Chapter 410 — PUBLIC HEALTH

(410 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8053) Sec. 3. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall establish a downstate health care program as a component of primary care development. The Department shall create a Center for Rural Health to coordinate programs and activities w…

(410 ILCS 65/3.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8053.1) Sec. 3.1. Southern Illinois University shall expand its focus on rural health care as a component of health professions education programs on its several campuses, including, but not limited to, its programs in medicine, nursing, …

(410 ILCS 65/3.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8053.2) Sec. 3.2. The University of Illinois shall expand its focus on enrolling, training, and graduating primary care physicians, particularly family physicians. Both the undergraduate programs and the postgraduate Family Practice Resid…

(410 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8054) Sec. 4. The Center shall have the authority: (a) To assist rural communities and communities in designated shortage areas by providing technical assistance to community leaders in defining their specific health care needs and identify…

(410 ILCS 65/4.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8054.1) Sec. 4.1. The Center may make grants under a Community Health Center Program ("Program") to assist existing community health centers and to encourage the development of new community health centers in designated shortage areas. Gr…

(410 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8055) Sec. 5. The Department shall establish a downstate health demonstration grant program, funded from appropriations available for such purpose, to initiate innovative proposals to respond to access problems in medically underserved rura…

(410 ILCS 65/5.5) Sec. 5.5. Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund. (a) The Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys from fees and gifts, grants, or donations made to the Center for Rural Health shall be deposited into the Fund. Su…

(410 ILCS 66/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Community Health Center Expansion Act. (Source: P.A. 92-88, eff. 7-18-01.)

(410 ILCS 66/10) Sec. 10. Grants. (a) The Department shall establish a community health center expansion grant program and may make grants to eligible community providers subject to appropriations for that purpose. The grants shall be for the purpose of (i) establishing new commu…

(410 ILCS 66/10.5) Sec. 10.5. Sustainability funding. Sustaining funds shall be available to grantees under Section 10 that have met the initial proposed project objectives and can demonstrate continued financial need. These funds shall be provided by the Department for a 3-year …

(410 ILCS 66/15) Sec. 15. Eligibility for grant. To be eligible for a grant under this Act, a recipient must be a community provider as defined in Section 5 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 92-88, eff. 7-18-01.)

(410 ILCS 66/20) Sec. 20. Use of grant moneys. A recipient of a grant under this Act may use the grant moneys to do any one or more of the following: (1) Purchase equipment. (2) Acquire a new physical location for the purpose of delivering primary health care services. (3) Hire a…

(410 ILCS 66/25) Sec. 25. Reporting. Within 60 days after the first and second years of a grant under this Act, the grant recipient must submit a progress report to the Department. The Department may assist each grant recipient in meeting the goals and objectives stated in the or…

(410 ILCS 66/30) Sec. 30. Rules; public comment. (a) The Department shall adopt rules and regulations it deems necessary for the efficient administration of this Act. (b) The rules shall provide for a 30-day general public comment period. Notification of a 30-day general public c…

(410 ILCS 66/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Community health center site" means a new physical site where a community health center will provide primary health care services either to a medically underserved population or area or to the uninsured population of this State. …

(410 ILCS 66/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-88, eff. 7-18-01.)

(410 ILCS 67/5-1) Sec. 5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Community Health Worker Certification and Reimbursement Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(410 ILCS 67/5-10) Sec. 5-10. Community health worker training. (a) Community health workers shall be provided with multi-tiered academic and community-based training opportunities that lead to the mastery of community health worker core competencies. (b) For academic-based train…

(410 ILCS 67/5-15) Sec. 5-15. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21. Repealed by P.A. 102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)

(410 ILCS 67/5-17) Sec. 5-17. Community Health Workers Review Board. (a) A Community Health Workers Review Board shall be established to advise the Department of Public Health as it seeks to develop an Illinois Community Health Worker Certification Program. The scope includes rul…

(410 ILCS 67/5-20) Sec. 5-20. Reimbursement. Community health worker services shall be covered under the medical assistance program, subject to appropriation, for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall dev…

(410 ILCS 67/5-23) Sec. 5-23. Certification. Certification shall not be required for employment of community health workers. Noncertified community health workers may be employed through funding sources outside of the medical assistance program. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.…

(410 ILCS 67/5-25) Sec. 5-25. Rules. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(410 ILCS 67/5-5) Sec. 5-5. Definition. In this Act, "community health worker" means a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the community health worker to serve a…

(410 ILCS 67/999-99) Sec. 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(410 ILCS 68/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safe and Hygienic Bed Act. (Source: P.A. 91-164, eff. 7-16-99.)

