Sen. Heather Steans

Filed: 5/4/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 404

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 404 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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 2310-433 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-433 new)
8     Sec. 2310-433. COPD issues.
9     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
10 designate a member of its staff to handle issues related to
11 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which are not
12 currently or adequately addressed by the Department.
13     (b) The staff person's duties must include, without
14 limitation, the following:
15         (1) the improvement of data-collection systems and
16     surveillance systems with respect to COPD;

 

 

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1         (2) the increase of Department programs related to
2     education about COPD and to the diagnosis and treatment of
3     the disease;
4         (3) the identification and removal of barriers to
5     medical care, diagnostic services, and treatment of COPD;
6     and
7         (4) the promotion of the awareness of COPD concerns and
8     the advocacy for the establishment of COPD patient
9     services.
 
10     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11 becoming law.".