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IL SB1419
Bill
Status
Failed
1/12/2011
Primary Sponsor
Arthur Wilhelmi
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for grants to provide outreach services and support to families of ALS patients in need
- Approximately 1,000 people in Illinois have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), with about 250 additional diagnoses each year
- Les Turner ALS Foundation currently serves approximately 400 patients (80% of the ALS population) in the Chicagoland area in partnership with Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Existing foundation grants and home visits cover only a fraction of actual costs incurred by families caring for ALS patients, with limited funding from state, federal, and private health insurers
- Takes effect July 1, 2009
Legislative Description
$DPH-ALS OUTREACH
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/12/2011
Committee Referrals
Assignments8/15/2009
Appropriations I2/18/2009
Assignments2/11/2009
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