Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 460/131-15 – Grants; eligibility standards
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(a) The Department shall do the following:
(1)(A) Develop application criteria and standards of
(1)(A) Develop application criteria and standards of
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eligibility for groups or organizations who apply for funds under the program.
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(B) Make available grants to groups and organizations
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who meet the eligibility standards set by the Department. However:
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(i) the highest priority for grants shall be
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accorded to established sickle cell disease community-based organizations throughout Illinois; and
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(ii) priority shall also be given to ensuring the
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establishment of sickle cell disease centers in underserved areas that have a higher population of sickle cell disease patients.
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(2) Determine the maximum amount available for each
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grant provided under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1).
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(3) Determine policies for the expiration and renewal
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of grants provided under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1).
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(4) Require that all grant funds be used for the
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purpose of prevention, care, and treatment of sickle cell disease or for educational programs concerning the disease. Grant funds shall be used for one or more of the following purposes:
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(A) Assisting in the development and expansion of
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care for the treatment of individuals with sickle cell disease, particularly for adults, including the following types of care:
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(i) Self-administered care.
(ii) Preventive care.
(iii) Home care.
(iv) Other evidence-based medical procedures
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 460/131-15
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
(ii) Preventive care.
(iii) Home care.
(iv) Other evidence-based medical procedures
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and techniques designed to provide maximum control over sickling episodes typical of occurring to an individual with the disease.
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(B) Increasing access to health care for
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individuals with sickle cell disease.
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(C) Establishing additional sickle cell disease
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infusion centers.
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(D) Increasing access to mental health resources
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and pain management therapies for individuals with sickle cell disease.
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(E) Providing counseling to any individual, at no
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cost, concerning sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait, and the characteristics, symptoms, and treatment of the disease.
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(i) The counseling described in this
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subparagraph (E) may consist of any of the following:
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(I) Genetic counseling for an individual
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who tests positive for the sickle cell trait.
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(II) Psychosocial counseling for an
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individual who tests positive for sickle cell disease, including any of the following:
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(aa) Social service counseling.
(bb) Psychological counseling.
(cc) Psychiatric counseling.
(5) Develop a sickle cell disease educational
(bb) Psychological counseling.
(cc) Psychiatric counseling.
(5) Develop a sickle cell disease educational
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outreach program that includes the dissemination of educational materials to the following concerning sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait:
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(A) Medical residents.
(B) Immigrants.
(C) Schools and universities.
(6) Adopt any rules necessary to implement the
(B) Immigrants.
(C) Schools and universities.
(6) Adopt any rules necessary to implement the
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provisions of this Act.
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(b) The Department may contract with an entity to implement the sickle cell disease educational outreach program described in paragraph (5) of subsection (a).