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Public Act 92-0710
SB2050 Enrolled LRB9211777DJmb
AN ACT in relation to public health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-372 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-372 new)
Sec. 2310-372. Stroke Task Force.
(a) The Stroke Task Force is created within the
Department of Public Health.
(b) The task force shall be composed of the following
members:
(1) Nineteen members appointed by the Director of
Public Health from nominations submitted to the Director
by the following organizations, one member to represent
each organization: the American Stroke Association; the
National Stroke Association; the Illinois State Medical
Society; the Illinois Neurological Society; the Illinois
Academy of Family Physicians; the Illinois Chapter of the
American College of Emergency Physicians; the Illinois
Chapter of the American College of Cardiology; the
Illinois Nurses Association; the Illinois Hospital and
Health Systems Association; the Illinois Physical Therapy
Association; the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Association; the Illinois Rural Health Association; the
Illinois Chapter of AARP; the Illinois Association of
Rehabilitation Facilities; the Illinois Life Insurance
Council; the Illinois Public Health Association; the
Illinois Speech-Language Hearing Association; the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons; and the
Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council.
(2) Five members appointed by the Governor as
follows: one stroke survivor; one licensed emergency
medical technician; one individual who (i) holds the
degree of Medical Doctor or Doctor of Philosophy and (ii)
is a teacher or researcher at a teaching or research
university located in Illinois; one individual who is a
minority person as defined in the Business Enterprise for
Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act;
and one member of the general public.
(3) The following ex officio members: the
chairperson of the Senate Public Health Committee; the
minority spokesperson of the Senate Public Health
Committee; the chairperson of the House Health Care
Committee; and the minority spokesperson of the House
Health Care Committee.
The Director of Public Health shall serve as the
chairperson of the task force.
If a vacancy occurs in the task force membership, the
vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the initial
appointment.
(c) Task force members shall serve without compensation,
but nonpublic members shall be reimbursed for their
reasonable travel expenses incurred in performing their
duties in connection with the task force.
(d) The task force shall adopt bylaws; shall meet at
least 3 times each calendar year; and may establish
committees as it deems necessary. For purposes of task force
meetings, a quorum is the number of members present at a
meeting. Meetings of the task force are subject to the Open
Meetings Act. The task force must afford an opportunity for
public comment at its meetings.
(e) The task force shall advise the Department of Public
Health with regard to setting priorities for improvements in
stroke prevention and treatment efforts, including, but not
limited to, the following:
(1) Developing and implementing a comprehensive
statewide public education program on stroke prevention,
targeted to high-risk populations and to geographic areas
where there is a high incidence of stroke.
(2) Identifying the signs and symptoms of stroke
and the action to be taken when these signs or symptoms
occur.
(3) Recommending and disseminating guidelines on
the treatment of stroke patients, including emergency
stroke care.
(4) Ensuring that the public and health care
providers and institutions are sufficiently informed
regarding the most effective strategies for stroke
prevention; and assisting health care providers in using
the most effective treatment strategies for stroke.
(5) Addressing means by which guidelines may be
revised to remain current with developing treatment
methodologies.
(f) The task force shall advise the Department of Public
Health concerning the awarding of grants to providers of
emergency medical services and to hospitals for the purpose
of improving care to stroke patients.
(g) The task force shall submit an annual report to the
Governor and the General Assembly by January 1 of each year,
beginning in 2003. The report must include, but need not be
limited to, the following:
(1) The task force's plans, actions, and
recommendations.
(2) An accounting of moneys spent for grants and
for other purposes.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 08, 2002.
Approved July 19, 2002.
Effective July 19, 2002.
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