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PUBLIC HEALTH (410 ILCS 413/) Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act.

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    (410 ILCS 413/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05.)

    (410 ILCS 413/5)
    Sec. 5. Policy declaration. The General Assembly finds that epilepsy is a devastating health condition that afflicts 2,300,000 United States citizens, over 125,000 of whom reside in Illinois. The General Assembly also finds that epilepsy afflicts its victims at all ages, but is particularly devastating to children and the elderly. It is the opinion of the General Assembly that epilepsy can cause serious financial, social, and emotional hardships on the victims and their families of such a major consequence that it is essential for the State to develop and implement policies, plans, and programs to alleviate these hardships.
    It is the intent of the General Assembly through implementation of this Act to establish a program for the conduct of epilepsy education, awareness, and treatment initiatives designed to address the service gaps and treatment needs of the people impacted by epilepsy. Additionally, it is the intent of the General Assembly, through a comprehensive, statewide system of community-based services (Epilepsy Treatment and Education Program), to provide for the identification, evaluation, diagnosis, referral, and treatment of victims of this disease.
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05.)

    (410 ILCS 413/10)
    Sec. 10. Duties of the Department.
    Subject to the availability of funds for these purposes, the Department of Public Health shall:
        (1) Assist in the development of programs for the
    
care and treatment of persons suffering from epilepsy.
        (2) Institute and carry on a statewide educational
    
initiative among health care professionals, teachers, school administers, public health departments, and families, including the dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs to assist in the early recognition and referral of persons for appropriate followup and treatment.
        (3) Develop standards for determining eligibility for
    
care and treatment under this program. Among other standards so developed under this paragraph, candidates, to be eligible, must be referred and evaluated by a program properly staffed and affiliated with a national epilepsy program.
        (4) Extend assistance to the programs listed in item
    
(2) in order to facilitate linkages for persons with epilepsy through the following:
            (i) referral and evaluation for appropriate care
        
management and treatment; and
            (ii) diagnosis and treatment by epileptologists
        
and the Epilepsy Foundation.
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05.)

    (410 ILCS 413/15)
    Sec. 15. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05. Repealed by P.A. 104-435, eff. 11-21-25.)

    (410 ILCS 413/20)
    Sec. 20. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05. Repealed by P.A. 104-435, eff. 11-21-25.)

    (410 ILCS 413/25)
    Sec. 25. Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund. The Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Using appropriations from the Fund, the Department of Public Health shall provide grants-in-aid (i) to fund necessary educational activities and (ii) for the development and maintenance of services for victims of epilepsy and their families, as managed through an epilepsy program properly staffed and affiliated with a national epilepsy program. The Department shall adopt rules governing the distribution and specific purpose of these grants.
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05.)

    (410 ILCS 413/30)
    Sec. 30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05; text omitted.)

    (410 ILCS 413/35)
    Sec. 35. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05; text omitted.)

    (410 ILCS 413/99)
    Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05.)