(305 ILCS 60/45)
Sec. 45. Period of pilot program.
(a) The program implemented under this Act shall be considered a pilot program for 3 years following the date of program implementation or, if the pilot program is created utilizing a waiver authority, until the waiver that includes the services provided under the program undergoes the federally mandated renewal process.
(b) During the period of time that the waiver program is considered a pilot program, pediatric palliative care shall be included in the issues reviewed by the Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Board. The Board shall make recommendations regarding changes or improvements to the program, including but not limited to advisement on potential expansion of the potentially life-limiting medical conditions as defined in subsection (b) of Section 25.
(c) At the end of the 3-year pilot program, the Department shall prepare a report for the General Assembly concerning the program's outcomes effectiveness and shall also make recommendations for program improvement, including, but not limited to, the appropriateness of the potentially life-limiting medical conditions as defined in subsection (b) of Section 25.
(Source: P.A. 96-1078, eff. 7-16-10.)
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