HB2578sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 5/5/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2578

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2578 on page 3, line 22, by changing "January" to "March"; and

by replacing lines 31 through 34 on page 21, all of page 22, and lines 1 through 29 on page 23 with the following:

"Section 95. The County Jail Act is amended by adding Section 17.10 as follows:

(730 ILCS 125/17.10 new)

Sec. 17.10. Requirements in connection with HIV/AIDS.

(a) In each county other than Cook, during the medical admissions exam, the warden of the jail, a correctional officer at the jail, or a member of the jail medical staff must provide the prisoner with appropriate written information concerning human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Department of Public Health and community-based organizations certified to provide HIV/AIDS testing must provide these informational materials to the warden at no cost to the county. The warden, a correctional officer, or a member of the jail medical staff must inform the prisoner of the option of being tested for infection with HIV by a certified local community-based agency or other available medical provider at no charge to the prisoner.

(b) In Cook County, during the medical admissions exam, an employee of the Cook County Bureau of Health Services must provide the prisoner with appropriate written information concerning human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and must also provide the prisoner with option of testing for infection with HIV or any other identified causative agent of AIDS, as well as counseling in connection with such testing. The Department of Public Health and community-based organizations certified to provide HIV/AIDS testing must provide these informational materials to the Bureau at no cost to the county. The testing provided under this subsection (b) shall be conducted by the Cook County Bureau of Health Services and shall consist of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test or any other test approved by the Department of Public Health. If the test result is positive, the Western Blot Assay or more reliable confirmatory test shall be administered.

(c) In each county, the warden of the jail must make appropriate written information concerning HIV/AIDS available to every visitor to the jail. This information must include information concerning persons or entities to contact for local counseling and testing. The Department of Public Health and community-based organizations certified to provide HIV/AIDS testing must provide these informational materials to the warden at no cost to the office of the county sheriff.

(d) Implementation of this Section is subject to appropriation.".