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91_SB0081

 
                                               LRB9101837JMdv

 1        AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
 2    by adding Section 55.95.

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

 5        Section 5.  The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois  is
 6    amended by adding Section 55.95 as follows:

 7        (20 ILCS 2310/55.95 new)
 8        Sec. 55.95.  Asthma information.
 9        (a)  The  Department  of  Public Health shall develop and
10    implement  an  asthma   information   program   targeted   at
11    population  groups  in  Illinois  with high risk of suffering
12    from asthma, including but not limited to the following:
13             (1)  African Americans.
14             (2)  Hispanics.
15             (3)  the elderly.
16             (4)  the obese.
17             (5)  those   exposed   to   environmental    factors
18        associated with high risk of asthma.
19             (6)  those with a family history of asthma.
20             (7)  those with allergies.
21        (b)  The  Department's  asthma  information program shall
22    include but need not be limited to information about:
23             (1)  the causes and prevention of asthma.
24             (2)  the types of treatment for asthma.
25             (3)  the availability of treatment for asthma.

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