HB5371 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5371

Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

410 ILCS 240/1

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4903

Amends the Phenylketonuria Testing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules of the Department of Public Health.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT in relation to public health.

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

Section 5. The Phenylketonuria Testing Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:

(410 ILCS 240/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4903)

Sec. 1. Rules. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall promulgate and enforce rules and regulations requiring that every newborn be subjected to tests for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, galactosemia and such other metabolic diseases as the Department may deem necessary from time to time. The Department is empowered to promulgate such additional rules and regulations as are found necessary for the administration of this Act, including mandatory reporting of the results of all tests for these conditions to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

(Source: P.A. 83-87.)