Full Text of SB0838 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 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 Powers and | 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | 6 | | amended by adding Section 2310-399.5 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-399.5 new) | 8 | | Sec. 2310-399.5. Veterans' cancer program. | 9 | | (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other
| 10 | | available funding, shall conduct a program to promote awareness | 11 | | of cancer in veterans. The program may include, but
need not be | 12 | | limited to:
| 13 | | (1) Dissemination of information regarding the | 14 | | incidence of cancer in veterans, the risk factors | 15 | | associated with cancer, and the benefits of early detection | 16 | | and treatment.
| 17 | | (2) Promotion of information and counseling about | 18 | | treatment options.
| 19 | | (3) Establishment and promotion of referral services | 20 | | and screening
programs.
| 21 | | Beginning January 1, 2018, the program must include the | 22 | | development and
dissemination, through print and broadcast | 23 | | media, of public service
announcements that publicize the |
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| 1 | | importance of cancer screening for
veterans.
| 2 | | (b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding,
| 3 | | the Veterans' Cancer Screening Program shall be
established in | 4 | | the Department of Public Health. The Program shall apply to the | 5 | | following persons and entities:
| 6 | | (1) uninsured and underinsured veterans; and
| 7 | | (2) non-profit organizations providing assistance to | 8 | | persons described
in paragraph (1).
| 9 | | An entity funded by the Program shall coordinate with other
| 10 | | local providers of cancer screening, diagnostic, follow-up,
| 11 | | education, and advocacy services for veterans to avoid | 12 | | duplication of effort. Any
entity funded by the Program shall | 13 | | comply with any applicable State
and federal standards | 14 | | regarding cancer screening.
| 15 | | Administrative costs of the Department shall not exceed 10%
| 16 | | of the funds allocated to the Program. Indirect costs of the
| 17 | | entities funded by this Program shall not exceed 12%. The
| 18 | | Department shall define "indirect costs" in accordance with
| 19 | | applicable State and federal law.
| 20 | | An entity funded by the Program shall collect data and
| 21 | | maintain records that are determined by the Department to be
| 22 | | necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to monitor and
| 23 | | evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and the Program.
| 24 | | Commencing with the Program's second year of operation, by | 25 | | January 1, 2019 and every January 1 thereafter, the
Department | 26 | | shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and
the |
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| 1 | | Governor. The report shall describe the activities
and | 2 | | effectiveness of the Program and shall include, but not be
| 3 | | limited to, the following types of information regarding those | 4 | | served
by the Program: (i) the number; and (ii) the ethnic, | 5 | | geographic, and age breakdown.
| 6 | | The Department or an entity funded by the Program shall
| 7 | | collect personal and medical information necessary to | 8 | | administer the
Program from an individual applying for services | 9 | | under the Program.
The information shall be confidential and | 10 | | shall not be disclosed
other than for purposes directly | 11 | | connected with the administration of
the Program or except as | 12 | | otherwise provided by law or pursuant to
prior written consent | 13 | | of the subject of the information.
| 14 | | The Department or any entity funded by the program may
| 15 | | disclose the confidential information to medical personnel and | 16 | | fiscal
intermediaries of the State to the extent necessary to | 17 | | administer
the Program, and to other State public health | 18 | | agencies or medical
researchers if the confidential | 19 | | information is necessary to carry out
the duties of those | 20 | | agencies or researchers in the investigation,
control, or | 21 | | surveillance of cancer.
| 22 | | The Department shall adopt rules to implement the Veterans' | 23 | | Cancer
Screening Program in accordance with the Illinois | 24 | | Administrative
Procedure Act. |
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