State of Illinois
91^st General Assembly
Public Acts

Public Act 91-0343

HB2735 Enrolled                                LRB9102034DJcd

    AN ACT concerning atherosclerosis.

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

    Section  1.  Short  title.   This Act may be cited as the
Atherosclerosis Prevention Act.

    Section 5.  Program.  The  Department  of  Public  Health
shall   establish   a   program   for   the   prevention   of
atherosclerosis  and  the  reduction  of disability and death
from the disease.  The program shall encourage and assist  in
the   development  of  research,  education,  and  preventive
services and activities under public and  voluntary  auspices
directed   toward   the   prevention   and   elimination   of
atherosclerosis.

    Section  10.  Advisory committee.  The Director of Public
Health shall appoint an  Atherosclerosis  Advisory  Committee
consisting   of   11  members  to  establish  guidelines  and
standards for the implementation of this  Act.   Each  member
shall hold office for a term of 4 years after the date of his
or  her  appointment  and  until a successor is appointed and
qualified, except that the terms of the members first  taking
office   shall   expire,   as   designated  at  the  time  of
appointment, as follows: 2 at the end of the first year; 3 at
the end of the second year; 3 at the end of the  third  year;
and 3 at the end of the fourth year.  Any person appointed to
fill  a  vacancy  occurring before the expiration of the term
for which his or  her  predecessor  was  appointed  shall  be
appointed for the remainder of the term.  The Committee shall
meet  as frequently as it deems necessary,  but not less than
once each year.   The  Committee  members  shall  receive  no
compensation  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for actual expenses
incurred in carrying out  their  duties  as  members  of  the
Committee.

    Section  15.  Duties.   The  Department of Public Health,
with the advice of the  Atherosclerosis  Advisory  Committee,
shall do all of the following:
         (1)  Develop  standards  for determining eligibility
    for  support  of  research,  education,  and   prevention
    activities.
         (2)  Assist  in  the  development  and  expansion of
    programs  for  research  in  the  causes  and  cures   of
    atherosclerosis,   including   medical   procedures   and
    techniques  that have a lifesaving effect in the care and
    treatment of persons suffering from the disease.
         (3)  Assist in expanding resources for research  and
    medical care in the cardiovascular disease field.
         (4)  Establish  or  cause to be established, through
    its own resources or by contract or otherwise, with other
    agencies or  institutions,  facilities  and  systems  for
    early   detection   of  persons  with  heart  disease  or
    conditions that might  lead  to  heart  disease  and  for
    referral   to   those   persons'   physicians   or  other
    appropriate resources for care.
         (5)  Institute and  carry  on  educational  programs
    among  physicians,  hospitals, public health departments,
    and the public concerning atherosclerosis, including  the
    dissemination   of  information  and  the  conducting  of
    educational  programs  concerning   the   prevention   of
    atherosclerosis   and   the  methods  for  the  care  and
    treatment of persons suffering from the disease.