HB5953 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 18603 JAM 44689 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5953

Introduced , by Rep. Jil Tracy - David Reis - Ron Stephens - Bill Mitchell - Roger L. Eddy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2310/2310-306 new

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department, subject to appropriation, to develop, publish, and disseminate a brochure to educate the general public about telemedicine.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2310-306 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-306 new)

Sec. 2310-306. Telemedicine brochure. The Department of Public Health, subject to appropriation, shall develop, publish, and disseminate a brochure to educate the general public on the use and availability in Illinois of telemedicine and the advantages of telemedicine in providing access to medical care in rural areas and in medically underserved areas.