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| Public Act 097-0798 | ||||
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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 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by changing Section 5-235 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 5/5-235) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.03)
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Sec. 5-235. In the Department of Public Health. | ||||
(a) The Director
of Public Health shall be either a | ||||
physician licensed
to practice medicine in all of its branches | ||||
in Illinois or a person who has administrative experience in | ||||
public health work at the local, state, or national level in | ||||
accordance with subsection (b).
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If the Director is not a physician licensed to practice | ||||
medicine in all its branches, then a Medical Director The | ||||
Assistant Director of Public Health shall be appointed who | ||||
shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its | ||||
branches a person
who has administrative experience in public | ||||
health work. The Medical Director shall report directly to the | ||||
Director. If the Director is not a physician, the Medical | ||||
Director shall have primary responsibility for overseeing the | ||||
following regulatory and policy areas: | ||||
(1) Department responsibilities concerning hospital | ||||
and health care facility regulation, emergency services, | ||||
ambulatory surgical treatment centers, health care | ||
professional regulation and credentialing, advising the | ||
Board of Health, patient safety initiatives, and the | ||
State's response to disease prevention and outbreak | ||
management and control. | ||
(2) Any other duties assigned by the Director or | ||
required by law.
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(b) A Director of Public Health who is not a physician | ||
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches shall at a | ||
minimum have the following education and experience: | ||
(1) 5 years of full-time administrative experience in | ||
public health and a master's degree in public health from | ||
(i) a college or university accredited by the North Central | ||
Association or (ii) any other nationally recognized | ||
regional accrediting agency; or | ||
(2) 5 years of full-time administrative experience in | ||
public health and a graduate degree in a related field from | ||
(i) a college or university accredited by the North Central | ||
Association or (ii) any other nationally recognized | ||
regional accrediting agency. For the purposes of this item | ||
(2), "a graduate degree in a related field" includes, but | ||
is not limited to, a master's degree in public | ||
administration, nursing, environmental health, community | ||
health, or health education. | ||
(c) The Assistant Director of Public Health shall be a | ||
person who has administrative experience in public health work. | ||
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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