97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4453
 
Introduced 1/30/2012, by Rep. Derrick Smith
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



410 ILCS 325/9  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7409

     Amends the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Corrections and local health departments, shall develop and implement written procedures that establish a process for confidentially notifying and recommending sexually transmissible disease testing of (1) contacts in the community of a prisoner diagnosed with a sexually transmissible disease and (2) prisoners whose contacts in the community or in the prison have been diagnosed with a sexually transmissible disease. Sets forth requirements concerning the process. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease 
5Control Act is amended  by changing Section 9 as follows:
 



6    (410 ILCS 325/9)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7409)



7    Sec. 9. Prisoners. 
8    (a) The Department and its authorized
representatives may, 
9at its discretion, enter any State, county or
municipal 
10detention facility to interview, examine and treat any prisoner

11for a sexually transmissible disease.  Any such State, county or 
12municipal
detention facility shall cooperate with
the 
13Department and its authorized representative to provide such 
14space as
is necessary for the examination and treatment of all 
15prisoners suffering
from or suspected of having a sexually 
16transmissible disease.

17    (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as relieving 
18the
Department of Corrections or any county or municipality of 
19their primary
responsibility for providing medical treatment 
20for prisoners under their
jurisdiction, including treatment 
21for sexually transmissible diseases.

22    (c) Any person who knowingly or maliciously disseminates 
23any false
information or report concerning the existence of any 
 
 
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1sexually
transmissible disease under this Section is guilty of 
2a Class A misdemeanor.

3    (d) The Department, in consultation with the Department of 
4Corrections and local health departments, shall develop and 
5implement written procedures that establish a process for 
6confidentially notifying and recommending sexually 
7transmissible disease testing of (1) contacts in the community 
8of a prisoner diagnosed with a sexually transmissible disease 
9and (2) prisoners whose contacts in the community or in the 
10prison have been diagnosed with a sexually transmissible 
11disease.  The process shall include a single point of contact in 
12each Department for the notification.  The process shall be in 
13accordance with Sections 3, 5, and 8 of this Act. 
14(Source: P.A. 85-681.)

 
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.