AN ACT making appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

... ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for expenses targeted to decrease health disparities in communities of color for Breast and Cervical Cancer.

 

    Section 11.  The sum of $2,750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for distribution of medical education scholarships authorized by An Act to provide grants for family practice residency programs and medical student scholarships through the Illinois Department of Public Health.

 

    Section 12.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for expenses associated with Men’s Health Programs.

 

    Section 15.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Public Health from the Public Health Services Fund for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

  For Grants for the Development of

   Refugee Health Care........................... 1,736,000

 

    Section 20.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Payable from Death Certificate

 Surcharge Fund:

  For Expenses of Statewide Database

   of Death Certificates and Distributions

   of Funds to Governmental Units,

   Pursuant to Public Act 91-0382................ 3,082,000

 

    Section 40.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING AND STATISTICS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For expenses of State Cancer Registry,

   including matching funds for National

   Cancer Institute grants......................... 183,200

  For Expenses to establish program

   to provide scholarships to Allied

   Health Professionals............................. 91,100

  For expenses pursuant to the Illinois

    Rural/Downstate Health Act for the

    Rural Medical Education (RMED) program....... 1,700,000

    Total                                        $1,954,300

Payable from Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund:

  For expenses of the Nursing Education

   Scholarship Law............................... 1,200,000

Payable from Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund:

  For expenses of the Podiatric Scholarship

   And Residency Act............................... 100,000

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For grants to public and private agencies

   for Residency Programs pursuant to the

   Family Practice Residency Act................... 776,000

  For a residency program through the

    University of Chicago Medical Center......... 1,500,000

  For matching grants to Community Based

   Organizations for Comprehensive

   Primary Care.................................... 392,600

  For grants to assist Community and

   Migrant Health Centers to expand service

   capacity and develop additional sites........... 392,600

  For hospital grants to diversify

   services and convert to facilities

   that are less dependent on Acute

   Care Bed capacity............................... 392,600

  For grants for the Community Health Center

   Expansion Program............................. 7,991,000

  For grants to dentists who are

   participating in the Department’s

   Dental Loan Repayment Program................... 300,000

    Total                                       $11,744,800

Payable from the Public Health Services Fund:

  For grants to develop a Health

   Care Provider Recruitment and

   Retention Program............................... 450,000

  For grants to develop a Health Professional

   Educational Loan Repayment Program.............. 900,000

    Total                                        $1,350,000

Payable from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund:

  For grants for the Community Health Center

   Expansion Program............................. 3,000,000

Payable from the Medical School Loan Repayment Fund:

  For a loan repayment program..................... 500,000

 

    Section 43.  The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of awarding grants to develop local health department dental clinics.

 

    Section 44.  The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for costs associated with the creation of a State Health Policy Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago for the purpose of developing and implementing evidence-based policies to improve the health and healthcare of the people of Illinois.

 

    Section 45.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the object and purpose hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For expenses of suicide prevention

    programs and activities........................ 750,000

 

    Section 47.  The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health to fund the activities and costs associated with the Universal Newborn Hearing Program.  Of this amount, $1,200,000 shall be provided to the University of Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children and Department of Human Services Early Intervention Program in order to fund portions of the Program related to diagnostic care or early intervention services for children identified as having potential hearing loss and for parent-to-parent involvement support.

 

    Section 50.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For grants for the extension and provision

   of perinatal services for premature

   and high-risk infants and their mothers....... 3,136,900

  For grants to Children’s Memorial

   Hospital for the Illinois Violent Death

   Reporting System to analyze data,

   identify risk factors and develop

   prevention efforts.............................. 250,000

  For Grants Associated with Donated

   Dental Services................................. 100,000

  For a grant to the Farm Resource Center.......... 465,600

  For a grant to the Illinois College

   of Optometry for the Illinois Eye

   Institute........................................ 20,000

  For Grants for Vision and Hearing

   Screening Programs............................. 662,700

  For a Grant to the Amyotrophic Lateral

    Sclerosis (ALS) Association Greater Chicago

    Chapter for research into discovering the

    cause and cure for Amyotrophic Lateral

    Sclerosis.................................... 1,000,000

  For grants to the University of Chicago

    Transplant Section for Juvenile

    Diabetes research............................ 4,955,000

  For grants to the Les Turner ALS foundation

    for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral

    Sclerosis (ALS)................................ 500,000

    Total                                       $11,090,200

Payable from the Alzheimer's Disease

 Research Fund:

  For Grants Pursuant to the

   Alzheimer's Disease Research Act............... 350,000

Payable from Lou Gehrig’s Disease Research Fund:

  For grants to the Les Turner ALS foundation

   for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral

   Sclerosis (ALS)................................. 100,000

Payable from the Public Health Services Fund:

  For Grants for Public Health Programs,

   Including Operational Expenses............... 9,530,000

Payable from the Epilepsy Treatment and

 Education Grants-in-Aid Fund:

  For Grants for Epilepsy Treatment and

   Education Programs............................... 50,000

Payable from the Vince DeMuzio Memorial Colon

 Cancer Fund:

  For Expenses to Establish and

   Maintain a Public Awareness Campaign

   to Target Areas in Illinois with High

   Colon Cancer Mortality Rates.................... 100,000

Payable from the Prostate Cancer Research Fund:

