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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 77

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois have agreed that there is 
3an immediate need for an
improved and sustainable health care 
4system; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly strives to promote a 
6healthy community
through partnerships and collaboration with 
7all health care entities within the State; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Innovation in health care delivery is essential in 
9improving health
and decreasing costs; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Many examples exist in other states of Mobile 
11Integrated Healthcare
or Community Paramedicine programs; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, These programs have demonstrated a significant 
13change in
health care delivery, using nontraditional roles, 
14improving patient outcomes and
decreasing health care costs, 
15each to individual citizens, Medicare, and Medicaid; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, There is an immediate opportunity to incorporate 
17these types of
programs in Illinois in order to help the people 
18of our State achieve healthier lives while
recognizing these 
19decreased costs; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
3SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Mobile 
4Integrated Healthcare Task Force to identify and recommend ways 
5that the State of Illinois can incorporate changes in our 
6health care delivery system in order to increase the 
7collaboration and utilization of our current health care 
8workers while decreasing the associated costs; and be it 
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the 
11following members: one member appointed by the Speaker of the 
12House of Representatives, who shall serve as a
Co-Chairperson 
13of the Task Force; one member representing Illinois fire 
14chiefs, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of 
15Representatives; one member representing Illinois professional 
16firefighters, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
17Representatives; one member representing
Illinois fire 
18protection districts, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
19Representatives;
one member appointed by the Minority Leader of 
20the House of Representatives; one member
representing 
21providers of ambulance services in Illinois, appointed by the 
22Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives;
one member 
23appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall serve as a 
24Co-Chairperson of
the Task Force; one member representing 
25Illinois volunteer firefighters, appointed by the
President of 
 
 
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1the Senate; one member representing Chicago firefighters, 
2appointed by the
President of the Senate; one member 
3representing Illinois Emergency Medical Service workers,

4appointed by the President of the Senate;
one member appointed 
5by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member representing 
6Illinois
hospitals, appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
7Senate;
one member representing the Illinois Department of 
8Public Health, appointed by the Director of
Public Health; one 
9member representing Illinois nurses, appointed by the Director 
10of Public
Health; one member representing Illinois emergency 
11physicians, appointed by the Director of
Public Health; and one 
12member representing physicians licensed to practice medicine 
13in all its
branches in Illinois, appointed by the Director of 
14Public Health;
and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That all appointments to the Task Force shall be 
16made within 60 days after the adoption of this resolution; 
17vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by their respective 
18appointing
authorities within 30 days after the vacancy occurs; 
19and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without 
21compensation; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive the cooperation 
23of any
State agencies it deems appropriate to assist the Task 
 
 
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1Force in carrying out its duties; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be 
3considered members with voting rights; a quorum of the Task 
4Force shall consist of a majority of the members of the
Task 
5Force; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet initially at the 
7call of the Co-Chairpersons, no later than
90 days after the 
8adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter meet at the 
9call of
the Co-Chairpersons; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall 
11provide administrative and other support to the Task Force; and 
12be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall research, analyze, and 
14consider:

15        (1) the benefits of a Mobile Integrated Healthcare 
16System within the State
of Illinois through a redefined role of 
17our healthcare providers with
special attention given towards 
18the expanded use of Emergency
Medical Services;
19        (2) actions of other states as they pertain to 
20instituting Mobile Integrated
Healthcare;
21        (3) opportunities for grant funding of such services; 
22and
 
 
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1        (4) reimbursement models needed to sustain an 
2expansion or change of
services; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings 
4and recommendations in a report to the
General Assembly on or 
5before January 1, 2017.