HB4560enr 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4560 Enrolled LRB093 17890 DRJ 43573 b

AN ACT concerning public health.

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

Section 5. The Poison Control System Act is amended by adding Section 13 as follows:

(410 ILCS 47/13 new)

Sec. 13. Funding; study. To ensure the stability of funding for the Illinois Poison Control System, the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a formula that sets State goals for funding the System. As part of the study, the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board shall consider the adoption of a formula of funding for the Illinois Poison Control System that establishes a minimum threshold of funding set on a per capita basis. Also, as part of the study, the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board shall consider the feasibility of implementing a separate source of funding for the Illinois Poison Control System separate from the General Revenue Fund. The Department of Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board shall complete the study by December 31, 2005 and shall present their findings to the Illinois General Assembly for its consideration.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.