Chapter 20, EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-25) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.05) Sec. 2310-25. Disbursements to agencies and organizations; payments for individuals. To approve the disbursement of State and federal funds to local health authorities and to other public or private agencies and organizations for th…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-250) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.13) Sec. 2310-250. Distribution of vaccines and other medicines and products. To acquire and distribute free of charge for the benefit of citizens of the State upon request by physicians licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-252) Sec. 2310-252. Guidelines for needle disposal; education. (a) The Illinois Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, must create guidelines for the proper disposal of hypodermic syringes, needles, and ot…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-255) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.75) Sec. 2310-255. Immunization outreach programs. (a) The Illinois General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) There is a growing number of 2-year-old children who have not received the necessary childhood immunizations to …

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-256) Sec. 2310-256. Public information campaign; statewide response plans. The Department shall, whenever the State is required by the federal government to implement a statewide response plan to a national public health threat, conduct an information campaign …

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-257) Sec. 2310-257. Crisis standards of care plan. (a) The Department shall develop and implement a crisis standards of care plan as an annex to the Department of Public Health's Essential Support Function (ESF-8) Plan for Public Health and Medical Services, to…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-280) Sec. 2310-280. Clinical trials information. The Director of Public Health shall make available on the Department's website information directing citizens to publicly available information on ongoing clinical trials, and the results of completed clinical st…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-30) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.12) Sec. 2310-30. Contracts for health services and products. To enter into contracts with the Federal Government, other States, local governmental units, and other public or private agencies or organizations for the purchase, sale, or …

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-305) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.64) Sec. 2310-305. Public information campaign; brochure; shaken infant syndrome. (a) The Department may conduct an information campaign for the general public concerning the dangers of shaking infants and young children. The informati…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-306) Sec. 2310-306. Telemedicine brochure. The Department of Public Health, subject to appropriation, shall develop, publish, and disseminate a brochure to educate the general public on the use and availability in Illinois of telemedicine and the advantages of …

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-307) Sec. 2310-307. Concussion brochure. As used in this Section, "concussion" and "interscholastic athletic activity" have the meanings ascribed to those terms under Section 22-80 of the School Code. The Department shall, subject to appropriation, develop, pub…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-312) Sec. 2310-312. Multidrug-Resistant Organisms. The Department shall perform the following functions in relation to the prevention and control of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs), including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-313) Sec. 2310-313. Sepsis Review Task Force. (a) The Sepsis Review Task Force is created. The Task Force shall study sepsis early intervention and the prevention of loss of life from sepsis. The Task Force's study shall include, but not be limited to: (1) stud…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-314) Sec. 2310-314. Sepsis screening protocols. The Department shall adopt rules to implement Section 6.23a of the Hospital Licensing Act. (Source: P.A. 99-828, eff. 8-18-16.)

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-315) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.41) Sec. 2310-315. Prevention and treatment of AIDS. To perform the following in relation to the prevention and treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): (1) Establish a State AIDS Control Unit within the Department as a …

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-320) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.56) Sec. 2310-320. AIDS awareness programs and materials. (a) The Department shall include within its AIDS awareness programs and materials, information directed toward Hispanics, African Americans, and other population groups in Illin…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-321) Sec. 2310-321. Information for persons committed to the Department of Corrections and persons confined in a county jail. On the Department's official Web site, the Department shall provide Web-friendly and printer-friendly versions of educational materials…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-322) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.56a) Sec. 2310-322. AIDS awareness; senior citizens. The Department must include within its public health promotion programs and materials information targeted to persons 50 years of age and more concerning the dangers of HIV and AIDS …

