(410 ILCS 223/10)
    Sec. 10. Newborn Eye Pathology Advisory Committee.
    (a) By January 1, 2006, the Department of Public Health shall organize a Newborn Eye Pathology Advisory Committee and appoint members of the Advisory Committee, including, but not limited to, the following:
        (1) Three ophthalmologists with backgrounds in or
    
knowledge of providing services to infants with retinoblastoma, one from the Chicago metropolitan area, one representing DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, and one from the southern counties of Illinois.
        (2) A pediatric ophthalmologist who sees general
    
pediatric patients and is a designee of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
        (3) An academic pediatrician with a background in or
    
knowledge of infant eye pathology.
        (4) Three parents representing families with child
    
blindness or other ocular abnormalities affecting vision, one from the Chicago metropolitan area, one representing DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, and one from the southern counties of Illinois.
        (5) Two community pediatricians.
        (6) A nurse with a background in or knowledge of the
    
current Department's program for instillation of eye drops to prevent conjunctivitis.
        (7) A retinal specialist with research experience in
    
detecting the signs of treatable congenital eye disease.
        (8) An optometrist with a background in or experience
    
with pupil dilation in infants and red reflex screening for intraocular pathology.
    (b) The Advisory Committee members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
    (c) The duties of the Advisory Committee shall be to do all of the following:
        (1) Develop and conduct training for hospitals
    
implementing newborn eye pathology.
        (2) Develop a referral system for early intervention
    
services for those infants diagnosed with a congenital abnormality of the eye.
        (3) Develop educational and informational materials
    
for hospital personnel, health care professionals, and parents on appropriate follow-up procedures for infants diagnosed with a congenital abnormality of the eye.
        (4) Monitor any reports made available to the State
    
with respect to the eye pathology status of all newborns.
(Source: P.A. 94-631, eff. 8-19-05.)