Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1349 Compare Versions

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1	1	HB1349
2	2	A BILL FOR
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4	4	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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6	6	State of Illinois
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8	8	2023 and 2024
9	9	HB1349
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11	11	Introduced , by Rep. Lakesia Collins
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13	13	SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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15	15	Provides background information. Appropriates specified
16	16	amounts to the Department of Public Health for grants,
17	17	expenses, and administrative costs of programs relating to
18	18	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency
19	19	virus; the Getting to Zero-Illinois plan to end the HIV epidemic
20	20	by 2030; the prevention, screening, and treatment services to
21	21	address sexually transmitted infection cases; and the
22	22	PrEP4Illinois Program to provide client navigation for pre -
23	23	exposure prophylaxis servic es and medication access. Contains
24	24	other provisions. Effective July 1, 2023.
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33	33	AN ACT concerning appropriations. 1
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35	35	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented 2
36	36	in the General Assembly: 3
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38	38	Section 1. Background. 4
39	39	(a) For more than 4 decades, HIV/AIDS has ravaged 5
40	40	communities across America and Illinois, doubling down on the 6
41	41	racial health disparities also laid bare across the opioid 7
42	42	epidemic, maternal and infant mortality rates, COVID -19 8
43	43	mortality and morbidity rates, and the rising rates of sexually 9
44	44	transmitted infections (such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and 10
45	45	syphilis). 11
46	46	(b) According to the Centers for Disease Control and 12
47	47	Prevention (CDC), HIV transmission can be virtually eliminated 13
48	48	when linkage to HIV medications and medical care are widely 14
49	49	accessible. Treatment and prevention strategies such as Pre -15
50	50	Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Undetectable=Untransmittable 16
51	51	(U=U) are time-tested, science-based interventions that prevent 17
52	52	new HIV diagnoses. Pre -Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a 18
53	53	prevention strategy that involves sexually active HIV -negative 19
54	54	adults and adolescents taking prescrip tion medications to 20
55	55	prevent HIV acquisition. PrEP is 99% effective in preventing 21
56	56	HIV when taken as prescribed. U=U acknowledges the proven 22
57	57	science that people living with HIV who have an undetectable 23 HB1349 -2- LRB103 05187 CPF 50203 b
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59	59	viral load pose no chance of transmitting the virus sexu ally. 1
60	60	However, issues relating to access to health care, housing, 2
61	61	steady and sufficient income, mental health and substance -use 3
62	62	services, HIV treatment, addressing HIV -related stigma, and 4
63	63	access to PrEP persist as barriers to lowering the HIV incidence 5
64	64	rates across Illinois. 6
65	65	(c) To advance the goals and strategies of the Getting to 7
66	66	Zero Illinois plan to end the HIV epidemic in Illinois by 2030, 8
67	67	the State of Illinois will need to develop and support programs 9
68	68	in health care, health disparities, housing, edu cation, and 10
69	69	awareness. These new State funding opportunities for fiscal 11
70	70	year 2024 aim to increase access to clinical and supportive 12
71	71	services for HIV treatment and PrEP. 13
72	72	(d) Additionally, these investments are grounded in racial 14
73	73	health equity to address t he health disparities experienced by 15
74	74	people living with or vulnerable to HIV, especially among 16
75	75	Illinois' Black, Latino/a/x, and LGBTQIA communities. 17
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77	77	Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 18
78	78	as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of 19
79	79	Public Health for expenses of programs related to Acquired 20
80	80	Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency 21
81	81	Virus (HIV): 22
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83	83	OFFICE OF HEALTH PROTECTION: AIDS/HIV 23 HB1349 -3- LRB103 05187 CPF 50203 b
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85	85	No less than one-half (50%) of all funds appropriated in 1
86	86	any fiscal year to the Department of Public Health's Office of 2
87	87	Health Protection: AIDS/HIV Division shall be used for expenses 3
88	88	pursuant to HIV/AIDS programs serving minority populations. 4
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90	90	Payable from the General Revenue Fund: 5
91	91	For Expenses of AIDS/HIV Education, Drugs, 6
92	92	Services, Counseling, Testing, Outreach to 7
93	93	Minority Populations, Costs Associated with 8
94	94	Correctional Facilities Counseling, Testing 9
95	95	Referral and Partner Notification (CTRPN) , 10
96	96	and Patient and Worker Notification Pursuant 11
97	97	to Public Act 87-763 .......................... $27,562,400 12
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99	99	For Grants and Other Expenses for the Prevention 13
100	100	and Treatment of HIV/AIDS and the Creation of an 14
101	101	HIV/AIDS Service Delivery System to Reduce the 15
102	102	the Disparity of HIV Infection and AIDS Cases 16
103	103	Between African Americans and Other 17
104	104	Population Groups .............................. $1,218,000 18
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106	106	Payable from the Public Health Services Fund: 19
107	107	For Expenses of Programs for 20
108	108	Prevention of AIDS/HIV ........................... $7,250,000 21
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111	111	For Expenses for Surveillance Programs and 1
112	112	Seroprevalence Studies of AIDS/HIV .............$2,750,000 2
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114	114	For Expenses Associated with the Ryan White 3
115	115	Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act of 4
116	116	1990 (CARE) and other AIDS/HIV services ......$100,000,000 5
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118	118	Payable from the Quality of Life Endowment Fund: 6
119	119	For Grants and Expenses Associated with HIV/AIDS 7
120	120	Prevention and Education ....................... $1,000,000 8
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122	122	Total ................................ ........$139,780,400 9
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124	124	Section 10. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as 10
125	125	may be necessary, is appropriated from the African -American 11
126	126	HIV/AIDS Response Fund to the Department of Public Health for 12
127	127	grants and administrative expenses associated with the 13
128	128	prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and the creation of an 14
129	129	HIV/AIDS service delivery system to reduce the disparity of HIV 15
130	130	infection and AIDS case s among African-Americans for purposes 16
131	131	allowed by Section 9901 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act 17
132	132	of 2021 and any associated federal guidance. 18
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134	134	Section 15. The sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as 19
135	135	may be necessary, is appropriated to the Depart ment of Public 20 HB1349 -5- LRB103 05187 CPF 50203 b
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137	137	Health from the General Revenue Fund for expenses of programs 1
138	138	related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and 2
139	139	human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and specifically to the 3
140	140	Getting to Zero-Illinois (GTZ) plan to end the HIV epidemi c by 4
141	141	2030. 5
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143	143	Section 20. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as 6
144	144	may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Public 7
145	145	Health from the General Revenue Fund for expenses of programs 8
146	146	related to the prevention, screening, and treatment services 9
147	147	to address sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases. 10
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149	149	Section 25. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as 11
150	150	may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Public 12
151	151	Health from the General Revenue Fund for expenses of programs 13
152	152	related to the Pr EP4Illinois Program to provide client 14
153	153	navigation for pre-exposure prophylaxis services and medication 15
154	154	access. A portion of this funding must be spent on establishing 16
155	155	the mechanism, process, policy, or system needed to allow the 17
156	156	PrEP4Illinois program to pay for the ancillary services 18
157	157	(including, but not limited to, provider office visits or labs) 19
158	158	associated with being on pre -exposure prophylaxis, as well as 20
159	159	to begin covering the cost of such ancillary services for the 21
160	160	uninsured and underinsured people in the Department of Public 22
161	161	Health's PrEP4Illinois program. 23 HB1349 -6- LRB103 05187 CPF 50203 b
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165	165	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 1
166	166	2023. 2