Public Act 93-0122

HB0199 Enrolled                      LRB093 04216 JAM 04261 b

    AN ACT concerning the Department of Public Health.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Department  of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code  of  Illinois  is
amended by changing Section 2310-397 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-397) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.90)
    Sec. 2310-397.  Prostate and testicular cancer program.
    (a)  The  Department,  subject  to appropriation or other
available  funding,  shall  conduct  a  program  to   promote
awareness  and  early  detection  of  prostate and testicular
cancer.  The program may include, but need not be limited to:
         (1)  Dissemination  of  information  regarding   the
    incidence  of  prostate  and  testicular cancer, the risk
    factors associated with prostate and  testicular  cancer,
    and the benefits of early detection and treatment.
         (2)  Promotion  of  information and counseling about
    treatment options.
         (3)  Establishment   and   promotion   of   referral
    services and screening programs.
    Beginning July 1, 2004,  the  program  must  include  the
development  and  dissemination,  through print and broadcast
media, of public service  announcements  that  publicize  the
importance of prostate cancer screening for men over age 40.
    (b)  Subject to appropriation or other available funding,
a  Prostate  Cancer Screening Program shall be established in
the Department of Public Health.
         (1) The Program shall apply to the following persons
    and entities:
              (A)  uninsured and underinsured men 50 years of
         age and older;
              (B)  uninsured and underinsured men between  40
         and  50  years  of  age  who  are  at  high risk for
         prostate cancer, upon the advice of a  physician  or
         upon the request of the patient; and
              (C)  non-profit     organizations     providing
         assistance to persons described in subparagraphs (A)
         and (B).
         (2)  Any   entity   funded   by  the  Program  shall
    coordinate with other local providers of prostate  cancer
    screening, diagnostic, follow-up, education, and advocacy
    services  to  avoid  duplication  of  effort.  Any entity
    funded by the Program shall comply  with  any  applicable
    State  and  federal  standards  regarding prostate cancer
    screening.
         (3)  Administrative costs of  the  Department  shall
    not  exceed  10%  of  the funds allocated to the Program.
    Indirect costs of the entities  funded  by  this  Program
    shall  not  exceed  12%.   The  Department  shall  define
    "indirect  costs" in accordance with applicable State and
    federal law.
         (4)  Any entity funded by the Program shall  collect
    data  and  maintain  records  that  are determined by the
    Department to be necessary to facilitate the Department's
    ability to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of  the
    entities  and  the Program. Commencing with the Program's
    second year of operation, the Department shall submit  an
    Annual  Report  to the General Assembly and the Governor.
    The   report   shall   describe   the   activities    and
    effectiveness  of  the Program and shall include, but not
    be  limited  to,  the  following  types  of   information
    regarding those served by the Program:
              (A)  the number;
              (B)  the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown;
              (C)  the stages of presentation; and
              (D)  the diagnostic and treatment status.
         (5)  The  Department  or  any  entity  funded by the
    Program shall collect personal  and  medical  information
    necessary  to  administer the Program from any individual
    applying for services under the Program. The  information
    shall  be  confidential  and shall not be disclosed other
    than   for   purposes   directly   connected   with   the
    administration of the  Program  or  except  as  otherwise
    provided  by  law or pursuant to prior written consent of
    the subject of the information.
         (6)  The Department or  any  entity  funded  by  the
    program  may  disclose  the  confidential  information to
    medical personnel and fiscal intermediaries of the  State
    to the extent necessary to administer the Program, and to
    other State public health agencies or medical researchers
    if the confidential information is necessary to carry out
    the  duties  of  those  agencies  or  researchers  in the
    investigation,  control,  or  surveillance  of   prostate
    cancer.
    (c)  The  Department  shall  adopt rules to implement the
Prostate Cancer Screening  Program  in  accordance  with  the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(Source:  P.A.  90-599,  eff.  1-1-99;  91-109,  eff. 1-1-00;
91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)