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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 Communicable Disease Prevention Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 1 and  by adding Section 1.5 as 
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follows:
 



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    (410 ILCS 315/1)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 22.11)



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    Sec. 1. Certain communicable diseases such as measles, 
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poliomyelitis, invasive pneumococcal disease, and
tetanus, may 
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and do result in serious physical and mental disability

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including mental retardation, permanent paralysis, 
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encephalitis,
convulsions, pneumonia, and not infrequently, 
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death.

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    Most of these diseases attack young children, and if they 
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have not been
immunized, may spread to other susceptible 
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children and possibly, adults,
thus, posing serious threats to 
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the health of the community. Effective,
safe and widely used 
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vaccines and immunization procedures have been
developed and 
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are available to prevent these diseases and to limit their

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spread. Even though such immunization procedures are 
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available, many
children fail to receive this protection either 
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through parental oversight,
lack of concern, knowledge or 
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interest, or lack of available facilities or
funds. The 
 


 






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existence of susceptible children in the community constitutes 
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a
health hazard to the individual and to the public at large by 
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serving as a
focus for the spread of these communicable 
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diseases.

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    It is declared to be the public policy of this State that 
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all children
shall be protected, as soon after birth as 
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medically indicated, by the
appropriate vaccines and 
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immunizing procedures to prevent communicable
diseases which 
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are or which may in the future become preventable by

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immunization.

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(Source: P.A. 78-255; 78-303; 78-1297.)

 
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    (410 ILCS 315/1.5  new)
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    Sec. 1.5. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Notwithstanding 
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Section 2 of this Act, within 30 days of the effective date of 
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this  amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the 
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Department shall promulgate rules and regulations, and shall 
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submit those rules and regulations in accordance with the 
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rulemaking first notice requirements under Section 5-40 of the 
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Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, requiring the 
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age-appropriate series of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, as 
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recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization 
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Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to 
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a child younger than 2 years of age who is enrolled or 
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enrolling in a licensed child care facility, as that term is 
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defined in the Child Care Act of 1969. The Department shall 
 


 






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also establish protocols for children younger
than 2 years of 
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age to catch up on missed doses. A child care
facility must be 
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able to furnish proof of compliance with this Section for all 
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children at the facility, beginning January 1, 2008.
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    The provisions of this Section shall not apply if:
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        (1) the parent or guardian of the child objects thereto 
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    on the grounds that the administration of immunizing agents 
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    conflicts with his or her religious tenets or practices; or
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        (2) a physician employed by the parent or guardian to 
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    provide care and treatment to the child states that the 
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    physical condition of the child is such that the 
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    administration of the required immunizing agent would be 
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    detrimental to the health of the child.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2007.