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| Public Act 095-0159 |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Communicable Disease Prevention Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 1 and by adding Section 1.5 as | ||||
follows:
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(410 ILCS 315/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 22.11)
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Sec. 1. Certain communicable diseases such as measles, | ||||
poliomyelitis, invasive pneumococcal disease, and
tetanus, may | ||||
and do result in serious physical and mental disability
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including mental retardation, permanent paralysis, | ||||
encephalitis,
convulsions, pneumonia, and not infrequently, | ||||
death.
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Most of these diseases attack young children, and if they | ||||
have not been
immunized, may spread to other susceptible | ||||
children and possibly, adults,
thus, posing serious threats to | ||||
the health of the community. Effective,
safe and widely used | ||||
vaccines and immunization procedures have been
developed and | ||||
are available to prevent these diseases and to limit their
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spread. Even though such immunization procedures are | ||||
available, many
children fail to receive this protection either | ||||
through parental oversight,
lack of concern, knowledge or | ||||
interest, or lack of available facilities or
funds. The | ||||
existence of susceptible children in the community constitutes | ||
a
health hazard to the individual and to the public at large by | ||
serving as a
focus for the spread of these communicable | ||
diseases.
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It is declared to be the public policy of this State that | ||
all children
shall be protected, as soon after birth as | ||
medically indicated, by the
appropriate vaccines and | ||
immunizing procedures to prevent communicable
diseases which | ||
are or which may in the future become preventable by
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immunization.
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(Source: P.A. 78-255; 78-303; 78-1297.)
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(410 ILCS 315/1.5 new) | ||
Sec. 1.5. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Notwithstanding | ||
Section 2 of this Act, within 30 days of the effective date of | ||
this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the | ||
Department shall promulgate rules and regulations, and shall | ||
submit those rules and regulations in accordance with the | ||
rulemaking first notice requirements under Section 5-40 of the | ||
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, requiring the | ||
age-appropriate series of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, as | ||
recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization | ||
Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to | ||
a child younger than 2 years of age who is enrolled or | ||
enrolling in a licensed child care facility, as that term is | ||
defined in the Child Care Act of 1969. The Department shall | ||
also establish protocols for children younger
than 2 years of | ||
age to catch up on missed doses. A child care
facility must be | ||
able to furnish proof of compliance with this Section for all | ||
children at the facility, beginning January 1, 2008. | ||
The provisions of this Section shall not apply if: | ||
(1) the parent or guardian of the child objects thereto | ||
on the grounds that the administration of immunizing agents | ||
conflicts with his or her religious tenets or practices; or | ||
(2) a physician employed by the parent or guardian to | ||
provide care and treatment to the child states that the | ||
physical condition of the child is such that the | ||
administration of the required immunizing agent would be | ||
detrimental to the health of the child.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2007. | ||