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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
| 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
| 6 | | amended by adding Section 2310-685 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2310-685. Cytomegalovirus public education program. |
| 9 | | (a) In this Section: |
| 10 | | "CMV" means cytomegalovirus. |
| 11 | | "Health care provider" means any physician, hospital |
| 12 | | facility, or other
person that is licensed or otherwise |
| 13 | | authorized to deliver health care
services. |
| 14 | | (b) The Department shall develop or approve and publish |
| 15 | | informational materials for women who may become pregnant, |
| 16 | | expectant parents, and parents of infants regarding: |
| 17 | | (1) the incidence of CMV; |
| 18 | | (2) the transmission of CMV to pregnant women and women |
| 19 | | who may become pregnant; |
| 20 | | (3) birth defects caused by congenital CMV; |
| 21 | | (4) methods of diagnosing congenital CMV; |
| 22 | | (5) available preventive measures to avoid the |
| 23 | | infection of women who are pregnant or may become pregnant; |
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| 2 | | (6) treatment options available for children born with |
| 3 | | congenital CMV. |
| 4 | | (c) The Department shall publish the information required |
| 5 | | to be published under subsection (b) on its Internet website. |
| 6 | | The Department may not charge a fee for physical copies of the |
| 7 | | materials. The Department shall provide appropriate quantities |
| 8 | | of the materials to any person upon request. |
| 9 | | (d) The Department shall establish an outreach program to: |
| 10 | | (1) educate women who may become pregnant, expectant |
| 11 | | parents, and parents of infants about CMV; and |
| 12 | | (2) raise awareness of CMV among health care providers |
| 13 | | who provide care to expectant mothers or infants. |
| 14 | | (e) The Department may solicit and accept the assistance of |
| 15 | | any relevant medical associations or community resources, |
| 16 | | including faith-based resources, to promote education about |
| 17 | | CMV under this Section. |
| 18 | | (f) If a newborn infant fails the 2 initial hearing |
| 19 | | screenings in the hospital, then the hospital performing that |
| 20 | | screening shall provide to the parents of the newborn infant |
| 21 | | information regarding: (i) birth defects caused by congenital |
| 22 | | CMV; (ii) testing opportunities and options for CMV, including |
| 23 | | the opportunity to test for CMV before leaving the hospital; |
| 24 | | and (iii) available early intervention services. The |
| 25 | | Department shall develop or approve materials for parents |
| 26 | | described in this subsection (d) and post the materials on its |