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Public Act 098-0097 Public Act 0097 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 098-0097 | HB2199 Enrolled | LRB098 09307 RPM 39447 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| 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: | (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
| treatment of adult onset diabetes. | (3) Health care professionals with expertise and | experience in the prevention,
treatment, and control of |
| 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, |
| 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
| 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.
| (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 |
| 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 |
| 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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Effective Date: 1/1/2014
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