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1 AN ACT concerning public health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 2310-315 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-315) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.41)
8 Sec. 2310-315. Prevention and treatment of AIDS. To
9 perform the following in relation to the prevention and
10 treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS):
11 (1) Establish a State AIDS Control Unit within the
12 Department as a separate administrative subdivision, to
13 coordinate all State programs and services relating to the
14 prevention, treatment, and amelioration of AIDS.
15 (2) Conduct a public information campaign for
16 physicians, hospitals, health facilities, public health
17 departments, law enforcement personnel, public employees,
18 laboratories, and the general public on acquired
19 immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and promote necessary
20 measures to reduce the incidence of AIDS and the mortality
21 from AIDS. This program shall include, but not be limited to,
22 the establishment of a statewide hotline and a State AIDS
23 information clearinghouse that will provide periodic reports
24 and releases to public officials, health professionals,
25 community service organizations, and the general public
26 regarding new developments or procedures concerning
27 prevention and treatment of AIDS.
28 (3) Establish an AIDS Advisory Council consisting of 25
29 persons appointed by the Governor, including representation
30 from public and private agencies, organizations, and
31 facilities involved in AIDS research, prevention, and
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1 treatment, which shall advise the Department on the State
2 AIDS Control Plan. The terms of the initial appointments
3 shall be staggered so that 13 members are appointed for
4 2-year terms and 12 members are appointed for 4-year terms.
5 All subsequent appointments shall be for 4-year terms.
6 Members shall serve without compensation, but may be
7 reimbursed for expenses incurred in relation to their duties
8 on the Council. A Chairman and other officers that may be
9 considered necessary shall be elected from among the members.
10 Any vacancy shall be filled for the term of the original
11 appointment. Members whose terms have expired may continue
12 to serve until their successors are appointed.
13 (4) Establish alternative blood test services that are
14 not operated by a blood bank, plasma center or hospital. The
15 Department shall prescribe by rule minimum criteria,
16 standards and procedures for the establishment and operation
17 of such services, which shall include, but not be limited to
18 requirements for the provision of information, counseling and
19 referral services that ensure appropriate counseling and
20 referral for persons whose blood is tested and shows evidence
21 of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or
22 other identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency
23 syndrome (AIDS).
24 (5) Establish regional and community service networks of
25 public and private service providers or health care
26 professionals who may be involved in AIDS research,
27 prevention and treatment.
28 (6) Provide grants to individuals, organizations or
29 facilities to support the following:
30 (A) Information, referral, and treatment services.
31 (B) Interdisciplinary workshops for professionals
32 involved in research and treatment.
33 (C) Establishment and operation of a statewide
34 hotline.
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1 (D) Establishment and operation of alternative
2 testing services.
3 (E) Research into detection, prevention, and
4 treatment.
5 (F) Supplementation of other public and private
6 resources.
7 (G) Implementation by long-term care facilities of
8 Department standards and procedures for the care and
9 treatment of persons with AIDS and the development of
10 adequate numbers and types of placements for those
11 persons.
12 (7) Conduct a study and report to the Governor and the
13 General Assembly by July 1, 1988, on the public and private
14 costs of AIDS medical treatment, including the availability
15 and accessibility of inpatient, outpatient, physician, and
16 community support services.
17 (8) Accept any gift, donation, bequest, or grant of
18 funds from private or public agencies, including federal
19 funds that may be provided for AIDS control efforts.
20 (9) Develop and implement, in consultation with the
21 Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board, standards and
22 procedures for long-term care facilities that provide care
23 and treatment of persons with AIDS, including appropriate
24 infection control procedures. The Department shall work
25 cooperatively with organizations representing those
26 facilities to develop adequate numbers and types of
27 placements for persons with AIDS and shall advise those
28 facilities on proper implementation of its standards and
29 procedures.
30 (10) The Department shall create and administer a
31 training program for State employees who have a need for
32 understanding matters relating to AIDS in order to deal with
33 or advise the public. The training shall include information
34 on the cause and effects of AIDS, the means of detecting it
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1 and preventing its transmission, the availability of related
2 counseling and referral, and other matters that may be
3 appropriate. The training may also be made available to
4 employees of local governments, public service agencies, and
5 private agencies that contract with the State; in those cases
6 the Department may charge a reasonable fee to recover the
7 cost of the training.
8 (11) Approve tests or testing procedures used in
9 determining exposure to HIV or any other identified causative
10 agent of AIDS.
11 (12) Make a detailed report each quarter to the General
12 Assembly regarding the progress achieved in implementing the
13 requirements and goals of this Section.
14 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.