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Public Act 098-0097
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| HB2199 Enrolled | LRB098 09307 RPM 39447 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
amended by changing Section 2310-643 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-643) |
Sec. 2310-643. Illinois State Diabetes Commission. |
(a) Commission established. The Illinois State Diabetes |
Commission is established within the Department of Public |
Health. The Commission shall consist of members that are |
residents of this State and shall include an Executive |
Committee appointed by the Director. The members of the |
Commission shall be appointed by the Director as follows: |
(1) The Director or the Director's designee, who shall |
serve as chairperson of the Commission. |
(2) Physicians who are board certified in |
endocrinology, with at least one physician with expertise |
and experience in the treatment of
childhood diabetes and |
at least one physician with expertise and experience in the
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treatment of adult onset diabetes. |
(3) Health care professionals with expertise and |
experience in the prevention,
treatment, and control of |
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diabetes. |
(4) Representatives of organizations or groups that |
advocate on behalf of persons suffering from diabetes. |
(5) Representatives of voluntary health organizations |
or advocacy groups with
an interest in the prevention, |
treatment, and control of diabetes. |
(6) Members of the public who have been diagnosed with |
diabetes. |
The Director may appoint additional members deemed |
necessary and appropriate by the Director. |
Members of the Commission shall be appointed by June 1, |
2010. A member shall continue to serve
until his or her |
successor is duly appointed and qualified. |
(b) Meetings. Meetings shall be held 3 times per year or at |
the call of the Commission chairperson. |
(c) Reimbursement. Members shall serve without |
compensation but shall, subject to appropriation,
be |
reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses actually |
incurred in the performance
of the member's official duties. |
(d) Department support. The Department shall
provide |
administrative support and current staff as necessary for the |
effective operation
of the Commission. |
(e) Duties. The Commission shall perform all of the |
following duties: |
(1) Hold public hearings to gather information
from the |
general public on issues pertaining to the prevention, |
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treatment, and control of
diabetes. |
(2) Develop a strategy for the prevention, treatment, |
and control of diabetes
in this State. |
(3) Examine the needs of adults, children, racial and |
ethnic minorities, and
medically underserved populations |
who have diabetes. |
(4) Prepare and make available an annual report on the |
activities of the Commission to the Director, the Speaker |
of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the |
House of Representatives,
the President of the Senate, the |
Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Governor by June 30 |
of each year, beginning on June 30, 2011. |
(f) Funding. The Department may accept on behalf of the
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Commission any federal funds or gifts and donations from |
individuals, private organizations,
and foundations and any |
other funds that may become available. |
(g) Rules. The Director may adopt rules to implement and |
administer this Section.
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(h) Report. By January 10, 2015 and January 10 of each |
odd-numbered year thereafter, the Commission shall submit a |
report to the General Assembly containing the following: |
(1) the financial impact and reach that diabetes of all |
types is having on the State and the Department; this |
assessment shall include the number of people with diabetes |
impacted in this State or covered by the State Medicaid |
program, the number of people with diabetes and family |
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members impacted by prevention and diabetes control |
programs implemented by the Department, the financial toll |
or impact diabetes and its complications places on the |
Department's diabetes program, and the financial toll or |
impact diabetes and its complications places on the |
diabetes program in comparison to other chronic diseases |
and conditions; |
(2) an assessment of the benefits of implemented |
programs and activities aimed at controlling diabetes and |
preventing the disease; this assessment shall also |
document the amount and source for any funding directed to |
the Department from the General Assembly for programs and |
activities aimed at reaching those with diabetes; |
(3) a description of the level of coordination that |
exists between the Department and other entities on |
activities, programs, and messaging on managing, treating, |
or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications; |
(4) the development or revision of a detailed action |
plan for battling diabetes with a range of actionable items |
for consideration by the General Assembly; the plan shall |
identify proposed action steps to reduce the impact of |
diabetes, pre-diabetes, and related diabetes |
complications; the plan shall also identify expected |
outcomes of the action steps proposed for the 2 years |
following the submission of the report while also |
establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing |
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relevant forms of diabetes; and |
(5) the development of a detailed budget blueprint |
identifying needs, costs, and resources required to |
implement the plan identified in item (4) of this |
subsection (h); this blueprint shall include a budget range |
for all options presented in the plan identified in item |
(4) of this subsection (h) for consideration by the General |
Assembly. |
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall |
provide cooperation to the Department of Public Health to |
facilitate the implementation of this subsection (h). |
(Source: P.A. 96-1406, eff. 7-29-10.)
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