Bill Text: IL SR0226 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares November 4, 2021 as Genetic Counselor Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0226 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0226-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Genetic counselors empower patients and their | ||||||
3 | families with vital healthcare information, guidance and | ||||||
4 | emotional support to help them understand their family | ||||||
5 | history, evaluate genetic testing options, and make informed | ||||||
6 | choices based on test results; and
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7 | WHEREAS, There are over 150 certified genetic counselors | ||||||
8 | in Illinois working in prenatal, fertility, pediatrics, | ||||||
9 | metabolic, cardiovascular, neurology, and cancer care; there | ||||||
10 | are 5,000 genetic counselors across the country; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Many people benefit from increased genetic | ||||||
12 | sequencing research and genetic counseling, including anyone | ||||||
13 | with a condition linked to a specific gene or with a family | ||||||
14 | history of an inherited disease or anyone who is considering | ||||||
15 | genetic testing; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Genetic counselors streamline the healthcare | ||||||
17 | industry by ensuring the right tests are being ordered, | ||||||
18 | avoiding costly and unnecessary costs and tests, helping | ||||||
19 | patients and providers to understand complex test results and | ||||||
20 | how to best use this information, helping consult potential | ||||||
21 | parents on the intimidating potential of passing on inherited | ||||||
22 | diseases, sharing information with family members, and |
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1 | providing recommendations for community support services; | ||||||
2 | therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois House of | ||||||
5 | Representatives recognizes that the sequencing of the human | ||||||
6 | genome is one of the most significant scientific | ||||||
7 | accomplishments of the past hundred years and expresses | ||||||
8 | support for genetic counselors who are using this research to | ||||||
9 | improve the lives of many throughout the state; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That we declare November 4, 2021 as Genetic | ||||||
12 | Counselor Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
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