93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2728


 
Introduced 2/4/2004, by Iris Y. Martinez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish and maintain a program to accept reports of asthma cases occurring in the State. Requires physicians and certain health care facilities to give notice to the Department of every case  of  asthma coming under their care. Sets forth the duties of the Department in administering the program. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the General Assembly concerning the program. Contains other provisions.
















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    AN ACT concerning public health.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
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Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by adding Section 2310-338 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-338  new)
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    Sec. 2310-338. Asthma reporting.
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    (a) The Department shall establish and maintain a program 
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to accept reports of asthma cases occurring in the State.

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    Every each physician must, within 180 days, give notice to 
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the Department of every case  of  asthma coming under his or her 
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care.
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    (b) The person in charge of every asthma reporting facility 
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must, within 180 days, give notice of every case of asthma 
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coming under the care of that facility to
the Department.
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    All  abstracting  work  performed  by an asthma reporting 
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facility under the reporting provisions of this Section shall 
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be  performed by  a certified asthma registrar. Asthma reporting 
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facilities may establish consortia to engage a certified asthma  
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registrar  to  perform  the reporting  requirements  of this 
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Section. A "certified asthma registrar"
is an individual 
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certified by  a  nationally  recognized  not-for-profit 
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organization  that  certifies asthma registrars. The provisions 
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of this subsection do not apply  to  any  asthma  reporting  
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facility  that renders  services  for  100 or fewer cases of asthma 
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per year, as determined by the Department.
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    (c) The  Department  shall  create, and update as necessary, a 
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manual designating which specific  data  elements  must  be  
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reported  to  the Department  under this  Section.  The Department 
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shall make this manual available  to  every  asthma  reporting  
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facility  and  physician required to comply with the provisions 
 


 






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of this Section.
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    The  Department  shall  establish  and  update as necessary a 
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data
dictionary to standardize information interpretation  of  
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data  elements
reported by asthma reporting facilities and other 
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health care providers.
The  Department  must  make  this dictionary 
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available to every asthma
reporting facility and physician 
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required to comply with the  provisions
of this Section.
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    The  Department  shall,  subject to appropriation,
establish 
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or contract for regional training programs to provide training

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to any asthma reporting facility or physician required  to  
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comply  with
the  provisions  of  this Section. The regional 
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training programs must
provide training relating to the 
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specific data elements  that  must  be
reported  under this  
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Section,  the  data dictionary, and any other subjects that are  
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intended  to
ensure quality, timely, and complete compliance 
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with this Section.
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    The  Department  shall meet asthma registry goals 
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established by a
nationally recognized central asthma registry 
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organization,  unless  any
such goal is contrary to any provision 
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of law.
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    If  an  asthma  reporting  facility  fails  to  comply with the

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provisions of this Section, the Department may elect to perform 
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registry
services for the facility. The asthma reporting 
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facility  must  reimburse the Department for actual expenses 
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incurred.
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    (d) If a physician  or  asthma  reporting  facility  violates 
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any
provision of this Section, the Department must report that 
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violation to the licensing board or State agency that regulates 
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the physician or facility.
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    (e) The notices required by this Section shall be upon 
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forms supplied
by the Department and shall  contain  such  
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information  as  shall  be
required by the Department.
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    (f) For  the purposes of this Section, an "asthma reporting 
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facility"
means a hospital,
clinic,  health maintenance 
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organization, or other similar public or private institution.
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    (g) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to 
 


 






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implement this Section.
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    (h) The Department  must  submit
an annual report to the 
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General Assembly by December 31 of each year. The report must 
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include: an evaluation
of the asthma  registry  as  it  relates  to  
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timeliness,  quality,  and
completeness; an evaluation of the 
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utility of the registry for scientific  research;  an  evaluation  
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of the access, timeliness, and quality of
reporting information 
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to researchers and other similar  individuals;  an
evaluation  of  
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the registry's data elements, including treatment, stage
of 
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disease, occupation, and residence; an evaluation of the  
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feasibility
and  utility of inclusion of occupational history 
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and residence history;
and an evaluation of integrating the  
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registry  with  other  databases
maintained  by  State  agencies and 
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Departments.
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    The reports of asthma cases
made under the provisions of 
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this Section may not be divulged or
made public by any person 
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so as to disclose the identity of  any  person
to  whom they 
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relate, except as authorized by law.