HB4879 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4879

Introduced 02/04/04, by Cynthia Soto

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2310/2310-610 new

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish a telephone hotline to provide translations of medical terminology for residents of this State who are immigrants. Provides that the Department shall determine the languages for which the hotline shall be available and shall determine the hotline's hours of operation.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2310-610 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-610 new)

Sec. 2310-610. Translation of medical terminology. The Department shall establish a telephone hotline to provide translations of medical terminology for residents of this State who are immigrants. The Department shall determine the languages for which the hotline shall be available and shall determine the hotline's hours of operation.