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1 AN ACT concerning the Department of Public Health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 2310-397 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-397) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.90)
8 Sec. 2310-397. Prostate and testicular cancer program.
9 (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other
10 available funding, shall conduct a program to promote
11 awareness and early detection of prostate and testicular
12 cancer. The program may include, but need not be limited to:
13 (1) Dissemination of information regarding the
14 incidence of prostate and testicular cancer, the risk
15 factors associated with prostate and testicular cancer,
16 and the benefits of early detection and treatment.
17 (2) Promotion of information and counseling about
18 treatment options.
19 (3) Establishment and promotion of referral
20 services and screening programs.
21 Beginning July 1, 2004, the program must include the
22 development and dissemination, through print and broadcast
23 media, of public service announcements that publicize the
24 importance of prostate cancer screening for men over age 40.
25 (b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding,
26 a Prostate Cancer Screening Program shall be established in
27 the Department of Public Health.
28 (1) The Program shall apply to the following persons
29 and entities:
30 (A) uninsured and underinsured men 50 years of
31 age and older;
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1 (B) uninsured and underinsured men between 40
2 and 50 years of age who are at high risk for
3 prostate cancer, upon the advice of a physician or
4 upon the request of the patient; and
5 (C) non-profit organizations providing
6 assistance to persons described in subparagraphs (A)
7 and (B).
8 (2) Any entity funded by the Program shall
9 coordinate with other local providers of prostate cancer
10 screening, diagnostic, follow-up, education, and advocacy
11 services to avoid duplication of effort. Any entity
12 funded by the Program shall comply with any applicable
13 State and federal standards regarding prostate cancer
14 screening.
15 (3) Administrative costs of the Department shall
16 not exceed 10% of the funds allocated to the Program.
17 Indirect costs of the entities funded by this Program
18 shall not exceed 12%. The Department shall define
19 "indirect costs" in accordance with applicable State and
20 federal law.
21 (4) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect
22 data and maintain records that are determined by the
23 Department to be necessary to facilitate the Department's
24 ability to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the
25 entities and the Program. Commencing with the Program's
26 second year of operation, the Department shall submit an
27 Annual Report to the General Assembly and the Governor.
28 The report shall describe the activities and
29 effectiveness of the Program and shall include, but not
30 be limited to, the following types of information
31 regarding those served by the Program:
32 (A) the number;
33 (B) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown;
34 (C) the stages of presentation; and
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1 (D) the diagnostic and treatment status.
2 (5) The Department or any entity funded by the
3 Program shall collect personal and medical information
4 necessary to administer the Program from any individual
5 applying for services under the Program. The information
6 shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed other
7 than for purposes directly connected with the
8 administration of the Program or except as otherwise
9 provided by law or pursuant to prior written consent of
10 the subject of the information.
11 (6) The Department or any entity funded by the
12 program may disclose the confidential information to
13 medical personnel and fiscal intermediaries of the State
14 to the extent necessary to administer the Program, and to
15 other State public health agencies or medical researchers
16 if the confidential information is necessary to carry out
17 the duties of those agencies or researchers in the
18 investigation, control, or surveillance of prostate
19 cancer.
20 (c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
21 Prostate Cancer Screening Program in accordance with the
22 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-599, eff. 1-1-99; 91-109, eff. 1-1-00;
24 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)