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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2316
Introduced 2/14/2008, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 ILCS 5/5-25002 |
from Ch. 34, par. 5-25002 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
classification of health departments.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2316 |
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LRB095 15962 HLH 41972 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Counties Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 5-25002 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/5-25002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25002)
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| Sec. 5-25002. Classification of departments. County and
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| and multiple county
health departments established under this |
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| Division may be classified by the
Director of Public Health in |
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| accordance with standards relating to
programs, and |
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| performance. The State Department of Public Health is
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| authorized to promulgate rules and regulations setting forth |
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| minimum
standards for programs and performance, including |
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| regulations in which the
State Department of Public Health |
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| shall require provision of home
visitation and other services |
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| for pregnant women, new mothers and infants
who are at risk as |
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| defined by that Department that encompass but are not
limited |
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| to consultation for parental and child development, |
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| comprehensive
health education, nutritional assessment, dental |
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| health, and periodic
health screening, referral and follow-up; |
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| the services shall be provided
through programs funded by |
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| grants from the Department of Public Health from
appropriations |
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| to the Department for that purpose. The Department is further
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