Bill Text: IL HJR0037 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Task Force to identify and recommend ways that the State of Illinois can incorporate changes in our health care delivery system in order to increase the collaboration and utilization of our current health care workers while decreasing the associated costs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-26 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang [HJR0037 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0037-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois have agreed that there is | ||||||
3 | an immediate need for an
improved and sustainable health care | ||||||
4 | system; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly strives to promote a | ||||||
6 | healthy community
through partnerships and collaboration with | ||||||
7 | all health care entities within the State; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Innovation in health care delivery is essential in | ||||||
9 | improving health
and decreasing costs; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Many examples exist in other states of Mobile | ||||||
11 | Integrated Healthcare
or Community Paramedicine programs; and
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12 | WHEREAS, These programs have demonstrated a significant | ||||||
13 | change in
health care delivery, using nontraditional roles, | ||||||
14 | improving patient outcomes and
decreasing health care costs, | ||||||
15 | each to individual citizens, Medicare and Medicaid; and
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16 | WHEREAS, There is an immediate opportunity to incorporate | ||||||
17 | these types of
programs in Illinois in order to help the people | ||||||
18 | of our State achieve healthier lives while
recognizing these | ||||||
19 | decreased costs; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
3 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Mobile | ||||||
4 | Integrated Healthcare Task Force to identify and recommend ways | ||||||
5 | that the State of Illinois can incorporate changes in our | ||||||
6 | health care delivery system in order to increase the | ||||||
7 | collaboration and utilization of our current health care | ||||||
8 | workers while decreasing the associated costs; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | ||||||
11 | following members: one member appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
12 | House of Representatives, who shall
serve as a Co-Chairperson | ||||||
13 | of the Task Force; one member appointed by the Minority Leader | ||||||
14 | of the House of Representatives;
one member appointed by the | ||||||
15 | President of the Senate, who shall serve as a Co-Chairperson
of | ||||||
16 | the Task Force;
one member appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||||
17 | the Senate;
one member representing the Illinois Department of | ||||||
18 | Public Health, appointed by the Director of Public Health;
one | ||||||
19 | member appointed by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association;
one | ||||||
20 | member appointed by the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois;
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21 | one member appointed by the Illinois Firefighters Association;
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22 | one member appointed by the Illinois Association of Fire | ||||||
23 | Protection Districts;
one member appointed by the Illinois | ||||||
24 | Hospital Association;
one member appointed by the Illinois | ||||||
25 | Nurses Association;
one member appointed by the Illinois EMS |
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1 | Alliance;
one member appointed by the Illinois College of | ||||||
2 | Emergency Physicians;
and one member appointed by the Illinois | ||||||
3 | State Medical Society; all appointments shall be confirmed by | ||||||
4 | both Co-Chairpersons;
and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That all appointments to the Task Force shall be | ||||||
6 | made within 60 days after the adoption of this resolution; | ||||||
7 | vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by their respective | ||||||
8 | appointing
authorities within 30 days after the vacancy occurs; | ||||||
9 | and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without | ||||||
11 | compensation; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive the assistance | ||||||
13 | of legislative staff, may employ skilled
experts with the | ||||||
14 | approval of the co-chairpersons, and shall receive the | ||||||
15 | cooperation of any
State agencies it deems appropriate to | ||||||
16 | assist the Task Force in carrying out its duties; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be | ||||||
19 | considered members with voting rights; a quorum of the Task | ||||||
20 | Force shall consist of a majority of the members of the
Task | ||||||
21 | Force; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet initially at the | ||||||
2 | call of the Co-Chairpersons, no later than
90 days after the | ||||||
3 | adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter meet at the | ||||||
4 | call of
the Co-Chairpersons; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That the General Assembly shall provide | ||||||
6 | administrative and other support to the Task Force; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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8 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall research, analyze, and | ||||||
9 | consider:
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10 | (1) the benefits of a Mobile Integrated Healthcare | ||||||
11 | System within the State
of Illinois through a redefined role of | ||||||
12 | our healthcare providers with
special attention given towards | ||||||
13 | the expanded use of Emergency
Medical Services; | ||||||
14 | (2) actions of other states as they pertain to | ||||||
15 | instituting Mobile Integrated
Healthcare; | ||||||
16 | (3) opportunities for grant funding of such services; | ||||||
17 | and | ||||||
18 | (4) reimbursement models needed to sustain an | ||||||
19 | expansion or change of
services; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings | ||||||
21 | and recommendations to the General Assembly in a report to the
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22 | General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016.
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