Public Act 097-0798
 
SB2578 EnrolledLRB097 15073 KTG 60164 b

    AN ACT concerning health.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 5-235 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 5/5-235)  (was 20 ILCS 5/7.03)
    Sec. 5-235. In the Department of Public Health.
    (a) The Director of Public Health shall be either a
physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
in Illinois or a person who has administrative experience in
public health work at the local, state, or national level in
accordance with subsection (b).
    If the Director is not a physician licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches, then a Medical Director The
Assistant Director of Public Health shall be appointed who
shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches a person who has administrative experience in public
health work. The Medical Director shall report directly to the
Director. If the Director is not a physician, the Medical
Director shall have primary responsibility for overseeing the
following regulatory and policy areas:
        (1) Department responsibilities concerning hospital
    and health care facility regulation, emergency services,
    ambulatory surgical treatment centers, health care
    professional regulation and credentialing, advising the
    Board of Health, patient safety initiatives, and the
    State's response to disease prevention and outbreak
    management and control.
        (2) Any other duties assigned by the Director or
    required by law.
    (b) A Director of Public Health who is not a physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches shall at a
minimum have the following education and experience:
        (1) 5 years of full-time administrative experience in
    public health and a master's degree in public health from
    (i) a college or university accredited by the North Central
    Association or (ii) any other nationally recognized
    regional accrediting agency; or
        (2) 5 years of full-time administrative experience in
    public health and a graduate degree in a related field from
    (i) a college or university accredited by the North Central
    Association or (ii) any other nationally recognized
    regional accrediting agency. For the purposes of this item
    (2), "a graduate degree in a related field" includes, but
    is not limited to, a master's degree in public
    administration, nursing, environmental health, community
    health, or health education.
    (c) The Assistant Director of Public Health shall be a
person who has administrative experience in public health work.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.