Public Act 100-0224
 
SB0838 EnrolledLRB100 09918 MJP 20089 b



    AN ACT concerning State government.

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




 
    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
amended  by adding Section 2310-399.5 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-399.5 new)
    Sec. 2310-399.5. Veterans' cancer program.
    (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other

available funding, shall conduct a program to promote awareness 
of cancer in veterans.  The program may include, but
need not be 
limited to:

        (1) Dissemination of information regarding the 
    incidence of cancer in veterans, the risk factors 
    associated with cancer, and the benefits of early detection 
    and treatment.

        (2) Promotion of information and counseling about 
    treatment options.

        (3) Establishment and promotion of referral services 
    and screening
programs.

    Beginning January 1, 2018, the program must include the 
development and
dissemination, through print and broadcast 
media, of public service
announcements that publicize the 
importance of cancer screening for
veterans.

    (b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding,

the Veterans' Cancer Screening Program shall be
established in 
the Department of Public Health. The Program shall apply to the 
following persons and entities:


        (1) uninsured and underinsured veterans; and


        (2) non-profit organizations providing assistance to 
    persons described
in paragraph (1).

    An entity funded by the Program shall coordinate with other

local providers of cancer screening, diagnostic, follow-up,

education, and advocacy services for veterans to avoid 
duplication of effort.  Any
entity funded by the Program shall 
comply with any applicable State
and federal standards 
regarding cancer screening.

    Administrative costs of the Department shall not exceed 10%

of the funds allocated to the Program.  Indirect costs of the

entities funded by this Program shall not exceed 12%.  The

Department shall define "indirect costs" in accordance with

applicable State and federal law.

    An entity funded by the Program shall collect data and

maintain records that are determined by the Department to be

necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to monitor and

evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and the Program.

Commencing with the Program's second year of operation, by 
January 1, 2019 and every January 1 thereafter, the
Department 
shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and
the 
Governor.  The report shall describe the activities
and 
effectiveness of the Program and shall include, but not be

limited to, the following types of information regarding those 
served
by the Program: (i) the number; and (ii) the ethnic, 
geographic, and age breakdown.




    The Department or an entity funded by the Program shall

collect personal and medical information necessary to 
administer the
Program from an individual applying for services 
under the Program.
The information shall be confidential and 
shall not be disclosed
other than for purposes directly 
connected with the administration of
the Program or except as 
otherwise provided by law or pursuant to
prior written consent 
of the subject of the information.

    The Department or any entity funded by the program may

disclose the confidential information to medical personnel and 
fiscal
intermediaries of the State to the extent necessary to 
administer
the Program, and to other State public health 
agencies or medical
researchers if the confidential 
information is necessary to carry out
the duties of those 
agencies or researchers in the investigation,
control, or 
surveillance of cancer.

    The Department shall adopt rules to implement the Veterans' 
Cancer
Screening Program in accordance with the Illinois 
Administrative
Procedure Act.