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 1        AN ACT in relation to public health.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5. The Department of  Public  Health  Powers  and
 5    Duties  Law  of  the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
 6    amended by adding Section 2310-372 as follows:

 7        (20 ILCS 2310/2310-372 new)
 8        Sec. 2310-372. Stroke Task Force.
 9        (a)  The  Stroke  Task  Force  is  created   within   the
10    Department of Public Health.
11        (b)  The  task  force  shall be composed of the following
12    members:
13             (1)  Nineteen members appointed by the  Director  of
14        Public  Health from nominations submitted to the Director
15        by the following organizations, one member  to  represent
16        each  organization:  the American Stroke Association; the
17        National Stroke Association; the Illinois  State  Medical
18        Society;  the Illinois Neurological Society; the Illinois
19        Academy of Family Physicians; the Illinois Chapter of the
20        American College of Emergency  Physicians;  the  Illinois
21        Chapter  of  the  American  College  of  Cardiology;  the
22        Illinois  Nurses  Association;  the Illinois Hospital and
23        Health Systems Association; the Illinois Physical Therapy
24        Association;     the     Pharmaceutical     Manufacturers
25        Association; the Illinois Rural Health  Association;  the
26        Illinois  Chapter  of  AARP;  the Illinois Association of
27        Rehabilitation Facilities; the  Illinois  Life  Insurance
28        Council;  the  Illinois  Public  Health  Association; the
29        Illinois   Speech-Language   Hearing   Association;   the
30        American Association of Neurological  Surgeons;  and  the
31        Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council.
 
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 1             (2)  Five  members  appointed  by  the  Governor  as
 2        follows:  one  stroke  survivor;  one  licensed emergency
 3        medical technician; one  individual  who  (i)  holds  the
 4        degree of Medical Doctor or Doctor of Philosophy and (ii)
 5        is  a  teacher  or  researcher  at a teaching or research
 6        university located in Illinois; one individual who  is  a
 7        minority person as defined in the Business Enterprise for
 8        Minorities,  Females,  and Persons with Disabilities Act;
 9        and one member of the general public.
10             (3)  The   following   ex   officio   members:   the
11        chairperson of the Senate Public  Health  Committee;  the
12        minority   spokesperson   of  the  Senate  Public  Health
13        Committee; the  chairperson  of  the  House  Health  Care
14        Committee;  and  the  minority  spokesperson of the House
15        Health Care Committee.
16        The  Director  of  Public  Health  shall  serve  as   the
17    chairperson of the task force.
18        If  a  vacancy  occurs  in the task force membership, the
19    vacancy shall be filled in the same  manner  as  the  initial
20    appointment.
21        (c)  Task force members shall serve without compensation,
22    but   nonpublic   members   shall  be  reimbursed  for  their
23    reasonable  travel  expenses  incurred  in  performing  their
24    duties in connection with the task force.
25        (d)  The task force shall adopt  bylaws;  shall  meet  at
26    least   3   times  each  calendar  year;  and  may  establish
27    committees as it deems necessary. For purposes of task  force
28    meetings,  a  quorum  is  the  number of members present at a
29    meeting. Meetings of the task force are subject to  the  Open
30    Meetings  Act.  The task force must afford an opportunity for
31    public comment at its meetings.
32        (e)  The task force shall advise the Department of Public
33    Health with regard to setting priorities for improvements  in
34    stroke  prevention  and treatment efforts, including, but not
 
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 1    limited to, the following:
 2             (1)  Developing  and  implementing  a  comprehensive
 3        statewide public education program on stroke  prevention,
 4        targeted to high-risk populations and to geographic areas
 5        where there is a high incidence of stroke.
 6             (2)  Identifying  the  signs  and symptoms of stroke
 7        and the action to be taken when these signs  or  symptoms
 8        occur.
 9             (3)  Recommending  and  disseminating  guidelines on
10        the treatment of  stroke  patients,  including  emergency
11        stroke care.
12             (4)  Ensuring   that  the  public  and  health  care
13        providers  and  institutions  are  sufficiently  informed
14        regarding  the  most  effective  strategies  for   stroke
15        prevention;  and assisting health care providers in using
16        the most effective treatment strategies for stroke.
17             (5)  Addressing means by  which  guidelines  may  be
18        revised  to  remain  current  with  developing  treatment
19        methodologies.
20        (f)  The task force shall advise the Department of Public
21    Health  concerning  the  awarding  of  grants to providers of
22    emergency medical services and to hospitals for  the  purpose
23    of improving care to stroke patients.
24        (g)  The  task force shall submit an annual report to the
25    Governor and the General Assembly by January 1 of each  year,
26    beginning  in  2003. The report must include, but need not be
27    limited to, the following:
28             (1)  The   task   force's   plans,   actions,    and
29        recommendations.
30             (2)  An  accounting  of  moneys spent for grants and
31        for other purposes.

32        Section 99. Effective date. This Act  takes  effect  upon
33    becoming law.

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