(410 ILCS 68/10) Sec. 10. Label required. All bedding which is manufactured, renovated, sanitized, sold, or distributed within the State must bear a clear and conspicuous label that states whether the bedding is made from all new materials or is made in whole or in part from seco…

(410 ILCS 68/15) Sec. 15. Registration required. All manufacturers, renovators, rebuilders, repairers, and sanitizers whose work products may be sold to retailers, wholesalers, or consumers within the State of Illinois shall register with the Department on or before January 1 of …

(410 ILCS 68/20) Sec. 20. Use of secondhand material. Every manufacturer, renovator, rebuilder, repairer, or sanitizer of used bedding shall remove the outer fabric, the inner foam, the pad, any other fabric, and any other textile product, material, or component and shall inspect…

(410 ILCS 68/25) Sec. 25. Use of new material. Every manufacturer, renovator, rebuilder, repairer, and sanitizer shall inspect all new material for soiling, malodor, and pest infestation prior to use, sale, or distribution of the article. If any new material appears to be soiled,…

(410 ILCS 68/30) Sec. 30. Rules. The Department shall promulgate administrative rules necessary to implement, interpret, and make specific the provisions of this Act, including but not limited to rules concerning labels, registration, sanitation, and fees. Rules concerning labels…

(410 ILCS 68/35) Sec. 35. Violation. Any person who violates any provision of this Act or the rules promulgated under this Act shall be guilty of a business offense punishable by a fine of $10,000 and shall be guilty of committing an unlawful act or practice pursuant to Section 2…

(410 ILCS 68/40) Sec. 40. Nuisance; injunction. Violation of Section 20 or Section 25 of this Act is declared a public nuisance inimical to the public health and welfare. The Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurs may, in addition to …

(410 ILCS 68/45) Sec. 45. Severability. If any provision of this Act or the application of this Act to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provisi…

(410 ILCS 68/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the State of Illinois. "Bedding" means any mattress, box spring, foundation, or studio couch made in whole or part from new or secondhand fabric, filling material, or other …

(410 ILCS 68/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 91-164, eff. 7-16-99; text omitted.)

(410 ILCS 68/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-164, eff. 7-16-99.)

(410 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-1) Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act". (Source: P.A. 85-577.)

(410 ILCS 70/10) Sec. 10. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program. (a) The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program is established within the Office of the Attorney General. (b) By March 1, 2019, the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program shall develop and make available to hospitals 2…

(410 ILCS 70/10-1) Sec. 10-1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-674, eff. 11-30-21. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-23.)

(410 ILCS 70/15) Sec. 15. Qualified medical provider list; Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner qualifications. (a) The Office of the Attorney General shall maintain a list of qualified medical providers, which includes health care professionals who …

(410 ILCS 70/1a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-1a) Sec. 1a. Definitions. (a) In this Act: "Acute sexual assault" means a sexual assault that has recently occurred. For patients under the age of 13, "acute sexual assault" means a sexual assault that has occurred within the past 72 ho…

(410 ILCS 70/1a-1) Sec. 1a-1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-23.)

(410 ILCS 70/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2) Sec. 2. Hospital and approved pediatric health care facility requirements for sexual assault plans. (a) Every hospital required to be licensed by the Department pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act, or operated under the University …

(410 ILCS 70/2-1) Sec. 2-1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-23.)

(410 ILCS 70/2.05) Sec. 2.05. Department requirements. (a) The Department shall periodically conduct on-site reviews of approved sexual assault treatment plans with hospital and approved pediatric health care facility personnel to ensure that the established procedures are being …

(410 ILCS 70/2.05-1) Sec. 2.05-1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-674, eff. 11-30-21. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-23.)

(410 ILCS 70/2.06) Sec. 2.06. Consent to jurisdiction. (a) A pediatric health care facility that submits a plan to the Department for approval under Section 2 or an out-of-state hospital that submits an areawide treatment plan in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 5.4 cons…

(410 ILCS 70/2.06-1) Sec. 2.06-1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-674, eff. 11-30-21. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-23.)

(410 ILCS 70/2.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2.1) Sec. 2.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-1106, eff. 1-1-23. Repealed by P.A. 104-386, eff. 1-1-26.)