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HB3467 Engrossed |
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LRB094 06310 RSP 36384 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 2310-252 as follows: |
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-252 new) |
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| Sec. 2310-252. Guidelines for needle disposal; education.
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| (a) The Illinois Department of Public Health, in |
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| cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, |
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| must create guidelines for the proper disposal of hypodermic |
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| syringes, needles, and other sharps used for |
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| self-administration purposes that are consistent with the |
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| available guidelines regarding disposal for home health care |
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| products provided by the United States Environmental |
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| Protection Agency. In establishing these guidelines, the |
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| Department shall promote flexible and convenient disposal |
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| methods appropriate to the area and level of services available |
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| to the person disposing of the hypodermic syringe, needle, or |
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| other sharps. The Department guidelines shall encourage the use |
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| of safe disposal programs that include, but are not limited to, |
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| the following: |
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| (1) drop box or supervised collection sites; |
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| (2) sharps mail-back programs; |
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| (3) syringe exchange programs; and |
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| (4) at-home needle destruction devices. |
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| (b) The Illinois Department of Public Health must develop |
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| educational materials regarding the safe disposal of |
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| hypodermic syringes, needles, and other sharps and distribute |
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| copies of these educational materials to pharmacies and the |
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| public. The educational materials must include information |
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| regarding safer injection, HIV prevention, proper methods for |