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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2475
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 2310/2310-433 new |
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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 designate a staff person to handle issues related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Specifies the staff person's duties. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2475 |
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LRB095 19646 BDD 45991 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State 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 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 2310-433 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-433 new) |
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| Sec. 2310-433. COPD issues. |
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| (a) The Department shall designate a
member of its staff to |
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| handle issues related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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| (COPD), which are not currently
or adequately addressed by the |
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| Department. |
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| (b) The staff person's duties must include, without |
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| limitation, the following: |
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| (1) the improvement of data-collection systems and |
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| surveillance systems with respect to COPD; |
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| (2) the increase of Department programs related to |
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| education about COPD and to the diagnosis and treatment of |
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| the disease; |
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| (3) the identification and removal of barriers to |
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| medical care, diagnostic services, and treatment of COPD; |
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| and |
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| (4) the promotion of the awareness of COPD concerns and
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