97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0299
 
Introduced 01/28/11, by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



410 ILCS 310/4  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7354

     Amends the HIV/AIDS Registry Act to provide that the information concerning those cases included in the HIV/AIDS Registry shall include all CD4 and HIV viral load test results.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning public health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The HIV/AIDS Registry Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 4 as follows:
 



6    (410 ILCS 310/4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7354)



7    Sec. 4. (a) The Department shall establish and maintain an 
8HIV/AIDS
Registry consisting of a record of cases of HIV and

9AIDS which
occur in Illinois, and such information concerning 
10those cases as it deems
necessary or appropriate in order to 
11conduct thorough and complete
epidemiological surveys of HIV 
12and AIDS in
Illinois, and to evaluate existing control and 
13prevention measures.  Notwithstanding any other provision of 
14this subsection (a), the information concerning those cases 
15included in the Registry shall include all CD4 and HIV viral 
16load test results. Cases
included in the Registry shall be 
17identified by a code rather than by name.
To the extent 
18feasible, the Registry shall be compatible with other
national 
19models so as to facilitate the coordination of information with 
20other
data bases.

21    (b) To facilitate the collection of information relating to 
22cases of HIV and
AIDS, the Department shall have the authority 
23to
require hospitals, laboratories and other facilities which 
 
 
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1diagnose
such conditions to report cases of HIV and AIDS to the 
2Department or a local health authority if the local health 
3authority serves a population of over 1,000,000 citizens or if 
4the local health authority has been designated by the 
5Department to collect such information,
and to require the 
6submission of such other information pertaining to or in

7connection with such reported cases as the Department deems 
8necessary or
appropriate for the purposes of this Act, 
9including all CD4 and HIV viral load test results for those 
10cases included in the Registry.  The Department may promulgate

11rules or regulations specifying the types of information 
12required,
requirements for follow up of patients, frequency of 
13reporting, methods of
submitting such information and any other 
14details deemed by the Department
to be necessary or appropriate 
15for the administration of this Act.  Nothing
in this Act shall 
16be construed to compel any individual to submit to a
medical 
17examination or supervision.

18    (c) The Director shall by rule establish standards for 
19ensuring the
protection of information made confidential or 
20privileged under law.

21(Source: P.A. 94-102, eff. 1-1-06.)