Bill Amendment: IL SB3107 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

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Bill Title: SICKLE CELL TREATMENT PROGRAM

Status: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3107 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3107-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Mattie Hunter

Filed: 2/28/2020

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3107
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3107 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
"Program" means the Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and
Treatment Program.
Section 10. Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment
Program. The Department shall establish a grant program for the
purpose of providing for the prevention, care, and treatment of
sickle cell disease and for educational programs concerning the
disease.

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Section 15. Grants; eligibility standards.
(a) The Department shall do the following:
(1)(A) Develop application criteria and standards of
eligibility for groups or organizations who apply for funds
under the program.
(B) Make available grants to groups and organizations
who meet the eligibility standards set by the Department.
However:
(i) the highest priority for grants shall be
accorded to established sickle cell disease
community-based organizations throughout Illinois; and
(ii) priority shall also be given to ensuring the
establishment of sickle cell disease centers in
underserved areas that have a higher population of
sickle cell disease patients.
(2) Determine the maximum amount available for each
grant provided under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1).
(3) Determine policies for the expiration and renewal
of grants provided under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1).
(4) Require that all grant funds be used for the
purpose of prevention, care, and treatment of sickle cell
disease or for educational programs concerning the
disease. Grant funds shall be used for one or more of the
following purposes:
(A) Assisting in the development and expansion of
care for the treatment of individuals with sickle cell

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disease, particularly for adults, including the
following types of care:
(i) Self-administered care.
(ii) Preventive care.
(iii) Home care.
(iv) Other evidence-based medical procedures
and techniques designed to provide maximum control
over sickling episodes typical of occurring to an
individual with the disease.
(B) Increasing access to health care for
individuals with sickle cell disease.
(C) Establishing additional sickle cell disease
infusion centers.
(D) Increasing access to mental health resources
and pain management therapies for individuals with
sickle cell disease.
(E) Providing counseling to any individual, at no
cost, concerning sickle cell disease and sickle cell
trait, and the characteristics, symptoms, and
treatment of the disease.
(i) The counseling described in this
subparagraph (E) may consist of any of the
following:
(I) Genetic counseling for an individual
who tests positive for the sickle cell trait.
(II) Psychosocial counseling for an

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individual who tests positive for sickle cell
disease, including any of the following:
(aa) Social service counseling.
(bb) Psychological counseling.
(cc) Psychiatric counseling.
(5) Develop a sickle cell disease educational outreach
program that includes the dissemination of educational
materials to the following concerning sickle cell disease
and sickle cell trait:
(A) Medical residents.
(B) Immigrants.
(C) Schools and universities.
(6) Adopt any rules necessary to implement the
provisions of this Act.
(b) The Department may contract with an entity to implement
the sickle cell disease educational outreach program described
in paragraph (5) of subsection (a).
Section 20. Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund.
(a) The Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this Act and for no other purpose. The
Fund shall be administered by the Department.
(b) The Fund shall consist of:
(1) Any moneys appropriated to the Department for the
Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program.

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(2) Gifts, bequests, and other sources of funding.
(3) All interest earned on moneys in the Fund.
Section 25. Study.
(a) Before July 1, 2021, and on a biennial basis
thereafter, the Department, with the assistance of:
(1) the Center for Minority Health Services;
(2) health care providers that treat individuals with
sickle cell disease;
(3) individuals diagnosed with sickle cell disease;
(4) representatives of community-based organizations
that serve individuals with sickle cell disease; and
(5) data collected via newborn screening for sickle
cell disease;
shall perform a study to determine the prevalence, impact, and
needs of individuals with sickle cell disease and the sickle
cell trait in Illinois.
(b) The study must include the following:
(1) The prevalence, by geographic location, of
individuals diagnosed with sickle cell disease in
Illinois.
(2) The prevalence, by geographic location, of
individuals diagnosed as sickle cell trait carriers in
Illinois.
(3) The availability and affordability of screening
services in Illinois for the sickle cell trait.

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(4) The location and capacity of the following for the
treatment of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait
carriers:
(A) Treatment centers.
(B) Clinics.
(C) Community-based social service organizations.
(D) Medical specialists.
(5) The unmet medical, psychological, and social needs
encountered by individuals in Illinois with sickle cell
disease.
(6) The underserved areas of Illinois for the treatment
of sickle cell disease.
(7) Recommendations for actions to address any
shortcomings in the State identified under this Section.
(c) The Department shall submit a report on the study
performed under this Section to the General Assembly.
Section 30. Implementation subject to appropriation.
Implementation of this Act is subject to appropriation.
Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.930 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.930 new)
Sec. 5.930. The Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund.".