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.


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 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

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represented in the General Assembly:



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 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
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Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended by adding Section 2310-338.5 as follows:

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 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-338.5 new)
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 Sec. 2310-338.5. Asthma Mobile Pilot Program.
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 (a) The General Assembly finds all of the following:
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  (1) An estimated 1,044,936 people in Illinois had been 
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 diagnosed with asthma during their lifetime.
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  (2) In Cook County alone, 317,906 adults and 121,610 
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 children have been diagnosed with asthma.
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  (3) More than half of all children in Chicago with 
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 asthma have had a severe asthma attack in the past year and 
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 nearly one-third had episodes in which they thought their 
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 lives were in danger.
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  (4) Approximately 40% of people visiting selected 
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 Chicago Emergency Departments for
asthma attacks had 3 or 
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 more other Emergency Department visits in the previous 12 
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 months.
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  (5) The burden of asthma falls disproportionately on 
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 the African-American and Latino
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 especially on children of ethnic minorities.
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  (6) The asthma death rate for African-Americans in this 
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 State is 4 times the national average.
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  (7) 15.1% of African-American persons in Illinois had 
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 asthma in 2000.
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  (8) 12.3% of Latino persons in Illinois had asthma in 
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 2000.
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  (9) The annual cost of asthma is estimated to be nearly 
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 $18 billion.
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  (10) A clean environment and appropriate asthma care 
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 are critical to the quality of life of our citizens with 
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 asthma.
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  (11) Access to care for ethnic minorities is often 
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 hampered by socioeconomic disparities, shortages of 
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 primary care physicians in minority communities, language 
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 and literacy barriers, and cultural beliefs about the role 
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 and usefulness of medicine.
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  (12) As much as 40% of the risk of asthma in minority 
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 children is attributable to exposure to residential 
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 allergens that could be reduced, if not eliminated.
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  (13) Eleven Americans die from asthma each day, which 
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 is more than 4,000 each year.
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  (14) Puerto Ricans have the highest asthma mortality 
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 rate of any racial or ethnic subgroup.
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  (15) African-Americans are 3 times more likely than 
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 Caucasians to die from asthma.
 


 






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  (16) The death rate for children under 19 years old due 
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 to asthma has increased by nearly 80% since 1980.
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  (17) Many asthma deaths are avoidable with proper 
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 treatment and care.
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  (18) The State bears a responsibility in matters of 
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 public health and the well-being of Illinois citizens and 
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 that includes the quality of life for our citizens with 
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 asthma and those citizens who are at risk for asthma.
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 (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
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  (1) Address the problem of access to asthma treatment 
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 in minority populations by
establishing a mobile pilot 
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 program to treat children with asthma.
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  (2) Direct the Department of Public Health to oversee 
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 such a mobile pilot program.
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  (3) Establish a mobile pilot program that will use data 
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 to identify and evaluate asthma
interventions and assess 
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 the impact of asthma outcomes.
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  (4) Provide asthma education for people with asthma and 
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 those involved in the care of people with asthma, promoting 
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 asthma awareness, education, and screening programs in 
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 communities.
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  (5) Provide a mobile pilot program that is solely 
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 dedicated to help implement the recommendations within the 
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 Illinois Asthma Partnership Strategic Plan that relate to 
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 children and families and continue to work in the best 
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 especially those minority populations who are at a greater 
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 risk for asthma.
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 (c) The Asthma Mobile Pilot Program is established to work 
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with children and their families.
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 (d) Subject to appropriations, the Department shall issue a 
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grant for the Mobile Asthma Pilot Program. This 5-year pilot 
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program shall include: initial respiratory health screenings; 
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diagnosis and followup medical care from pediatricians 
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specializing in asthma management; bilingual, individualized 
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family education sessions; in-home asthma trigger assessments; 
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Covering All Kids Insurance Program application assistance; 
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and extensive primary care physician outreach and education.
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 (e) The grant recipient shall collect data demonstrating 
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the effectiveness of the Mobile Asthma Pilot Program from 
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patients, school administrators, and parents and shall provide 
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the information to the Department.
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 (f) The Department shall submit to the General Assembly an 
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annual report containing an analysis of the data collected and 
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recommendations concerning the program and asthma care in the 
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State.


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 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2010.