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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 Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 2310-353 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-353 new)
8 Sec. 2310-353. Domestic Violence Healthcare Response
9 grants.
10 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department may make
11 grants to community-based healthcare organization from the
12 Domestic Violence Healthcare Response Fund for the purposes
13 of supporting domestic violence medical advocacy projects.
14 Grant proposals must be evaluated on their ability to:
15 (1) demonstrate collaboration between a
16 community-based domestic violence program and a health
17 care organization;
18 (2) develop and implement domestic violence
19 policies and procedures, including universal screenings
20 for all staff of the health care organization;
21 (3) develop and implement an ongoing domestic
22 violence tracking program for health care organization
23 employees;
24 (4) provide onsite services and educational
25 materials to inform domestic violence victims of services
26 available in their community; and
27 (5) evaluate the effectiveness of the program
28 through a long-term study of the effect the program has
29 on women's health and safety outcomes.
30 (b) The Domestic Violence Healthcare Response Fund is
31 created as a special fund in the State treasury. The General
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1 Assembly may make appropriations to the Fund. Other amounts,
2 from any legal source, may be deposited into the Fund.
3 (c) the Department must adopt rules to implement this
4 Section.
5 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
6 Section 5.595 as follows:
7 (30 ILCS 105/5.595 new)
8 Sec. 5.595. The Domestic Violence Health Care Response
9 Fund.