Human Services Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4476
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4476 by replacing | ||||||
3 | the title with the following:
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4 | "AN ACT concerning public health."; and | ||||||
5 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
6 | following:
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7 | "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||||
8 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
9 | amended by changing Section 2310-215 as follows:
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10 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-215) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.62)
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11 | Sec. 2310-215. Center for Minority Health Services.
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12 | (a) The Department shall establish a Center for Minority | ||||||
13 | Health
Services to advise the Department on matters pertaining | ||||||
14 | to the health needs
of minority populations within the State.
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15 | (b) The Center shall have the following duties:
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16 | (1) To assist in the assessment of the health needs of | ||||||
17 | minority
populations in the State.
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18 | (2) To recommend treatment methods and programs that | ||||||
19 | are sensitive and
relevant to the unique linguistic, | ||||||
20 | cultural, and ethnic characteristics of
minority | ||||||
21 | populations.
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22 | (3) To provide consultation, technical assistance, | ||||||
23 | training programs, and
reference materials to service |
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1 | providers, organizations, and other
agencies.
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2 | (4) To promote awareness of minority health concerns, | ||||||
3 | and
encourage, promote, and aid in the establishment of | ||||||
4 | minority services.
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5 | (5) To disseminate information on available minority | ||||||
6 | services.
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7 | (6) To provide adequate and effective opportunities | ||||||
8 | for minority
populations to express their views on | ||||||
9 | Departmental policy development and
program | ||||||
10 | implementation.
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11 | (7) To coordinate with the Department on Aging and the | ||||||
12 | Department of
Public Aid to coordinate services designed to | ||||||
13 | meet the needs of minority senior
citizens.
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14 | (8) To promote awareness of the incidence of | ||||||
15 | Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among minority | ||||||
16 | populations and to encourage, promote, and aid in the | ||||||
17 | establishment of prevention and treatment programs and | ||||||
18 | services relating to this health problem.
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19 | (c) For the purpose of this Section, "minority" shall mean | ||||||
20 | and include
any person or group of persons who are:
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21 | (1) African-American (a person having origins in any of | ||||||
22 | the black
racial groups in Africa);
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23 | (2) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or Portuguese culture | ||||||
24 | with origins
in Mexico, South or Central America, or the | ||||||
25 | Caribbean Islands, regardless of
race);
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26 | (3) Asian American (a person having origins in any of | ||||||
27 | the original
peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the | ||||||
28 | Indian Subcontinent or the
Pacific Islands); or
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29 | (4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (a person having | ||||||
30 | origins in any
of the original peoples of North America).
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31 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)".
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