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90_SB1669
20 ILCS 2310/55.69 from Ch. 127, par. 55.69
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Requires the staff person of the Department of Public Health
who handles women's health issues to provide information to
members of the public, patients, and health care providers
regarding women's gynecological cancer. Provides that the
Department may develop or contract with others to develop
materials regarding women's gynecological cancers or may
survey available publications from the National Cancer
Institute and the American Cancer Society. Provides for
making the materials available to the public. Provides that
the Department shall consult with appropriate health care
professionals and providers, patients, and organizations
representing health care professionals and providers and
patients. Provides that the staff person shall publish the
women's health care summary required under the Act.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
2 by changing Section 55.69.
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 changing Section 55.69 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/55.69) (from Ch. 127, par. 55.69)
8 Sec. 55.69. Women's Health Issues.
9 (a) The Department of Public Health shall designate a
10 member of its staff to handle women's health issues not
11 currently or adequately addressed by the Department.
12 (b) The staff person's duties shall include, without
13 limitation:
14 (1) Assisting in the assessment of the health needs
15 of women in the State.
16 (2) Recommending treatment methods and programs
17 that are sensitive and relevant to the unique
18 characteristics of women.
19 (3) Promoting awareness of women's health concerns
20 and encouraging, promoting, and aiding in the
21 establishment of women's services.
22 (4) Providing adequate and effective opportunities
23 for women to express their views on Departmental policy
24 development and program implementation.
25 (5) Providing information to the members of the
26 public, patients, and health care providers regarding
27 women's gynecological cancers, including but not limited
28 to the signs and symptoms, risk factors, the benefits of
29 early detection through appropriate diagnostic testing,
30 and treatment options.
31 (6) Publishing the health care summary required
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1 under Section 55.66 of this Act.
2 (c) The information provided under item (5) of
3 subsection (b) of this Section may include, but is not
4 limited to, the following:
5 (1) Educational and informational materials in
6 print, audio, video, electronic, or other media.
7 (2) Public service announcements and
8 advertisements.
9 (3) The health care summary required under Section
10 55.66 of this Act.
11 The Department may develop or contract with others to
12 develop, as the Director deems appropriate, the materials
13 described in this subsection (c) or may survey available
14 publications from, among other sources, the National Cancer
15 Institute and the American Cancer Society. The staff person
16 designated under this Section shall collect the materials,
17 formulate a distribution plan, including distribution through
18 the Illinois State Medical Society, and disseminate the
19 materials according to the plan. These materials shall be
20 made available to the public free of charge. The Department
21 may, by rule, require health care providers to make these
22 materials available to patients.
23 In exercising its powers under this subsection (c), the
24 Department shall consult with appropriate health care
25 professionals and providers, patients, and organizations
26 representing health care professionals and providers and
27 patients.
28 (Source: P.A. 87-983.)