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IL HR0248

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/30/2009

Primary Sponsor

Jim Watson

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Illinois has the largest contingent of combat troops deployed overseas since World War II in Task Force Phoenix VIII in Afghanistan
  • A 2008 RAND study estimates at least 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and 320,000 suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), with a majority not receiving help from the Pentagon or Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Encourages the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to work with private health care providers to be reimbursed for treating PTSD in veterans
  • Encourages the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide resources for private health care providers to obtain continuing education on diagnosing and treating PTSD
  • Directs suitable copies of the resolution be delivered to the Governor and the Director of Veterans' Affairs

Legislative Description

DPT VET AFF-PTSD TREATMENT

Last Action

Resolution Adopted 116-001-000

5/30/2009

Committee Referrals

Veterans' Affairs4/20/2009
Rules4/1/2009

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