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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4488 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel J. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Chronic Kidney Disease Program.
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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 changing Section 2310-339 as follows: |
7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-339) |
8 | | Sec. 2310-339. Chronic Kidney Disease Program. |
9 | | (a) The The Department, subject to appropriation or other |
10 | | available funding, shall establish a Chronic Kidney Disease |
11 | | Awareness, Testing, Diagnosis and Treatment Program. The |
12 | | program may include, but is not limited to:
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13 | | (1) Dissemination of information regarding the |
14 | | incidence of chronic kidney disease, the risk factors |
15 | | associated with chronic kidney disease, and the benefits of |
16 | | early testing, diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney |
17 | | disease.
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18 | | (2) Promotion information and counseling about |
19 | | treatment options.
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20 | | (3) Establishment and promotion of referral services |
21 | | and testing programs.
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22 | | (4) Development and dissemination, through print and |
23 | | broadcast media, of public service announcements that |
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1 | | publicize the importance of awareness, testing, diagnosis |
2 | | and treatment of chronic kidney disease.
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3 | | (b) Any entity funded by the Program shall coordinate with |
4 | | other local providers of chronic kidney disease testing, |
5 | | diagnostic, follow-up, education, and advocacy services to |
6 | | avoid duplication of effort. Any entity funded by the Program |
7 | | shall comply with any applicable State and federal standards |
8 | | regarding chronic kidney disease testing.
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9 | | (c) Administrative costs of the Department shall not exceed |
10 | | 10% of the funds allocated to the Program. Indirect costs of |
11 | | the entities funded by this Program shall not exceed 12%. The |
12 | | Department shall define "indirect costs" in accordance with |
13 | | applicable State and federal law.
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14 | | (d) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect data and |
15 | | maintain records that are determined by the Department to be |
16 | | necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to monitor and |
17 | | evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and the Program. |
18 | | Commencing with the Program's second year of operation, the |
19 | | Department shall submit an annual report to the General |
20 | | Assembly and the Governor. The report shall describe the |
21 | | activities and effectiveness of the Program and shall include, |
22 | | but is not limited to, the following types of information |
23 | | regarding those persons served by the Program: (i) the number, |
24 | | (ii) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown, (iii) the |
25 | | stages of progression, and (iv) the diagnostic and treatment |
26 | | status.
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1 | | (e) The Department or any entity funded by the Program |
2 | | shall collect personal and medical information necessary to |
3 | | administer the Program from any individual applying for |
4 | | services under the Program. The information shall be |
5 | | confidential and shall not be disclosed other than for purposes |
6 | | directly connected with the administration of the Program or as |
7 | | otherwise provided by law or pursuant to prior written consent |
8 | | of the subject of the information.
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9 | | (f) The Department or any entity funded by the Program may |
10 | | disclose the confidential information to medical personnel and |
11 | | fiscal intermediaries of the State to the extent necessary to |
12 | | administer the Program, and to other State public health |
13 | | agencies or medical researchers if the confidential |
14 | | information is necessary to carry out the duties of those |
15 | | agencies or researchers in the investigation, control, or |
16 | | surveillance of chronic kidney disease.
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17 | | (g) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the |
18 | | Program in accordance with the Illinois Administrative |
19 | | Procedure Act.
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20 | | (Source: P.A. 94-81, eff. 1-1-06.)
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