Sen. Heather Steans
Filed: 5/4/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 404 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 404 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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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) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall 
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designate a
member of its staff to handle issues related to 
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which are not 
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currently
or adequately addressed by the 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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    the advocacy for the establishment of
COPD patient 
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    services. 
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".