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91_HB1020
LRB9105160DHmg
1 AN ACT concerning health care accessibility.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Section 5-25002 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/5-25002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25002)
7 Sec. 5-25002. Classification of departments. County and
8 multiple county health departments established under this
9 Division may be classified by the Director of Public Health
10 in accordance with standards relating to programs, and
11 performance. The State Department of Public Health is
12 authorized to adopt promulgate rules and regulations setting
13 forth minimum standards for programs and performance,
14 including regulations in which the State Department of Public
15 Health shall require provision of home visitation and other
16 services for pregnant women, new mothers and infants who are
17 at risk as defined by that Department that encompass but are
18 not limited to consultation for parental and child
19 development, comprehensive health education, nutritional
20 assessment, dental health, and periodic health screening,
21 referral and follow-up; the services shall be provided
22 through programs funded by grants from the Department of
23 Public Health from appropriations to the Department for that
24 purpose. The Department is further authorized to prescribe
25 minimum qualifications for the professional, technical, and
26 administrative staff.
27 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1377; 87-395.)