Bill Text: IL SB3354 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Establishes the Asthma Mobile Pilot Program, and provides that, subject to appropriations, the Department of Public Health shall issue a grant for the program. Provides that the 5-year pilot program shall include: initial respiratory health screenings; diagnosis and followup medical care from pediatricians specializing in asthma management; bilingual, individualized family education sessions; in-home asthma trigger assessments; Covering All Kids Insurance Program application assistance; and extensive primary care physician outreach and education. Requires the grant recipient to collect certain data. Requires the Department to submit an annual report to the General Assembly. Effective July 1, 2010.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3354 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3354-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB3354 Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2310/2310-338.5 new
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Establishes the Asthma Mobile Pilot Program, and provides that, subject to appropriations, the Department of Public Health shall issue a grant for the program. Provides that the 5-year pilot program shall include: initial respiratory health screenings; diagnosis and followup medical care from pediatricians specializing in asthma management; bilingual, individualized family education sessions; in-home asthma trigger assessments; Covering All Kids Insurance Program application assistance; and extensive primary care physician outreach and education. Requires the grant recipient to collect certain data. Requires the Department to submit an annual report to the General Assembly. Effective July 1, 2010.
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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 adding Section 2310-338.5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-338.5 new)
Sec. 2310-338.5. Asthma Mobile Pilot Program.
(a) The General Assembly finds all of the following:
(1) An estimated 1,044,936 people in Illinois had been
diagnosed with asthma during their lifetime.
(2) In Cook County alone, 317,906 adults and 121,610
children have been diagnosed with asthma.
(3) More than half of all children in Chicago with
asthma have had a severe asthma attack in the past year and
nearly one-third had episodes in which they thought their
lives were in danger.
(4) Approximately 40% of people visiting selected
Chicago Emergency Departments for asthma attacks had 3 or
more other Emergency Department visits in the previous 12
months.
(5) The burden of asthma falls disproportionately on
the African-American and Latino populations, and

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especially on children of ethnic minorities.
(6) The asthma death rate for African-Americans in this
State is 4 times the national average.
(7) 15.1% of African-American persons in Illinois had
asthma in 2000.
(8) 12.3% of Latino persons in Illinois had asthma in
2000.
(9) The annual cost of asthma is estimated to be nearly
$18 billion.
(10) A clean environment and appropriate asthma care
are critical to the quality of life of our citizens with
asthma.
(11) Access to care for ethnic minorities is often
hampered by socioeconomic disparities, shortages of
primary care physicians in minority communities, language
and literacy barriers, and cultural beliefs about the role
and usefulness of medicine.
(12) As much as 40% of the risk of asthma in minority
children is attributable to exposure to residential
allergens that could be reduced, if not eliminated.
(13) Eleven Americans die from asthma each day, which
is more than 4,000 each year.
(14) Puerto Ricans have the highest asthma mortality
rate of any racial or ethnic subgroup.
(15) African-Americans are 3 times more likely than
Caucasians to die from asthma.

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(16) The death rate for children under 19 years old due
to asthma has increased by nearly 80% since 1980.
(17) Many asthma deaths are avoidable with proper
treatment and care.
(18) The State bears a responsibility in matters of
public health and the well-being of Illinois citizens and
that includes the quality of life for our citizens with
asthma and those citizens who are at risk for asthma.
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
(1) Address the problem of access to asthma treatment
in minority populations by establishing a mobile pilot
program to treat children with asthma.
(2) Direct the Department of Public Health to oversee
such a mobile pilot program.
(3) Establish a mobile pilot program that will use data
to identify and evaluate asthma interventions and assess
the impact of asthma outcomes.
(4) Provide asthma education for people with asthma and
those involved in the care of people with asthma, promoting
asthma awareness, education, and screening programs in
communities.
(5) Provide a mobile pilot program that is solely
dedicated to help implement the recommendations within the
Illinois Asthma Partnership Strategic Plan that relate to
children and families and continue to work in the best
interests of the public health of our citizens with asthma,

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especially those minority populations who are at a greater
risk for asthma.
(c) The Asthma Mobile Pilot Program is established to work
with children and their families.
(d) Subject to appropriations, the Department shall issue a
grant for the Mobile Asthma Pilot Program. This 5-year pilot
program shall include: initial respiratory health screenings;
diagnosis and followup medical care from pediatricians
specializing in asthma management; bilingual, individualized
family education sessions; in-home asthma trigger assessments;
Covering All Kids Insurance Program application assistance;
and extensive primary care physician outreach and education.
(e) The grant recipient shall collect data demonstrating
the effectiveness of the Mobile Asthma Pilot Program from
patients, school administrators, and parents and shall provide
the information to the Department.
(f) The Department shall submit to the General Assembly an
annual report containing an analysis of the data collected and
recommendations concerning the program and asthma care in the
State.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2010.