council
on Arthritis to provide non-governmental input | 10 |
| regarding the
Arthritis Prevention and Control Program. | 11 |
| Membership of the
Council must include, but need not be | 12 |
| limited to, persons with
arthritis, public health | 13 |
| educators, medical experts on arthritis,
providers of | 14 |
| arthritis health care, persons knowledgeable in
health | 15 |
| promotion and education, and representatives of national
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| arthritis organizations and their local chapters.
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| (3) Public awareness. The Department of Public Health
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| shall use, but is not limited to, strategies consistent | 19 |
| with the
National Arthritis Action Plan and existing State | 20 |
| planning
efforts to raise public awareness and knowledge on | 21 |
| the causes and
nature of arthritis, personal risk factors, | 22 |
| the value of prevention
and early detection, ways to | 23 |
| minimize preventable pain, and
options for diagnosing and | 24 |
| treating the disease.
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| (4) Technical assistance. The Department of Public | 26 |
| Health
may replicate and use successful arthritis programs | 27 |
| and enter
into contracts with or purchase materials or | 28 |
| services from
entities with appropriate expertise for | 29 |
| services and materials
that are necessary to carry out the | 30 |
| goals of the Arthritis
Prevention and Control Program. The | 31 |
| Department may enter into
agreements with one or more | 32 |
| national organizations with expertise
in arthritis to | 33 |
| implement parts of the Arthritis Prevention and
Control | 34 |
| Program.
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| (b) The Department of Public Health shall do all of the
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| following:
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| (1) Provide sufficient staff to implement the | 2 |
| Arthritis
Prevention and Control Program.
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| (2) Provide appropriate training for staff of the
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| Arthritis Prevention and Control Program.
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| (3) Identify the appropriate organizations to carry | 6 |
| out
the program.
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| (4) Base the program on the most current scientific
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| information and findings.
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| (5) Work to increase and improve community-based | 10 |
| services
available to people with arthritis and their | 11 |
| family members.
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| (6) Work with governmental offices, national voluntary
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| health organizations and their local chapters, community | 14 |
| and
business leaders, community organizations, and health | 15 |
| care and
human services providers to coordinate efforts and | 16 |
| maximize State
resources in the areas of prevention, | 17 |
| education, detection, pain
management, and treatment of | 18 |
| arthritis.
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| (7) Identify and, when appropriate, use evidence-based
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| arthritis programs and obtain related materials and | 21 |
| services from
organizations with appropriate expertise and | 22 |
| knowledge of
arthritis.
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| Section 15. Funding. The Department of Public Health may | 24 |
| accept
grants, services, and property from the federal | 25 |
| government,
foundations, organizations, medical schools, and | 26 |
| other entities that
may be available for the purposes of | 27 |
| fulfilling the obligations of the
Arthritis Prevention and | 28 |
| Control Program.
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| Section 20. Waivers. The Department of Public Health shall | 30 |
| seek
all waivers of federal law and regulations that may be | 31 |
| necessary to
maximize funds from the federal government to | 32 |
| implement the Arthritis
Prevention and Control Program.
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