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Public Act 098-0184
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Pertussis Vaccine Act is amended by changing |
Section 4 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 235/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7504)
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Sec. 4.
Every hospital in this State licensed under the |
Hospital
Licensing Act or an Act in relation to the founding |
and operation of the
University of Illinois Hospital, shall |
provide the parents or guardians of
each newborn child the |
pamphlet pursuant to Section 3 of this Act. Parents or |
guardians of a newborn child in a neonatal intensive care unit |
shall be informed about the importance of parents, guardians, |
and immediate family members being immunized against pertussis |
to minimize the chances that the disease will be communicated |
to the newborn child and shall also be informed about where |
they may obtain the appropriate vaccine.
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(Source: P.A. 85-898.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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