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91_SB1510
LRB9112839JMdv
1 AN ACT concerning lyme disease.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 2310-390 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-390) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.65)
8 Sec. 2310-390. Lyme disease. The Department shall
9 establish policies, procedures, standards, and criteria for
10 the collection, maintenance, and exchange of medical
11 information necessary for the identification and evaluation
12 of Lyme disease. The Department shall include in its public
13 health promotion programs and materials the medical
14 information about the symptoms, causes, prevention, and
15 treatment of Lyme disease and how treatment may be obtained.
16 (b) The Department shall conduct a study regarding the
17 prevalence, identification, and evaluation and treatment of
18 lyme disease. The study shall include, but need not be
19 limited to, a determination of whether there are a
20 significant number of lyme disease cases that do not meet the
21 federal definition, a determination of health care provider
22 attitudes regarding identification and treatment of lyme
23 disease, a determination of the volume of unreported cases of
24 lyme disease, coordination with relevant State agencies to
25 identify potential existence of species capable of carrying
26 the bacteria associated with lyme disease, and the amount of
27 information available to treat those diagnosed with lyme
28 disease. The Department shall complete the study by January
29 1, 2002 and issue a report regarding its findings to the
30 Governor and the General Assembly.
31 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)