Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 5/3/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 595 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 595  by replacing the 
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title with the following:

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    "AN ACT concerning health"; and
 
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by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
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Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by changing Section 2310-376 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-376)



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    Sec. 2310-376. Hepatitis C education and outreach. 

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    (a) The Illinois General Assembly finds and declares the 
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following:


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        (1) The World Health Organization characterizes 
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    Hepatitis C as a disease
of
primary concern to humanity.


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        (2) Hepatitis C is considered a silent killer; no 
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    recognizable signs or
symptoms occur until severe liver 
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    damage has occurred.


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        (3) Studies indicate that nearly 4 million Americans 
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    (1.8 percent of the
population) carry the virus HCV that 
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    causes the disease.


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        (4) 30,000 acute new infections occur each year in the 
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    United States,
and
only 25 to 30 percent are diagnosed.


 


 






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        (5) 8,000 to 10,000 Americans die from the disease each 
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    year.


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        (6) 200,000 Illinois residents may be carriers and 
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    could develop the
debilitating and potentially deadly 
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    liver disease.


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        (7) Inmates of correctional facilities have a higher 
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    incidence of
Hepatitis
C and, upon their release, present a 
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    significant health risk to the general
population.

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        (8) Illinois members of the armed services are subject 
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    to an increased risk of contracting Hepatitis  due to their 
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    possible receipt of contaminated blood during a 
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    transfusion occurring for  the  treatment of wounds and due 
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    to their service in areas of the World where the disease is 
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    more prevalent and healthcare is less capable of detecting 
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    and treating the disease. Many of these service members are   
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    unaware of the danger of Hepatitis  and their increased risk 
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    of contracting the disease.

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    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall conduct 
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an education and
outreach campaign, in
addition to its overall 
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effort to prevent infectious disease in Illinois, in
order to

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raise awareness about and promote prevention of Hepatitis C.

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    (c) Subject to appropriation, in addition to the education 
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and outreach campaign provided in subsection (b), the 
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Department shall develop and make available to physicians, 
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other health care providers, members of the armed services, and 
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other persons subject to an increased risk of contracting 
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Hepatitis, educational materials, in written and electronic 
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forms, on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the 
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disease.  These materials shall include the recommendations of 
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the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any 
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other persons or entities determined by the Department to have 
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particular expertise on Hepatitis, including the American 
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Liver Foundation.  These materials shall be written in terms 
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that are understandable by members of the general public.

 


 






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    (d) The Department shall establish an Advisory Council on 
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Hepatitis to develop a Hepatitis prevention plan. The 
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Department shall specify the membership, members' terms, 
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provisions for removal of members, chairmen, and purpose of the 
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Advisory Council. The Advisory Council shall consist of one 
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representative from each of the following State agencies or 
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offices, appointed by the head of each agency or office:
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        (1) The Department of Public Health.
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        (2) The Department of Public Aid.
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        (3) The Department of Corrections.
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        (4) The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
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        (5) The Department on Aging.
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        (6) The Department of Human Services.
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        (7) The Department of State Police.
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        (8) The office of the State Fire Marshal.

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    The Director shall appoint representatives of 
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organizations and advocates in the State of Illinois, 
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including, but not limited to, the American Liver Foundation. 
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The Director shall also appoint interested members of the 
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public, including consumers and providers of health services 
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and representatives of local public health agencies, to provide 
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recommendations and information to the members of the Advisory 
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Council.  Members of the Advisory Council shall serve on a 
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voluntary, unpaid basis and are not entitled to reimbursement 
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for mileage or other costs they incur in connection with 
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performing their duties.

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(Source: P.A. 93-129, eff. 1-1-04.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".