HB4560 Enrolled LRB093 17890 DRJ 43573 b

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 Poison Control System Act is amended by
5 adding Section 13 as follows:
 
6     (410 ILCS 47/13 new)
7     Sec. 13. Funding; study. To ensure the stability of funding
8 for the Illinois Poison Control System, the Department of
9 Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board shall
10 conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a
11 formula that sets State goals for funding the System. As part
12 of the study, the Department of Public Health and the Illinois
13 Poison Advisory Board shall consider the adoption of a formula
14 of funding for the Illinois Poison Control System that
15 establishes a minimum threshold of funding set on a per capita
16 basis. Also, as part of the study, the Department of Public
17 Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board shall consider
18 the feasibility of implementing a separate source of funding
19 for the Illinois Poison Control System separate from the
20 General Revenue Fund. The Department of Public Health and the
21 Illinois Poison Advisory Board shall complete the study by
22 December 31, 2005 and shall present their findings to the
23 Illinois General Assembly for its consideration.
 
24     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.