(410 ILCS 250/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2108)
Sec. 8.
The Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the
Department of Human Services, shall establish guidelines for the
development of areawide or local programs designed to prevent high risk
pregnancies through early identification, screening, management, and
followup of the childbearing age high risk female. Such programs shall be
based on the local assessment typically by schools, health departments,
hospitals, perinatal centers, and local medical societies of need and with
emphasis on the coordination of existing resources private and public and
in conjunction with local health planning agencies. Funding needs for
demonstration and continuing programs shall be determined by the Department
of Human Services and Department of Public Health under their respective programs and reported to the General Assembly
along with the guidelines for such programs.
(Source: P.A. 99-901, eff. 8-26-16.)
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