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-323) Sec. 2310-323. Advisory Council on Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages. (a) Subject to appropriation, there is created the Advisory Council on Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages to advise the Department on effective prevention messages designed to educate a…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-325) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.45) Sec. 2310-325. Donors of semen for artificial insemination; AIDS test; penalty. (a) The Department shall by rule require that all donors of semen for purposes of artificial insemination be tested for evidence of exposure to human i…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-33) Sec. 2310-33. Access to patient claims and encounter data. To establish reasonable billing rates for persons requesting electronic access to patient data collected under Section 4-2 of the Illinois Health Finance Reform Act for use by a requesting entity, i…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-330) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.46) Sec. 2310-330. Sperm and tissue bank registry; AIDS test for donors; penalties. (a) The Department shall establish a registry of all sperm banks and tissue banks operating in this State. All sperm banks and tissue banks operating i…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-335) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.43) Sec. 2310-335. Alzheimer's disease; exchange of information; autopsies. (a) The Department shall establish policies, procedures, standards, and criteria for the collection, maintenance, and exchange of confidential personal and med…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-337) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.95) Sec. 2310-337. Asthma information. (a) The Department of Public Health, in conjunction with representatives of State and community based agencies involved with asthma, shall develop and implement an asthma information program targe…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-338) Sec. 2310-338. Asthma prevention and control program. (a) Subject to appropriations for this purpose, the Department shall establish an asthma prevention and control program to provide leadership in Illinois for and coordination of asthma prevention and in…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-339) Sec. 2310-339. Chronic Kidney Disease Program. (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other available funding, shall establish a Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness, Testing, Diagnosis and Treatment Program. The program may include, but is not limite…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-340) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.68) Sec. 2310-340. Bone marrow donor education. From funds made available by the General Assembly for the purpose of bone marrow donor education, the Director shall: (1) Educate residents of the State about (i) the need for bone marrow…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-341) Sec. 2310-341. Bone marrow registry inquiry; information. Because information about bone marrow donation and registration, such as "Be the Match", is important to encourage donations, the Department shall develop and disseminate information regarding a bon…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-342) Sec. 2310-342. Umbilical cord blood donations. (a) Subject to appropriations for that purpose, the Department of Public Health shall, by January 1, 2008, prepare and distribute to health and maternal care providers written publications containing standardi…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-345) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.49) Sec. 2310-345. Breast cancer; written summary regarding early detection and treatment. (a) From funds made available for this purpose, the Department shall publish, in layman's language, a standardized written summary outlining met…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-347) Sec. 2310-347. The Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Board. (a) The Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Board is created as an advisory board within the Department. Until 30 days after July 11, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 97-92), the Board may con…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-348) Sec. 2310-348. The Quality of Life Board. (a) The Quality of Life Board is created as an advisory board within the Department. The Board shall consist of 11 members as follows: 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate; one member appointed by the…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-35) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.27) Sec. 2310-35. Federal monies; indirect cost reimbursements. To accept, receive, and receipt for federal monies, for and in behalf of the State, given by the federal government under any federal law to the State for health purposes, …

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-350) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 2310-350. Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. From funds appropriated from the Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research Fun…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-351) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.91) Sec. 2310-351. Ovarian cancer; Cancer Information Service. The Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the Cancer Information Service, shall promote the services of the Cancer Information Service in relation to ovarian can…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-355) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.23) Sec. 2310-355. Cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases. To promote necessary measures to reduce the mortality from cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-360) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.80) Sec. 2310-360. Division chief of dental health. The Department shall select a division chief of dental health who shall be a dentist licensed in the United States or Canada. The division chief of dental health shall plan, direct, a…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-365) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.31b) Sec. 2310-365. Health and Hazardous Substances Registry. To require hospitals, laboratories, or other facilities in the State to report each incidence of cancer diagnosed by those hospitals, laboratories, or facilities, along with…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5) (was 20 ILCS 2310/371) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 2310-371.5. Heartsaver AED Fund; grants. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to make matching grants from the Heartsaver AED Fund, a spe…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-376) Sec. 2310-376. Hepatitis education and outreach. (a) The Illinois General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) The World Health Organization characterizes hepatitis as a disease of primary concern to humanity. (2) Hepatitis is considered a silent…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-377) Sec. 2310-377. Lupus education and outreach. (a) The Illinois General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) Lupus is a chronic, incurable auto-immune disease of unknown origin that mainly affects women of childbearing age, is difficult to diagnose…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-378) Sec. 2310-378. Wilson's disease. (a) The Illinois General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body and can cause liver disease and neurological or p…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-380) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.52) Sec. 2310-380. Prenatal transmission of HIV infection. The Department shall develop and implement a public education program to reduce the prenatal transmission of HIV infection. The program shall be targeted toward population grou…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-385) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.31a) Sec. 2310-385. Hospice care. To provide education and consultation in relation to hospice care. As used in this Section, "hospice" means a program that provides specialized care for terminally ill persons. (Source: P.A. 91-239, ef…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-394) Sec. 2310-394. Multiple sclerosis; home services. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall create a program of services for persons with multiple sclerosis to help those persons stay in their homes and out of institutions. The Department shall co…

(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…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-398) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.91) Sec. 2310-398. Prostate Cancer Research Fund; grants. From funds appropriated from the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury, the Department of Public Health shall make grants to public or priv…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-399.5) Sec. 2310-399.5. Veterans' cancer program. (a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other available funding, shall conduct a program to promote awareness of cancer in veterans. The program may include, but need not be limited to: (1) Dissemination…

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-40) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.28) Sec. 2310-40. Gifts and donations. To accept, receive, and receipt for gifts, donations, grants, or bequests for health purposes. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-400) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.83) Sec. 2310-400. Sarcoidosis. The Department shall make available, to the general public, information on the disease known as sarcoidosis. The information shall include symptoms and treatments of the disease and the address for the S…