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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 all cases of HIV
9and AIDS which occur in Illinois, and such information
10concerning those cases as it deems necessary or appropriate in
11order to conduct thorough and complete epidemiological surveys
12of HIV and AIDS in Illinois, and to evaluate existing control
13and prevention measures. Notwithstanding any other provision
14of this subsection (a), the information concerning those cases
15included in the Registry shall include all CD4 test results,
16including counts and percentages of any value, and HIV viral
17load test results, both detectable and undetectable. Cases
18included in the Registry shall be identified by a code rather
19than by name. To the extent feasible, the Registry shall be
20compatible with other national models so as to facilitate the
21coordination of information with other data bases.
22    (b) To facilitate the collection of information relating to
23cases of HIV and AIDS, the Department shall have the authority

 

 

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1to require hospitals, laboratories and other facilities which
2diagnose such conditions to report cases of HIV and AIDS to the
3Department or a local health authority if the local health
4authority serves a population of over 1,000,000 citizens or if
5the local health authority has been designated by the
6Department to collect such information, and to require the
7submission of such other information pertaining to or in
8connection with such reported cases as the Department deems
9necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Act,
10including all CD4 and HIV viral load test results for those
11cases included in the Registry. The Department may promulgate
12rules or regulations specifying the types of information
13required, requirements for follow up of patients, frequency of
14reporting, methods of submitting such information and any other
15details deemed by the Department to be necessary or appropriate
16for the administration of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall
17be construed to compel any individual to submit to a medical
18examination or supervision.
19    (c) The Director shall by rule establish standards for
20ensuring the protection of information made confidential or
21privileged under law.
22(Source: P.A. 94-102, eff. 1-1-06.)