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HB2386 Engrossed                     LRB093 07700 RCE 07888 b

 1        AN ACT concerning HIV/AIDS education.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.   The  Department  of  Public  Health  Act  is
 5    amended by adding Section 6.1 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 2305/6.1 new)
 7        Sec.  6.1.   HIV/AIDS  community  service  pilot program.
 8    Subject to appropriation, the  Department  of  Public  Health
 9    shall fund an HIV/AIDS community service pilot program in the
10    African-American communities of the State.  The program shall
11    contain the following components:
12        (1)  HIV  primary care to enhance and enrich the lives of
13    those infected by HIV.
14        (2)  HIV counseling and testing to provide  a  system  of
15    early  detection for HIV and to facilitate skill building for
16    behavior modification.
17        (3)  Case management services to offer  seamless  service
18    delivery for those infected by HIV.
19        (4)  Prevention  case  management  services  designed  to
20    foster  skill  building  and negotiation enrichment for those
21    impacted by HIV.
22        (5)  Street outreach services, which  is  a  Centers  for
23    Disease  Control  approved  intervention  proven to reach the
24    client at his or her level of need.   The  service  shall  be
25    facilitated  by an indigenous staff person who will offer the
26    services  of  HIV  education  and  counseling,  referral  for
27    testing, and condom distribution.