HB3316 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 07094 AWJ 27178 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3316

Introduced , by Rep. John D. Anthony

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 920/5.3b new

Amends the Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act. Provides that a tuberculosis sanitarium district entirely within a county with a population of less than 500,000 may dissolve by resolution of the county board. Further provides that in order to dissolve the district, there must be a county health department servicing the entire county which will assume responsibility for tuberculosis care; the board of directors of the tuberculosis sanitarium district must agree by resolution to be dissolved; and that the resolution of the county board must (1) allow an additional tax not to exceed 0.05% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the benefit of the board of health, (2) provide for the transfer of assets and liabilities of the district, (3) provide for the assumption of responsibility for patient care, and (4) provide for an increase in the members on the county board of health.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act is amended by adding Section 5.3b as follows:

(70 ILCS 920/5.3b new)

Sec. 5.3b. Dissolution of district in a county with a population of less than 500,000. In counties with a population of less than 500,000 in which a tuberculosis sanitarium district exists entirely within the county, a tuberculosis sanitarium district may be dissolved by resolution of the county board provided that:

(a) there exists a county or multiple-county health department serving the entire county and the board of health of that department has affirmed its willingness to assume responsibility for the tuberculosis care and treatment program as indicated by their adoption of a resolution by a majority vote and transmittal of a copy of that resolution to the county board and the tuberculosis district board of directors;

(b) the board of directors of the tuberculosis sanitarium district by a majority vote adopt a written resolution recommending to the county board that the district be dissolved; and

(c) the resolution of the county board also provides:

(1) that an additional tax not to exceed 0.05% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue be made available to the board of health, in addition to that authorized in "An Act in relation to the establishment and maintenance of county and multiple-county public health departments", approved July 9, 1943, which tax shall be collected annually on all taxable property in the county in like manner with the general taxes of the county, and which shall be deposited in the County Health Fund along with other funds available to the board of health;

(2) that a portion of the additional tax authorized pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection (c), in the amount determined to be necessary and budgeted by the county board of health for the control of tuberculosis, shall be provided by the county board as a part of the county health department's budget;

(3) that all assets and liabilities of the tuberculosis sanitarium district be transferred to the board of health;

(4) that the board of health assume responsibility for the outpatient care and treatment of individuals diagnosed as having tuberculosis and for follow-up and prophylactic treatment of persons who have had contact with a diagnosed case of tuberculosis consistent with the rules and regulations of the Illinois Department of Public Health, but not be responsible for inpatient treatment; and

(5) that the county board of health be increased from 8 members to 11 members, the additional 3 members to be appointed in the same manner as is provided in Section 13 of "An Act in relation to the establishment and maintenance of county and multiple-county public health departments", approved July 9, 1943. The initial 3 additional members appointed pursuant to this Section shall be chosen from among the members of the tuberculosis sanitarium district board dissolved pursuant to this Section.