Section 1125.160  Responsibility

a)         The Division of Legal Services oversees all activities involved in the preparation of rules within the Department of Public Health.  The Division of Legal Services will be responsible for submission of rules to the Secretary of State for publishing and to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for review, as well as for all contacts with those entities.

b)         The official Department files and records concerning rules of the Department of Public Health will be maintained by the Division of Legal Services.

c)         Responsibility for drafting the text of proposed rules shall rest with the appropriate Deputy Director(s) or Senior Staff.  Before filing, all rules will be reviewed by the Division of Legal Services and approved by the Director.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 86, effective December 15, 1999)