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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0498 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 ILCS 5/5-25002 | from Ch. 34, par. 5-25002 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the State Department of Public Health is not authorized to adopt or enforce rules that mandate Department-led reviews to establish compliance with the Local Health Protection Grant rules for local health departments that satisfactorily submit the required Local Health Protection Grant quarterly indicator data for the programs funded by that grant.
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| | HB0498 | | LRB100 06295 AWJ 16332 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 5-25002 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-25002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25002)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5-25002. Classification of departments. County and |
| 8 | | multiple county
health departments established under this |
| 9 | | Division may be classified by the
Director of Public Health in |
| 10 | | accordance with standards relating to
programs, and |
| 11 | | performance. The State Department of Public Health is
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| 12 | | authorized to promulgate rules and regulations setting forth |
| 13 | | minimum
standards for programs and performance, including |
| 14 | | regulations in which the
State Department of Public Health |
| 15 | | shall require provision of home
visitation and other services |
| 16 | | for pregnant women, new mothers and infants
who are at risk as |
| 17 | | defined by that Department that encompass but are not
limited |
| 18 | | to consultation for parental and child development, |
| 19 | | comprehensive
health education, nutritional assessment, dental |
| 20 | | health, and periodic
health screening, referral and follow-up; |
| 21 | | the services shall be provided
through programs funded by |
| 22 | | grants from the Department of Public Health from
appropriations |
| 23 | | to the Department for that purpose. However, the State |