Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 2/22/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3146 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3146 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
5amended  by changing Section 5-235 as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 5/5-235)  (was 20 ILCS 5/7.03)



7    Sec. 5-235. In the Department of Public Health.  
8    (a) The Director
of Public Health shall be either a 
9physician licensed
to practice medicine in all of its branches 
10in Illinois or a person who has administrative experience in 
11public health work at the local, state, or national level in 
12accordance with subsection (b).

13    If the Director is not a physician licensed to practice 
14medicine in all its branches, then an The Assistant Director of 
15Public Health who serves as Medical Director shall be appointed 
16who shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all 
 
 
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1its branches a person
who has administrative experience in 
2public health work. The Assistant Director or Medical Director 
3shall report directly to the Director and shall have direct 
4responsibility, to be interpreted broadly, for the following 
5regulatory and policy areas:
6        (1) Department responsibilities concerning hospital 
7    and health care facility regulation, emergency services, 
8    ambulatory surgical treatment centers, health care 
9    professional regulation and credentialing, advising the 
10    Board of Health, patient safety initiatives, and the 
11    State's response to disease prevention and outbreak 
12    management and control.
13        (2) Any other duties assigned by the Director or 
14    required by law. 

15    (b) A Director of Public Health who is not a physician 
16licensed to practice medicine in all its branches shall at a 
17minimum have the following education and experience:
18        (1)   5 years of full-time administrative experience in a 
19    public health and a master's degree in public health from 
20    (i) a college or university accredited by the North Central 
21    Association or (ii) any other nationally-recognized 
22    regional accrediting agency; or
23        (2)   5 years of full-time administrative experience in 
24    public health and a graduate degree in a related field from 
25    (i) a college or university accredited by the North Central 
26    Association or (ii) any other nationally-recognized 
 
 
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1    regional accrediting agency.  (For the purposes of this item 
2    (2), "a graduate degree in a related field" includes, but 
3    is not limited to, a master's degree in public 
4    administration, nursing, environmental, health, community 
5    health, or health education. 
6(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 

7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
8becoming law.".