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91_SB0685eng SB685 Engrossed LRB9102950DHmg 1 AN ACT regarding treatment of prostate cancer. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 5 amended by changing Section 55.90 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 2310/55.90) 7 Sec. 55.90. Prostate and testicular cancerawareness8 program. 9 (a) The Department of Public Health, subject to 10 appropriation or other available funding, shall conduct a 11 program to promote awareness and early detection of prostate 12 and testicular cancer. The program may include, but need not 13 be limited to: 14 (1) dissemination of information regarding the 15 incidence of prostate and testicular cancer, the risk 16 factors associated with prostate and testicular cancer, 17 and the benefits of early detection and treatment; 18 (2) promotion of information and counseling about 19 treatment options; and 20 (3) establishment and promotion of referral 21 services and screening programs. 22 (b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding, 23 a Prostate Cancer Screening Program shall be established in 24 the Department of Public Health. 25 (1) The Program shall apply to the following persons 26 and entities: 27 (A) uninsured and underinsured men 50 years of 28 age and older; 29 (B) uninsured and underinsured men between 40 30 and 50 years of age who are at high risk for 31 prostate cancer, upon the advice of a physician or SB685 Engrossed -2- LRB9102950DHmg 1 upon the request of the patient; and 2 (C) non-profit organizations providing 3 assistance to persons described in subparagraphs (A) 4 and (B). 5 (2) Any entity funded by the Program shall 6 coordinate with other local providers of prostate cancer 7 screening, diagnostic, follow-up, education, and advocacy 8 services to avoid duplication of effort. Any entity 9 funded by the Program shall comply with any applicable 10 State and federal standards regarding prostate cancer 11 screening. 12 (3) Administrative costs of the Department shall 13 not exceed 10% of the funds allocated to the Program. 14 Indirect costs of the entities funded by this Program 15 shall not exceed 12%. The Department shall define 16 "indirect costs" in accordance with applicable State and 17 federal law. 18 (4) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect 19 data and maintain records that are determined by the 20 Department to be necessary to facilitate the Department's 21 ability to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the 22 entities and the Program. Commencing with the Program's 23 second year of operation, the Department shall submit an 24 Annual Report to the General Assembly and the Governor. 25 The report shall describe the activities and 26 effectiveness of the Program and shall include, but not 27 be limited to, the following types of information 28 regarding those served by the Program: 29 (A) the number; 30 (B) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown; 31 (C) the stages of presentation; and 32 (D) the diagnostic and treatment status. 33 (5) The Department or any entity funded by the 34 Program shall collect personal and medical information SB685 Engrossed -3- LRB9102950DHmg 1 necessary to administer the Program from any individual 2 applying for services under the Program. The 3 information shall be confidential and shall not be 4 disclosed other than for purposes directly connected with 5 the administration of the Program or except as otherwise 6 provided by law or pursuant to prior written consent of 7 the subject of the information. 8 (6) The Department or any entity funded by the 9 program may disclose the confidential information to 10 medical personnel and fiscal intermediaries of the State 11 to the extent necessary to administer the Program, and to 12 other State public health agencies or medical researchers 13 if the confidential information is necessary to carry out 14 the duties of those agencies or researchers in the 15 investigation, control, or surveillance of prostate 16 cancer. 17 (c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the 18 Prostate Cancer Screening Program in accordance with the 19 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 20 (Source: P.A. 90-599, eff. 1-1-99.)