HB2033 Engrossed LRB095 08167 KBJ 28332 b

1     AN ACT concerning public health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Communicable Disease Prevention Act is
5 amended by adding Section 2e as follows:
 
6     (410 ILCS 315/2e new)
7     Sec. 2e. Human papilloma virus education. The Department of
8 Public Health shall educate the public about human papilloma
9 virus (HPV) and the availability of the HPV vaccine and promote
10 immunization against HPV. The Department shall produce and
11 distribute informational material regarding HPV and the HPV
12 vaccine. The Department shall distribute the information
13 through relevant Department programs and divisions.
14 Informational materials produced and distributed under this
15 Section must include the recommendations of the Advisory
16 Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease
17 Control and Prevention and information regarding the
18 availability of the vaccine.
 
19     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20 becoming law.