VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION, the official text

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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 Public Health Act is amended

5 by adding Section 8.6 as follows:

6   (20 ILCS 2305/8.6 new)

7   Sec. 8.6. Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide

8 Prevention Program Advisory Council.

9   (a) The Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide

10 Prevention Program Advisory Council created by Public Act

11 103-8 is continued within the Department of Public Health as

12 set forth in this Section. The Council shall advise the

13 Department on the rules and clinical infrastructure necessary

14 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 necessary education, training, licensing, and

20  credentialing of providers;

21  (2) patient safety and harm reduction;

22  (3) standards for treatment facilities;

23  (4) relevant federal regulations and guidelines that
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1   relevant State agencies may consider adopting;

2   (5) assisting with the development of public awareness

3   and education campaigns related to veteran suicides;

4   (6) developing and providing oversight regarding

5   mechanisms for the dissemination of treatment and training

6   data; and

7   (7) developing provisions to ensure justice, equity,

8   diversity, and inclusion are considered in the

9   administration of grants and recommendations made to the

10  Department.

11  (b) The Council shall consist of the following members:

12  (1) three members appointed by the Governor;

13  (2) two members appointed by the President of the

14  Senate;

15  (3) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House

16  of Representatives;

17  (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the

18  Senate;

19  (5) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the

20  House;

21  (6) the Director of Veterans Affairs, or the

22  Director's representative;

23  (7) the Secretary of Human Services, or the

24  Secretary's representative; and

25  (8) four members appointed by the Director of Public

26  Health who are considered subject matter experts in the
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1   fields of psychiatry, breakthrough therapies, clinical

2   trials research, and pharmacology.

3   (c) The Council shall include at least 3 veterans. The

4 Council shall also include members with expertise in

5 breakthrough therapy research, clinical mental health

6 treatment, public health, access to mental and behavioral

7 health care in underserved communities, veteran mental or

8 behavioral health care, and harm reduction. The Department of

9 Public Health shall provide administrative support to the

10 Council.

11  (d) The Council shall adopt internal organizational

12 procedures as necessary for its efficient organization.

13  (e) Members of the Council shall serve without

14 compensation.

15  (20 ILCS 2205/2205-36 rep.)

16  Section 10. The Department of Healthcare and Family

17 Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is

18 amended by repealing Section 2205-36.