95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1749

 

Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2310/2310-339

    Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Make a technical change in a Section concerning the Chronic Kidney Disease Program.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 2310-339 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-339)
8     Sec. 2310-339. Chronic Kidney Disease Program.
9     (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other
10 available funding, shall establish a Chronic Kidney Disease
11 Awareness, Testing, Diagnosis and Treatment Program. The The
12 program may include, but is not limited to:
13         (1) Dissemination of information regarding the
14     incidence of chronic kidney disease, the risk factors
15     associated with chronic kidney disease, and the benefits of
16     early testing, diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney
17     disease.
18         (2) Promotion information and counseling about
19     treatment options.
20         (3) Establishment and promotion of referral services
21     and testing programs.
22         (4) Development and dissemination, through print and
23     broadcast media, of public service announcements that

 

 

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1     publicize the importance of awareness, testing, diagnosis
2     and treatment of chronic kidney disease.
3     (b) Any entity funded by the Program shall coordinate with
4 other local providers of chronic kidney disease testing,
5 diagnostic, follow-up, education, and advocacy services to
6 avoid duplication of effort. Any entity funded by the Program
7 shall comply with any applicable State and federal standards
8 regarding chronic kidney disease testing.
9     (c) Administrative costs of the Department shall not exceed
10 10% of the funds allocated to the Program. Indirect costs of
11 the entities funded by this Program shall not exceed 12%. The
12 Department shall define "indirect costs" in accordance with
13 applicable State and federal law.
14     (d) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect data and
15 maintain records that are determined by the Department to be
16 necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to monitor and
17 evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and the Program.
18 Commencing with the Program's second year of operation, the
19 Department shall submit an annual report to the General
20 Assembly and the Governor. The report shall describe the
21 activities and effectiveness of the Program and shall include,
22 but is not limited to, the following types of information
23 regarding those persons served by the Program: (i) the number,
24 (ii) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown, (iii) the
25 stages of progression, and (iv) the diagnostic and treatment
26 status.

 

 

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1     (e) The Department or any entity funded by the Program
2 shall collect personal and medical information necessary to
3 administer the Program from any individual applying for
4 services under the Program. The information shall be
5 confidential and shall not be disclosed other than for purposes
6 directly connected with the administration of the Program or as
7 otherwise provided by law or pursuant to prior written consent
8 of the subject of the information.
9     (f) The Department or any entity funded by the Program may
10 disclose the confidential information to medical personnel and
11 fiscal intermediaries of the State to the extent necessary to
12 administer the Program, and to other State public health
13 agencies or medical researchers if the confidential
14 information is necessary to carry out the duties of those
15 agencies or researchers in the investigation, control, or
16 surveillance of chronic kidney disease.
17     (g) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
18 Program in accordance with the Illinois Administrative
19 Procedure Act.
20 (Source: P.A. 94-81, eff. 1-1-06.)