(410 ILCS 3/15)

Sec. 15. Duties. The Department of Public Health shall do all of the following:

(1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for support of research, education, and prevention activities.

(2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for research in the causes and cures of atherosclerosis, including medical procedures and techniques that have a lifesaving effect in the care and treatment of persons suffering from the disease.

(3) Assist in expanding resources for research and medical care in the cardiovascular disease field.

(4) Establish or cause to be established, through its own resources or by contract or otherwise, with other agencies or institutions, facilities and systems for early detection of persons with heart disease or conditions that might lead to heart disease and for referral to those persons' physicians or other appropriate resources for care.

(5) Institute and carry on educational programs among physicians, hospitals, public health departments, and the public concerning atherosclerosis, including the dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs concerning the prevention of atherosclerosis and the methods for the care and treatment of persons suffering from the disease.

(Source: P.A. 103-363, eff. 7-28-23.)