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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3607 Introduced , by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 410 ILCS 210/4 | from Ch. 111, par. 4504 |
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Amends the Consent by Illinois Minors to Health Care Services Act. Provides that minors 12 years or older who may (rather than may have) come into contact with any sexually transmitted disease may give consent to the furnishing of health care services or counseling related to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment (rather than only the diagnosis or treatment) of the disease. Provides that anyone involved in the furnishing of health care services or counseling (rather than only health care services) to the minor shall, upon the minor's consent, make reasonable efforts to involve the family of the minor in his or her treatment if the person furnishing treatment believes that the involvement of the family will not be detrimental to the progress and care of the minor.
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| | HB3607 | | LRB101 10566 CPF 55672 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Consent by Minors to Health Care Services |
| 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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| 6 | | (410 ILCS 210/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 4504)
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| 7 | | Sec. 4. Sexually transmitted disease; drug or alcohol |
| 8 | | abuse.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor 12 |
| 9 | | years of
age or older who may have come into contact with any |
| 10 | | sexually transmitted disease, or
may be determined to be an |
| 11 | | intoxicated person or a person with a substance use disorder, |
| 12 | | as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act, or who
may have a |
| 13 | | family member who abuses drugs or alcohol, may give consent to
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| 14 | | the furnishing of health care services or counseling related to |
| 15 | | the prevention, diagnosis, or
treatment of the disease. Each |
| 16 | | incident of sexually transmitted disease shall be
reported to |
| 17 | | the State Department of Public Health or the local board of
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| 18 | | health in accordance with regulations adopted under statute or |
| 19 | | ordinance.
The consent of the parent, parents, or legal |
| 20 | | guardian of a minor shall not
be necessary to authorize health |
| 21 | | care services or counseling related to the prevention,
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| 22 | | diagnosis, or treatment of sexually transmitted disease or drug
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| 23 | | use or alcohol
consumption by the minor or the effects on the |