Full Text of SB1321 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public health.
| 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 changing Section 2310-397 as follows:
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-397) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.90)
| 8 | | Sec. 2310-397. Prostate and testicular cancer program.
| 9 | | (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other
| 10 | | available funding, shall conduct a program to promote awareness | 11 | | and early
detection of prostate and testicular cancer. The | 12 | | program may include, but
need not be limited to:
| 13 | | (1) Dissemination of information regarding the | 14 | | incidence of prostate and
testicular cancer, the risk | 15 | | factors associated with prostate and testicular
cancer, | 16 | | and the benefits of early detection 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 July 1, 2004, 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 prostate cancer screening for
men over age 40.
| 2 | | (b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding,
a | 3 | | Prostate Cancer Screening Program shall be
established in the | 4 | | Department of Public Health.
| 5 | | (1) The Program shall apply to the following persons | 6 | | and entities:
| 7 | | (A) uninsured and underinsured men 50 years of age | 8 | | and older;
| 9 | | (B) uninsured and underinsured
men between 40 and | 10 | | 50 years of age who are at high
risk for prostate | 11 | | cancer, upon the advice of a physician or upon the
| 12 | | request of the patient; and
| 13 | | (C) non-profit organizations providing assistance | 14 | | to persons described
in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
| 15 | | (2) Any entity funded by the Program shall coordinate | 16 | | with other
local providers of prostate cancer screening, | 17 | | diagnostic, follow-up,
education, and advocacy services to | 18 | | avoid duplication of effort. Any
entity funded by the | 19 | | Program shall comply with any applicable State
and federal | 20 | | standards regarding prostate cancer screening.
| 21 | | (3) Administrative costs of the Department shall not | 22 | | exceed 10%
of the funds allocated to the Program. Indirect | 23 | | costs of the
entities funded by this Program shall not | 24 | | exceed 12%. The
Department shall define "indirect costs" in | 25 | | accordance with
applicable State and federal law.
| 26 | | (4) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect data |
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maintain records that are determined by the Department | 2 | | to be
necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to | 3 | | monitor and
evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and | 4 | | the Program.
Commencing with the Program's second year of | 5 | | operation, the
Department shall submit an Annual Report to | 6 | | the General Assembly and
the Governor. The report shall | 7 | | describe the activities
and effectiveness of the Program | 8 | | and shall include, but not be
limited to, the following | 9 | | types of information regarding those served
by the Program:
| 10 | | (A) the number; and
| 11 | | (B) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown . ;
| 12 | | (C) the stages of presentation; and
| 13 | | (D) the diagnostic and treatment status.
| 14 | | (5) The Department or any entity funded by the Program | 15 | | shall
collect personal and medical information necessary | 16 | | to administer the
Program from any individual applying for | 17 | | services under the Program.
The information shall be | 18 | | confidential and shall not be disclosed
other than for | 19 | | purposes directly connected with the administration of
the | 20 | | Program or except as otherwise provided by law or pursuant | 21 | | to
prior written consent of the subject of the information.
| 22 | | (6) The Department or any entity funded by the program | 23 | | may
disclose the confidential information to medical | 24 | | personnel and fiscal
intermediaries of the State to the | 25 | | extent necessary to administer
the Program, and to other | 26 | | State public health agencies or medical
researchers if the |
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| 1 | | confidential information is necessary to carry out
the | 2 | | duties of those agencies or researchers in the | 3 | | investigation,
control, or surveillance of prostate | 4 | | cancer.
| 5 | | (c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the | 6 | | Prostate Cancer
Screening Program in accordance with the | 7 | | Illinois Administrative
Procedure Act.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 93-122, 1-1-04.)
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