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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: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2310-685. Cytomegalovirus public education. | ||||||
| 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; and | ||||||
| 22 | (5) available preventive measures to avoid the | ||||||
| 23 | infection of women who are pregnant or may become pregnant. | ||||||
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| 1 | (c) The Department shall publish the information required | ||||||
| 2 | under subsection (b) on its Internet website. | ||||||
| 3 | (d) The Department shall publish information to: | ||||||
| 4 | (1) educate women who may become pregnant, expectant | ||||||
| 5 | parents, and parents of infants about CMV; and | ||||||
| 6 | (2) raise awareness of CMV among health care providers | ||||||
| 7 | who provide care to expectant mothers or infants. | ||||||
| 8 | (e) The Department may solicit and accept the assistance of | ||||||
| 9 | any relevant medical associations or community resources, | ||||||
| 10 | including faith-based resources, to promote education about | ||||||
| 11 | CMV under this Section. | ||||||
| 12 | (f) If a newborn infant fails the 2 initial hearing | ||||||
| 13 | screenings in the hospital, then the hospital performing that | ||||||
| 14 | screening shall provide to the parents of the newborn infant | ||||||
| 15 | information regarding: (i) birth defects caused by congenital | ||||||
| 16 | CMV; (ii) testing opportunities and options for CMV, including | ||||||
| 17 | the opportunity to test for CMV before leaving the hospital; | ||||||
| 18 | and (iii) early intervention services. Health care providers | ||||||
| 19 | may use the materials developed by the Department for | ||||||
| 20 | distribution to parents of newborn infants.
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