[ Search ] [ Legislation ] [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
| [ Engrossed ] | [ House Amendment 001 ] | [ Senate Amendment 001 ] |
90_SB0773
20 ILCS 2310/55.84 new
Amends the Civil Administrative Code with respect to the
powers and duties of the Department of Public Health.
Requires the Department to establish an ovarian cancer
information program. Effective immediately.
LRB9002087DJcd
LRB9002087DJcd
1 AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
2 by adding Section 55.84.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 55.84 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/55.84 new)
8 Sec. 55.84. Ovarian cancer information program.
9 (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish an
10 ovarian cancer information program, which shall provide
11 information for providers of health care services and for
12 patients and other consumers concerning ovarian cancer. The
13 information shall include the signs and symptoms of ovarian
14 cancer, risk factors, the benefits of early detection of
15 ovarian cancer through appropriate diagnostic testing, and
16 treatment options. The program may include, but need not be
17 limited to, the following elements:
18 (1) Educational and informational materials in
19 print, audio, video, electronic, or other media.
20 (2) Public service announcements and
21 advertisements.
22 (3) The establishment of toll-free telephone
23 hotlines to provide information.
24 (b) The Department shall produce the materials described
25 in this Section or shall contract with others for the
26 production of those materials or otherwise make those
27 materials available to others for reproduction, as the
28 Director of Public Health determines is appropriate. The
29 Department shall make the materials available to the public
30 without charge, as appropriate, or for a fee under certain
31 circumstances, as determined by the Director. As determined
-2- LRB9002087DJcd
1 appropriate by the Director, the Director shall require that
2 providers of health care services make the materials
3 available to patients.
4 (c) In implementing this Section, the Director of Public
5 Health shall consult with appropriate health care
6 professionals and other providers of health care services,
7 patients and other consumers of health care services, and
8 organizations representing any of those persons or entities.
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.