104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2439 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2205/2205-36 Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. In a provision concerning members serving on the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council, provides that such members may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and in compliance with the Secretary of State's travel rules for attendance at meetings. LRB104 08544 KTG 18596 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2439 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2205/2205-36 20 ILCS 2205/2205-36 Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. In a provision concerning members serving on the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council, provides that such members may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and in compliance with the Secretary of State's travel rules for attendance at meetings. LRB104 08544 KTG 18596 b LRB104 08544 KTG 18596 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2439 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. In a provision concerning members serving on the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council, provides that such members may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and in compliance with the Secretary of State's travel rules for attendance at meetings.
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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Healthcare and Family
5 Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 2205-36 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2205/2205-36)
8 Sec. 2205-36. Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide
9 Prevention Program Advisory Council.
10 (a) There is created within the Department of Healthcare
11 and Family Services the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran
12 Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council. The Council shall
13 advise the Department on the rules and clinical infrastructure
14 necessary to support clinical access to and training for
15 medication-assisted United States Food and Drug Administration
16 breakthrough therapies for veteran suicide prevention. In
17 advising the Department under this Section, the Council shall
18 advise the Department on:
19 (1) the award of grants for breakthrough therapy
20 treatment through the Veteran Suicide Prevention Program;
21 (2) the necessary education, training, licensing, and
22 credentialing of providers;
23 (3) patient safety and harm reduction;
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2439 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2205/2205-36 20 ILCS 2205/2205-36
20 ILCS 2205/2205-36
Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. In a provision concerning members serving on the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council, provides that such members may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and in compliance with the Secretary of State's travel rules for attendance at meetings.
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1 (4) costs, insurance reimbursement, and strategies to
2 safely increase affordable access to care, including the
3 use of group therapy;
4 (5) standards for treatment facilities;
5 (6) relevant federal regulations and guidelines that
6 relevant State agencies may consider adopting;
7 (7) assisting with the development of public awareness
8 and education campaigns related to veteran suicides;
9 (8) additional funding needed for subsidized patient
10 access and provider and therapist training;
11 (9) overall Fund budget;
12 (10) periodic Fund evaluation;
13 (11) developing criteria and standards for the award
14 of grants and fellowships;
15 (12) developing and providing oversight regarding
16 mechanisms for the dissemination of treatment and training
17 data; and
18 (13) developing provisions to ensure justice, equity,
19 diversity, and inclusion are considered in the
20 administration of grants and recommendations made to the
21 Department.
22 (b) The Council shall consist of 9 members:
23 (1) three members appointed by the Governor;
24 (2) two members appointed by the President of the
25 Senate;
26 (3) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
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