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90_HR0148
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is engaged in a lawsuit
3 against the tobacco industry to recover some of the costs
4 borne by taxpayers in treating smoking-related illnesses and
5 has requested damages be awarded to the State of Illinois;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, It is critically important to find ways to help
8 beneficiaries of publicly-financed health care programs; and
9 WHEREAS, The United States Agency for Health Care Policy
10 and Research, in collaboration with the United States Centers
11 for Disease Control and Prevention, has developed smoking
12 cessation guidelines which include a finding that "nicotine
13 replacement therapy, clinician-delivered social support, and
14 skills training are particularly effective components of
15 smoking cessation treatment"; and
16 WHEREAS, Nicotine replacement therapy is not currently
17 covered by this State's Medicaid program; therefore, be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
20 Illinois Department of Public Aid should develop a
21 recommendation for using a portion of the proceeds derived
22 from lawsuits and litigation against the tobacco industry to
23 pay for smoking cessation products, including nicotine drug
24 replacement therapy, which are made available along with
25 clinician-delivered support, for use in the Medicaid program.