94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2818


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Carol Ronen
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














20 ILCS 2310/2310-345
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    Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning breast cancer detection and treatment.
















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    AN ACT concerning 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 changing Section 2310-345 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-345)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.49)



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    Sec. 2310-345. Breast cancer; written summary regarding 
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early detection and
treatment.
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    (a) From funds made available for this
this purpose, the

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Department shall publish, in layman's language, a
standardized 
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written summary outlining methods for the early detection and

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diagnosis of breast cancer.  The summary shall include 
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recommended
guidelines for screening and detection of breast 
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cancer through the use of
techniques that shall include but not 
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be limited to self-examination and
diagnostic radiology.

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    (b) The summary shall also suggest that women seek 
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mammography
services from facilities that
are certified to 
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perform mammography as required by the
federal Mammography 
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Quality Standards Act of 1992.

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    (c) The summary shall also include the medically viable

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alternative
methods for the treatment of breast cancer, 
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including, but not limited to,
hormonal, radiological, 
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chemotherapeutic, or surgical treatments or
combinations 
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thereof.  The summary shall contain information on breast

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reconstructive surgery, including, but not limited to, the use 
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of breast
implants and their side effects.
The summary shall 
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inform the
patient of the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and 
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dangers of the various
procedures.
The summary shall include 
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(i) a statement that mammography is the most
accurate method 
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for making an early detection of breast cancer, however, no

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diagnostic tool is 100% effective and (ii) instructions for

 


 






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instructions for performing breast self-examination and a 
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statement that
it is
important to perform a breast 
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self-examination monthly.

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    (d) In developing the summary, the Department shall consult 
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with the
Advisory Board of Cancer Control, the Illinois State 
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Medical Society and
consumer groups.  The summary shall be 
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updated by the Department every 2 years.

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    (e) The summaries shall additionally be translated into 
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Spanish, and
the Department shall conduct a public information 
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campaign to distribute
the summaries to the Hispanic women of 
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this State in order to inform them
of the importance of early 
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detection and mammograms.

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    (f) The Department shall distribute the summary to 
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hospitals, public
health centers, and physicians who are likely 
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to perform or order
diagnostic
tests for breast disease or 
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treat breast cancer by surgical or other
medical methods.  Those 
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hospitals, public health centers, and physicians
shall make the 
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summaries available to the public.  The Department shall
also 
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distribute the summaries to any person, organization, or other

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interested parties upon request.  The summaries may be 
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duplicated by any
person, provided the copies are identical to 
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the current summary
prepared
by the Department.

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    (g) The summary shall display, on the inside of its cover, 
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printed in
capital letters, in bold face type, the following 
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paragraph:

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    "The information contained in this brochure regarding 
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recommendations for
early detection and diagnosis of breast 
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disease and alternative breast
disease treatments is only for 
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the purpose of assisting you, the patient,
in understanding the 
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medical information and advice offered by your
physician.  This 
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brochure cannot serve as a substitute for the sound

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professional advice of your physician.  The availability of this 
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brochure
or the information contained within is not intended to 
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alter, in any way,
the existing physician-patient 
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relationship, nor the existing professional
obligations of 
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your physician in the delivery of medical services to you,
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patient."

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    (h) The summary shall be updated when necessary.

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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; revised 10-19-05.)