Bill Text: IL SR0250 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares May 2023 as Asthma Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. Expresses support for the 2021-2026 Illinois Asthma State Plan, which strives to improve and expand asthma care, education, and self-management strategies in Illinois.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer [SR0250 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0250-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Asthma is a chronic lung disease that impacts
25.2 million people in the United States, including 4.2
million children; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 188,519 children and 832,244 adults
in the State of Illinois suffer from asthma; and
WHEREAS, Asthma is a leading cause of childhood
hospitalizations in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Asthma symptoms are severely worsened by
environmental triggers, such as secondhand smoke, allergens,
and outdoor air pollution caused by industrial sources and
motor vehicle emissions; and
WHEREAS, In Illinois, data regarding asthma reveals
significant disparities; the asthma mortality rate is 5.5
times higher for Black Illinoisans than white Illinoisans;
substantially higher asthma rates are reported in Grundy,
Edwards, Hamilton, Logan, and Wabash Counties than the state
rate; substantially higher asthma-related hospitalizations are
reported in several counties, including Cook, Hardin,
Kankakee, Peoria, Pope, Sangamon, Will, and Vermilion; and

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WHEREAS, Guidelines-based care for asthma sufferers
improves health outcomes, including the quality and affordable
healthcare coverage that provides access to and appropriate
use of medications and treatments, the reimbursement for
community health workers, asthma educators, and others in
Illinois who can provide key environmental assessments and
education, the expansion of in-home environmental education
and interventions, the promotion of tobacco-free environments
and coverage for smoking cessation products and counseling,
the expanded access to undesignated Albuterol for schools
through education of stakeholder groups, such as students,
parents, school staff, pediatric clinicians, and pharmacists,
and the annual state funding that provides adequate coverage
to implement Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART),
the utilization of guidelines-based medications and other
treatments for individuals that provide medical assistance
program coverage for valved holding chambers and
self-management education, and the universal alignment of
Medicaid coverage across plans within the State; and
WHEREAS, The month of May has been designated as Asthma
Awareness Month and the date of May 2, 2023 has been declared
World Asthma Day; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 2023 as

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Asthma Awareness Month in the State of Illinois; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That we support the 2021-2026 Illinois Asthma
State Plan, which strives to improve and expand asthma care,
education, and self-management strategies in Illinois; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
delivered to the American Lung Association in Illinois and the
Respiratory Health Association.