(55 ILCS 5/5-25002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25002)
Sec. 5-25002.
Classification of departments.
County and multiple county
health departments established under this Division may be classified by the
Director of Public Health in accordance with standards relating to
programs, and performance. The State Department of Public Health is
authorized to promulgate rules and regulations setting forth minimum
standards for programs and performance, including regulations in which the
State Department of Public Health shall require provision of home
visitation and other services for pregnant women, new mothers and infants
who are at risk as defined by that Department that encompass but are not
limited to consultation for parental and child development, comprehensive
health education, nutritional assessment, dental health, and periodic
health screening, referral and follow-up; the services shall be provided
through programs funded by grants from the Department of Public Health from
appropriations to the Department for that purpose. The Department is further
authorized to prescribe minimum qualifications for the professional,
technical, and administrative staff.
(Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1377; 87-395.)
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