  For Grants to Public and Private Entities

   In Illinois for Prostate Cancer Research....... 200,000

Payable from the Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis

 Cure Research Trust Fund:

  For grants for spinal cord injury research....... 400,000

Payable from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund:

  For Certified Local Health Department

   Grants for Anti-Smoking Programs............. 5,000,000

  For Grants and Administrative Expenses for

   the Tobacco Use Prevention Program,

   BASUAH Program, and Asthma Prevention......... 5,000,000

    Total                                       $10,000,000

Payable from the Maternal and Child Health

 Services Block Grant Fund:

  For Grants for Maternal and Child Health

   Programs....................................... 495,000

  For Grants for the Extension and Provision

   of Perinatal Services for Premature and

   High-risk Infants and their Mothers........... 2,401,800

    Total                                        $2,896,800

Payable from the Preventive Health and Health

 Services Block Grant Fund:

  For Grants for Prevention Programs

   including operational expenses............... 1,000,000

Payable from the Metabolic Screening and

 Treatment Fund:

  For Grants for Metabolic Screening

   Follow-up Services........................... 3,020,000

  For Grants for Free Distribution of Medical

   Preparations and Food Supplies................ 1,750,000

    Total                                        $4,770,000

Payable from the Autoimmune Disease Research Fund:

  For grants for Autoimmune Disease

   research and treatment.......................... 100,000

Payable from the Lung Cancer Research Fund:

  For grants for lung cancer research.............. 100,000

Payable from the Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund:

  For grants to conduct Multiple

    Sclerosis research........................... 1,000,000

 

    Section 51.  The sum of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a grant to the Suburban Primary Health Care Council for all costs associated with providing health care services for low income or uninsured persons.

 

    Section 52.  The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a grant to Rush University Medical Center for the Alzheimer Disease Center.

 

    Section 53.  The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a Multiple Sclerosis home services program.

 

    Section 54.  The sum of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness, Testing, Diagnosis and Treatment Program established by Public Act 94-81.

 

    Section 55.  In addition to any amounts previously appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund to the American Lung Association for operations of the Quitline.

 

    Section 70.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROTECTION

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Grants for Immunizations and

   Outreach Activities........................... 4,763,100

  For Grants for Sexually Transmitted Disease

   Medical Services to Individuals.................. 10,600

  For Local Health Protection Grants

   to Certified Local Health Departments

   for Health Protection Programs including,

   But Not Limited To, Infectious

   Diseases, Food Sanitation,

   Potable Water and Private Sewage............. 22,098,500

    Total                                       $26,872,200

Payable from the Public Health Services Fund:

  For grants and other expenses related to

   Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program..... 165,000

Payable from the Lead Poisoning Screening,

  Prevention, and Abatement Fund:

  For Grants for the Lead Poisoning Screening

    and Prevention Program....................... 2,000,000

 

    Section 75.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for expenses of programs related to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV):

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROTECTION:  AIDS/HIV

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Expenses of AIDS/HIV Education,

    Drugs, Services, Counseling, Testing,

    Referral and Partner Notification

    (CTRPN), and Patient and Worker

    Notification pursuant to Public

    Act 87-763.................................. 19,101,200

  For Expenses of Minority AIDS/HIV

    Prevention and Outreach...................... 3,150,000

  For expenses associated with HIV in

    correctional facilities...................... 2,000,000

For a grant for a future care and

custody planning program for families

affected by HIV/AIDS............................. 450,000

    Total                                       $24,701,200

Payable from the African-American

 HIV/AIDS Response Fund:

  For grants and other expenses for

   the prevention and treatment of

   HIV/AIDS and the creation of an HIV/AIDS

   service delivery system to reduce the

   disparity of HIV infection and AIDS cases

   between African-Americans and other

   population groups............................. 3,000,000

Payable from the Quality of Life Endowment Fund:

  For grants and expenses associated

    with HIV/AIDS prevention and education....... 1,400,000

 

    Section 79.  The sum of $400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a grant to HRDI for the purpose of AIDS Prevention.

 

    Section 85.  The following named amounts, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Grants and Expenses for Breast and

   Cervical Cancer Screenings and other

   Related Activities............................ 9,950,000

 

    Section 90.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Grants Pursuant to the Promotion

   of Women's Health............................ 1,127,900

  For Grants Associated with Ovarian

   Cancer Research................................. 100,000

    Total                                        $1,227,900

Payable from the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical

 Cancer Research Fund:

  For Grants for Breast and Cervical

   Cancer Research................................ 600,000

Payable from the Public Health Services Fund:

  For Grants for Breast and Cervical

   Cancer Screenings in Fiscal Year 2009

   and all prior fiscal years.................... 6,000,000

Payable from the Ticket for the Cure Fund:

  For Grants and related expenses to

   public or private entities in Illinois

   for the purpose of funding research

   concerning breast cancer and for

   funding services for breast cancer victims.... 5,500,000

 

    Section 96.  The sum of $2,600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for grants to the Metropolitan Chicago Hospital Council for support of the Illinois Poison Center.

 

ARTICLE 998

 

    Section 998.  Each of the amounts appropriated in this Act (after all actions by the Governor and the General Assembly) controls over any lower amount appropriated in any other Public Act (after all actions by the Governor and the General Assembly) for the same purpose unless that other Public Act expressly states otherwise.

 

ARTICLE 999

 

Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.