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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1304
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1304 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Act is
5 amended by changing Section 8.4 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 2305/8.4)
7 Sec. 8.4. Immunization Advisory Committee. The Director
8 of Public Health shall appoint an Immunization Advisory
9 Committee to advise the Director on immunization issues. The
10 Director shall take into consideration any comments or
11 recommendations made by the Advisory Committee. The
12 Immunization Advisory Committee shall be composed of the
13 following members with knowledge of immunization issues: a
14 pediatrician, a physician licensed to practice medicine in
15 all its branches, a family physician, an infectious disease
16 specialist from a university based center, 2 representatives
17 of a local health department, a registered nurse, a school
18 nurse, a public health provider, a public health officer or
19 administrator, a representative of a children's hospital, 2
20 representatives of immunization advocacy organizations, a
21 representative from the State Board of Education, and any
22 other individuals or organization representatives designated
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1 by the Director. A person is ineligible to serve as a member
2 of the Advisory committee if that person or his or her spouse
3 is an officer, employee, or agent of a pharmaceutical company
4 that manufactures or produces vaccines or has any direct
5 ownership or other financial interest in a pharmaceutical
6 company that manufactures or produces vaccines. Neither a
7 member of the Advisory Committee nor his or her spouse may
8 solicit or accept anything of value or any other economic
9 benefit from a pharmaceutical company that manufactures or
10 produces vaccines unless that thing of value or economic
11 benefit is offered and available generally to a physician
12 licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in
13 Illinois or to the public. An officer, employee, or his or
14 her spouse employed by a governmental or non-profit entity
15 that solicits vaccines for the governmental or non-profit
16 entity is not covered by this prohibition. The Director shall
17 designate one of the Advisory Committee members to serve as
18 the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-607, eff. 6-30-98.)
20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.".