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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to implement the Colorectal Cancer Screening and Treatment Pilot Program in areas of the State that have the highest incidences of mortality related to colon cancer. Provides that the Program sites must be located in and operated through Federally Qualified Health Centers. Provides that the Program shall provide funding for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests and shall provide colorectal cancer screening and treatment services for specified groups. Provides that these provisions are repealed 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the Department of Public Health may establish and implement (instead of shall establish and implement) the Colorectal Cancer Screening and Treatment Pilot Program. Removes a requirement that the Program sites must be located in and operated through Federally Qualified Health Centers. Provides instead that subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health may make grants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out the Program. Provides that a report must be submitted by the Department to the Governor and the General Assembly every year of program implementation. Provides that persons who have been screened for colorectal cancer under the Program may receive medical assistance identical to benefits provided under the State's approved plan under provisions of the Social Security Act. Removes a provision requiring that the amendatory provisions be repealed 3 years after the effective date of the Act.
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