State of Illinois
91^st General Assembly
Public Acts

Public Act 91-0339

HB2639 Enrolled                                LRB9101297ACcs

    AN ACT to amend the Radiation Protection Act of  1990  by
changing Section 24.5.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The  Radiation  Protection  Act  of  1990  is
amended by changing Section 24.5 as follows:

    (420 ILCS 40/24.5)
    Sec.  24.5.  Mammography  installation; federal and State
programs.
    (a)  The Department may, with approval by  the  Secretary
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, exercise
the  powers, duties, and responsibilities of an accreditation
body under the federal Mammography Quality Standards  Act  of
1992.   The  Department  may promulgate rules and incorporate
into the rules  standards  that  may  be  necessary  for  the
Department   to   qualify  as  an  accreditation  body.   The
Department may, by rule, establish reasonable fees to be paid
to  the   Department   by   mammography   installations   for
accreditation by the Department.
    (b)  The  Department  may  implement  a  State program to
carry out the certification program requirements provided for
in the  Mammography  Quality  Standards  Act  of  1992.   The
Department  may promulgate rules and enter into agreements as
necessary to implement the provisions of this  Section.   The
Department  rules  may,  by  rule,  establish provide for the
establishment of a reasonable fees inspection fee to be  paid
to   the   Department   by   mammography   installations  for
certification by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 89-199, eff. 7-21-95.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.