Bill Text: IL HR0370 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a basic protocol which will provide direction on how best to make available such medications to veterans suffering from PTSD and other forms of severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, schizophrenia disorder, and bipolar disorders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-31 - Resolution Adopted as Amended [HR0370 Detail]

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois House
of Representatives that, on average, 22 veterans commit suicide
every day; this constitutes a very serious problem in every
state, including Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Those individuals have fought in recent conflicts
under very demanding and dangerous circumstances; and
WHEREAS, For many veterans, their re-entry into a stable
and productive civilian life has caused unexpected mental and
emotional problems, resulting in Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) and other severe mental illnesses; and
WHEREAS, Medications are now available to mitigate the
severity of those mental illnesses; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has an obligation to provide
its veterans the opportunity to acquire such medications;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we urge the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services to develop a basic protocol

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which will provide direction on how best to make available such
medications to veterans suffering from PTSD and other forms of
severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, schizophrenia
disorder, and bipolar disorders; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Chair and the Minority Spokesman of the
House Veterans Affairs Committee shall monitor the
preparations of such a protocol and shall make its report to
the House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, the
Director of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Director of
Veterans Affairs not later than March 1, 2014.