Rep. Cynthia Soto

Filed: 3/8/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1133

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1133 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 adding Section 5-25 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/5-25 new)
7     Sec. 5-25. Pediatric asthma initiative. During fiscal year
8 2006, the Department of Public Aid shall evaluate current
9 standards of treatment of asthma for its beneficiaries. The
10 review may include state-of-the-art programs in asthma disease
11 management as well as evidence-based best practices for the
12 early diagnosis, treatment, and control of asthma,
13 particularly in children. The Department's review may include
14 asthma disease management as one component of a comprehensive
15 disease management model. The Department shall consult with the
16 Department of Public Health and other State agencies,
17 advocates, and providers in conducting this review. The
18 Department's review shall also seek to maximize collaborations
19 between existing asthma programs in the State of Illinois. The
20 review shall also assess the available methods of implementing
21 and funding asthma disease management and treatment within the
22 Medicaid program.
 
23     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1 becoming law.".