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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public health.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 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 2310-397 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-397) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.90)
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| 8 | | Sec. 2310-397. Prostate and testicular cancer program.
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| 9 | | (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other
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| 10 | | available funding, shall conduct a program to promote awareness |
| 11 | | and early
detection of prostate and testicular cancer. The |
| 12 | | program may include, but
need not be limited to:
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| 13 | | (1) Dissemination of information regarding the |
| 14 | | incidence of prostate and
testicular cancer, the risk |
| 15 | | factors associated with prostate and testicular
cancer, |
| 16 | | and the benefits of early detection and treatment.
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| 17 | | (2) Promotion of information and counseling about |
| 18 | | treatment options.
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| 19 | | (3) Establishment and promotion of referral services |
| 20 | | and screening
programs.
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| 21 | | Beginning July 1, 2004, the program must include the |
| 22 | | development and
dissemination, through print and broadcast |
| 23 | | media, of public service
announcements that publicize the |
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| 1 | | importance of prostate cancer screening for
men over age 40.
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| 2 | | (b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding,
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| 3 | | Prostate Cancer Screening Program shall be
established in the |
| 4 | | Department of Public Health.
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| 5 | | (1) The Program shall apply to the following persons |
| 6 | | and entities:
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| 7 | | (A) uninsured and underinsured men 50 years of age |
| 8 | | and older;
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| 9 | | (B) uninsured and underinsured
men between 40 and |
| 10 | | 50 years of age who are at high
risk for prostate |
| 11 | | cancer, upon the advice of a physician or upon the
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| 12 | | request of the patient; and
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| 13 | | (C) non-profit organizations providing assistance |
| 14 | | to persons described
in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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| 15 | | (2) Any entity funded by the Program shall coordinate |
| 16 | | with other
local providers of prostate cancer screening, |
| 17 | | diagnostic, follow-up,
education, and advocacy services to |
| 18 | | avoid duplication of effort. Any
entity funded by the |
| 19 | | Program shall comply with any applicable State
and federal |
| 20 | | standards regarding prostate cancer screening.
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| 21 | | (3) Administrative costs of the Department shall not |
| 22 | | exceed 10%
of the funds allocated to the Program. Indirect |
| 23 | | costs of the
entities funded by this Program shall not |
| 24 | | exceed 12%. The
Department shall define "indirect costs" in |
| 25 | | accordance with
applicable State and federal law.
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| 26 | | (4) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect data |
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| 1 | | and
maintain records that are determined by the Department |
| 2 | | to be
necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to |
| 3 | | monitor and
evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and |
| 4 | | the Program.
Commencing with the Program's second year of |
| 5 | | operation, the
Department shall submit an Annual Report to |
| 6 | | the General Assembly and
the Governor. The report shall |
| 7 | | describe the activities
and effectiveness of the Program |
| 8 | | and shall include, but not be
limited to, the following |
| 9 | | types of information regarding those served
by the Program:
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| 10 | | (A) the number; and
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| 11 | | (B) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown. ;
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| 12 | | (C) the stages of presentation; and
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| 13 | | (D) the diagnostic and treatment status.
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| 14 | | (5) The Department or any entity funded by the Program |
| 15 | | shall
collect personal and medical information necessary |
| 16 | | to administer the
Program from any individual applying for |
| 17 | | services under the Program.
The information shall be |
| 18 | | confidential and shall not be disclosed
other than for |
| 19 | | purposes directly connected with the administration of
the |
| 20 | | Program or except as otherwise provided by law or pursuant |
| 21 | | to
prior written consent of the subject of the information.
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| 22 | | (6) The Department or any entity funded by the program |
| 23 | | may
disclose the confidential information to medical |
| 24 | | personnel and fiscal
intermediaries of the State to the |
| 25 | | extent necessary to administer
the Program, and to other |
| 26 | | State public health agencies or medical
researchers if the |
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| 1 | | confidential information is necessary to carry out
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| 2 | | duties of those agencies or researchers in the |
| 3 | | investigation,
control, or surveillance of prostate |
| 4 | | cancer.
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| 5 | | (c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the |
| 6 | | Prostate Cancer
Screening Program in accordance with the |
| 7 | | Illinois Administrative
Procedure Act.
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| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 93-122, 1-1-04.)
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