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91_SB0081enr
SB81 Enrolled LRB9101837JMdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
2 by adding Section 55.95.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 55.95 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/55.95 new)
8 Sec. 55.95. Asthma information.
9 (a) The Department of Public Health, in conjunction with
10 representatives of State and community based agencies
11 involved with asthma, shall develop and implement an asthma
12 information program targeted at population groups in Illinois
13 with high risk of suffering from asthma, including but not
14 limited to the following:
15 (1) African Americans.
16 (2) Hispanics.
17 (3) the elderly.
18 (4) children.
19 (5) those exposed to environmental factors
20 associated with high risk of asthma.
21 (6) those with a family history of asthma.
22 (7) those with allergies.
23 (b) The Department's asthma information program shall
24 include but need not be limited to information about:
25 (1) the causes and prevention of asthma.
26 (2) the types of treatment for asthma.
27 (3) the availability of treatment for asthma.
28 (4) possible funding sources for treatment of
29 asthma.
30 (c) The Department shall report to the General Assembly
31 by January 1, 2000 upon its development and implementation of
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1 the asthma information program.
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.
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