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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1749
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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| 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 changing Section 2310-339 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-339) |
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| Sec. 2310-339. Chronic Kidney Disease Program. |
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| (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other |
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| available funding, shall establish a Chronic Kidney Disease |
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| Awareness, Testing, Diagnosis and Treatment Program. The
The
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| program may include, but is not limited to:
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| (1) Dissemination of information regarding the |
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| incidence of chronic kidney disease, the risk factors |
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| associated with chronic kidney disease, and the benefits of |
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| early testing, diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney |
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| disease.
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| (2) Promotion information and counseling about |
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| treatment options.
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| (3) Establishment and promotion of referral services |
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| and testing programs.
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| (4) Development and dissemination, through print and |
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| broadcast media, of public service announcements that |
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| publicize the importance of awareness, testing, diagnosis |
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| and treatment of chronic kidney disease.
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| (b) Any entity funded by the Program shall coordinate with |
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| other local providers of chronic kidney disease testing, |
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| diagnostic, follow-up, education, and advocacy services to |
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| avoid duplication of effort. Any entity funded by the Program |
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| shall comply with any applicable State and federal standards |
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| regarding chronic kidney disease testing.
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| (c) Administrative costs of the Department shall not exceed |
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| 10% of the funds allocated to the Program. Indirect costs of |
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| the entities funded by this Program shall not exceed 12%. The |
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| Department shall define "indirect costs" in accordance with |
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| applicable State and federal law.
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| (d) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect data and |
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| maintain records that are determined by the Department to be |
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| necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to monitor and |
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| evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and the Program. |
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| Commencing with the Program's second year of operation, the |
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| Department shall submit an annual report to the General |
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| Assembly and the Governor. The report shall describe the |
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| activities and effectiveness of the Program and shall include, |
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| but is not limited to, the following types of information |
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| regarding those persons served by the Program: (i) the number, |
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| (ii) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown, (iii) the |
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| stages of progression, and (iv) the diagnostic and treatment |
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| status.
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| (e) The Department or any entity funded by the Program |
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| shall collect personal and medical information necessary to |
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| administer the Program from any individual applying for |
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| services under the Program. The information shall be |
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| confidential and shall not be disclosed other than for purposes |
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| directly connected with the administration of the Program or as |
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| otherwise provided by law or pursuant to prior written consent |
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| of the subject of the information.
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| (f) The Department or any entity funded by the Program may |
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| disclose the confidential information to medical personnel and |
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| fiscal intermediaries of the State to the extent necessary to |
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| administer the Program, and to other State public health |
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| agencies or medical researchers if the confidential |
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| information is necessary to carry out the duties of those |
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| agencies or researchers in the investigation, control, or |
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| surveillance of chronic kidney disease.
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| (g) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the |
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| Program in accordance with the Illinois Administrative |
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| Procedure Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-81, eff. 1-1-06.)
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