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| AN ACT in relation to health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
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| Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 2310-338 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-338 new) |
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| Sec. 2310-338. Asthma prevention and control program. |
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| (a) Subject to appropriations for this purpose, the |
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| Department shall establish an asthma prevention and control |
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| program to provide leadership in Illinois for and coordination |
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| of asthma prevention and intervention activities. The program |
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| may include, but need not be limited to, the following |
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| features: |
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| (1) Monitoring of asthma prevalence in the State. |
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| (2) Education and training of health care |
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| professionals concerning the current methods of diagnosing |
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| and treating asthma. |
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| (3) Patient and family education concerning the |
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| management of asthma. |
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| (4) Dissemination of information on programs shown to |
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| reduce hospitalization, emergency room visits, and |
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| absenteeism due to asthma. |
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| (5) Consultation with and support of community-based |
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| asthma prevention and control programs. |
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| (6) Monitoring of environmental hazards or exposures, |
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| or both, that may increase the incidence of asthma.
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| (b) In implementing the program established under |
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| subsection (a), the Department shall consult with the |
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| Department of Public Aid and the State Board of Education. In |
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| addition, the Department shall seek advice from other |
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| organizations and public and private entities concerned about |