Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Filed: 4/4/2018
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3062
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3062 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 22.6 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 60/22.6 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 22.6. Bone marrow registry inquiry; information. | ||||||
8 | (a) A physician may inquire of a new patient who is 18 | ||||||
9 | years of age or older and under 45 years of age, on a new | ||||||
10 | patient intake form, whether the patient is registered with a | ||||||
11 | bone marrow registry. If the patient states that he or she is | ||||||
12 | not registered with a bone marrow registry, then the physician | ||||||
13 | shall provide to the patient information developed under | ||||||
14 | subsection (b). | ||||||
15 | (b) The Department of Public Health shall develop and | ||||||
16 | disseminate information regarding a bone marrow registry. The |
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1 | information shall include, but is not limited to: | ||||||
2 | (1) the need for bone marrow donations; | ||||||
3 | (2) patient populations that benefit from bone marrow | ||||||
4 | donations; | ||||||
5 | (3) how to join a bone marrow registry; and | ||||||
6 | (4) how to acquire a free buccal swab kit from a bone | ||||||
7 | marrow registry. | ||||||
8 | (c) The provision of information under subsection (a) and | ||||||
9 | the dissemination of information under subsection (b) may be | ||||||
10 | made orally, in print, electronically, or by any other method. | ||||||
11 | (d) The Department of Public Health may adopt rules to | ||||||
12 | implement this Section. ".
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