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Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
Filed: 3/3/2010
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LRB096 18646 KTG 37850 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5459
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5459 on page 1, by |
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| replacing lines 13 through 23 with the following:
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| "information is completely voluntary, that registration with |
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| the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information |
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| Exchange is voluntary, that the person will remain anonymous if |
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| he or she completes a Denial of Information Exchange, and that |
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| the person has the option to provide medical information only |
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| and still remain anonymous. The information packet must include |
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| all of the following: |
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| (1) (Blank) All Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
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| Information Exchange application forms, including the |
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| Medical Information Exchange Questionnaire and the web |
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| site address and toll-free phone number of the Registry."; |
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| and
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| on page 2, line 18, by inserting before the comma the |
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| following: |
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| "of a parent"; and
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| by replacing lines 20 through 26 of page 2 and lines 1 through |
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| 13 of page 3 with the following: |
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| "Medical Information Exchange to hospitals, police stations, |
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| fire stations, and emergency medical facilities. |
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| (b) The information packet given to a relinquishing parent |
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| in accordance with this Act shall include, in addition to other |
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| information required under this Act, the following: |
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| (1) A brochure (with a self-mailer attached) that |
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| describes this Act and the rights of birth parents, |
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| including an optional section for the parent to complete |
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| and mail to the Department of Children and Family Services, |
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| that shall ask for basic anonymous background information |
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| about the relinquished child. This brochure shall be |
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| maintained by the Department on its website. |
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| (2) A brochure that describes the Illinois Adoption |
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| Registry, including a toll-free number and website |
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| information. This brochure shall be maintained on the |
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| Office of Vital Records website. |
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| (3) A brochure describing postpartum health |
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| information for the mother. |
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| The information packet shall be designed in coordination |
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| between the Office of Vital Records and the Department of |
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| Children and Family Services, with the exception of the |