Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

Filed: 2/17/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 299

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 299 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The HIV/AIDS Registry Act is amended by
5changing Section 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

 

 

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1load test results, both detectable and undetectable. Cases
2included in the Registry shall be identified by a code rather
3than by name. To the extent feasible, the Registry shall be
4compatible with other national models so as to facilitate the
5coordination of information with other data bases.
6    (b) To facilitate the collection of information relating to
7cases of HIV and AIDS, the Department shall have the authority
8to require hospitals, laboratories and other facilities which
9diagnose such conditions to report cases of HIV and AIDS to the
10Department or a local health authority if the local health
11authority serves a population of over 1,000,000 citizens or if
12the local health authority has been designated by the
13Department to collect such information, and to require the
14submission of such other information pertaining to or in
15connection with such reported cases as the Department deems
16necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Act,
17including all CD4 and HIV viral load test results for those
18cases included in the Registry. The Department may promulgate
19rules or regulations specifying the types of information
20required, requirements for follow up of patients, frequency of
21reporting, methods of submitting such information and any other
22details deemed by the Department to be necessary or appropriate
23for the administration of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall
24be construed to compel any individual to submit to a medical
25examination or supervision.
26    (c) The Director shall by rule establish standards for

 

 

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1ensuring the protection of information made confidential or
2privileged under law.
3(Source: P.A. 94-102, eff. 1-1-06.)".