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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 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. Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) A standing ad hoc task force on
cervical cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | elimination is established within the Department of Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Health. The task force shall be called the Cervical
Cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Elimination Task Force ("the Task Force"). The Task Force
shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | perform the duties specified in this
Section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) The Task Force shall have 23
members. The directors of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Public Health, Public Aid, and Human Services and the Chair and
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16 | Vice-Chair of the Conference of Women Legislators in Illinois,
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17 | or their designees, shall be ex officio members of the Task | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Force. The
following additional members shall be appointed: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (1) By the President of the Senate, as
follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (A) One member of the Senate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (B) Two representatives of the Conference of Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Legislators in Illinois.
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23 | (C) A representative of a women's health
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24 | organization. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | (D) A representative from the American Academy of
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26 | Pediatrics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | (E) A certified schoolteacher. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | (2) By the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | (A) One member of the House of Representatives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | (B) Two representatives of the Conference of Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Legislators in Illinois.
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1 | (C) A member of the Illinois Chapter of the | ||||||
2 | American Cancer Society. | ||||||
3 | (D) A member of the health insurance industry. | ||||||
4 | (E) A member from the American College of
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5 | Obstetrics and Gynecology. | ||||||
6 | (3) By the Governor, as follows: | ||||||
7 | (A) A member of the American Academy of Family
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8 | Physicians. | ||||||
9 | (B) The State Epidemiologist. | ||||||
10 | (C) Two members at large. | ||||||
11 | (D) A news director of a newspaper or television
or | ||||||
12 | radio station. | ||||||
13 | (E) A licensed registered nurse. | ||||||
14 | The Governor shall appoint a Chair from among the members
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15 | of the Task Force. The Task Force shall elect a Vice-Chair from
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16 | its members. | ||||||
17 | (c) Each appointing authority shall
ensure, insofar as | ||||||
18 | possible, that its appointees to the Task
Force reflect the | ||||||
19 | composition of the Illinois population
with regard to ethnic, | ||||||
20 | racial, age, and religious composition. | ||||||
21 | (d) The appointing authorities shall make their | ||||||
22 | appointments to the Task Force not
later than 30 days after the | ||||||
23 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
24 | Assembly. In the case of a vacancy on the Task Force, the | ||||||
25 | original appointing
authority, using the criteria set forth in | ||||||
26 | this Section for the
original appointment, shall fill the | ||||||
27 | vacancy. | ||||||
28 | (e) The Task Force shall meet at least
quarterly or more | ||||||
29 | frequently at the call of the Chair. | ||||||
30 | (f) The Task Force Chair may establish
committees for the | ||||||
31 | purpose of making special studies pursuant to
its duties and | ||||||
32 | may appoint non-Task-Force members to serve on
each committee | ||||||
33 | as resource persons. Resource persons shall be
voting members | ||||||
34 | of the committees. Committees may meet with the
frequency | ||||||
35 | needed to accomplish the purposes of this Section. | ||||||
36 | (g) Members of the Task Force are entitled to a per diem |
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1 | and reimbursement for their necessary travel and subsistence | ||||||
2 | expenses incurred in performing their duties. | ||||||
3 | (h) A majority of the Task Force shall
constitute a quorum | ||||||
4 | for the transaction of its business. | ||||||
5 | (i) The Task Force shall have the
following duties: | ||||||
6 | (1) To obtain from the Department of Public Health, if | ||||||
7 | available, the
Department's review of statistical and | ||||||
8 | qualitative
data on the prevalence and burden of cervical
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9 | cancer. If such a review is not available from the | ||||||
10 | Department, the Task Force shall undertake such a review. | ||||||
11 | (2) To raise public awareness on the causes and
nature | ||||||
12 | of cervical cancer, personal risk factors,
the value of | ||||||
13 | prevention, early detection, options for
testing, | ||||||
14 | treatment costs, new technology, medical
care | ||||||
15 | reimbursement, and physician education. | ||||||
16 | (3) To identify priority strategies, new technologies,
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17 | or newly introduced vaccines that are effective in
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18 | preventing and controlling the risk of cervical
cancer. | ||||||
19 | (4) To identify and examine the limitations of existing
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20 | laws, regulations, programs, and services with
regard to | ||||||
21 | coverage and awareness issues for
cervical cancer, | ||||||
22 | including requiring insurance or other coverage for PAP | ||||||
23 | smears and mammograms in
accordance with the most recently | ||||||
24 | published
American Cancer Society guidelines. | ||||||
25 | (5) To develop a statewide comprehensive Cervical
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26 | Cancer Prevention Plan and strategies for implementing the | ||||||
27 | Plan
and for promoting the Plan to the
general public, | ||||||
28 | State and local elected officials,
and various public and | ||||||
29 | private organizations,
associations, businesses, | ||||||
30 | industries, and agencies. | ||||||
31 | (6) To identify strategies to facilitate specific
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32 | commitments to help implement the Cervical
Cancer | ||||||
33 | Prevention Plan from the
entities listed in paragraph (8). | ||||||
34 | (7) To facilitate coordination of and communication
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35 | between State and local agencies and organizations
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36 | regarding current or future involvement in
achieving the |
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1 | aims of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Plan. | ||||||
2 | (8) To receive and to consider reports and testimony
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3 | from individuals, local health departments,
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4 | community-based organizations, voluntary health
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5 | organizations, and other public and private
organizations | ||||||
6 | statewide to learn more about their
contributions to | ||||||
7 | cervical cancer diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment and | ||||||
8 | more about their
ideas for improving cervical cancer | ||||||
9 | prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment in Illinois. | ||||||
10 | (j) On or before April 1, 2005, and on
or before April 1 | ||||||
11 | each year thereafter, the Task Force shall submit a
report to | ||||||
12 | the Governor and the General Assembly. Each annual report shall | ||||||
13 | address the following: | ||||||
14 | (1) The progress being made in fulfilling the duties of | ||||||
15 | the
Task Force and in developing the Cervical Cancer
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16 | Prevention Plan. | ||||||
17 | (2) The anticipated time frame for completion of the
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18 | Cervical Cancer Prevention Plan. | ||||||
19 | (3) Recommended strategies or actions to reduce the
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20 | occurrence of and burdens suffered from cervical
cancer by | ||||||
21 | citizens of this State. | ||||||
22 | (k) The Task Force shall expire on
April 1, 2009, or upon | ||||||
23 | submission of the Task Force's final
report to the Governor and | ||||||
24 | the General Assembly, whichever occurs earlier. | ||||||
25 | (l) The Department of Public Health shall use moneys
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26 | appropriated to it to implement
this Section.
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