Chapter 410 — PUBLIC HEALTH

(410 ILCS 450/10) Sec. 10. Lyme Disease Prevention, Detection, and Outreach Program. (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a Lyme Disease Prevention, Detection, and Outreach Program. The Department shall continue to study the population of ticks carrying Lyme diseas…

(410 ILCS 450/15) Sec. 15. Lyme Disease Task Force; duties; members. (a) The Department shall establish the Lyme Disease Task Force to advise the Department on disease prevention and surveillance and provider and public education relating to the disease. (b) The Task Force shall …

(410 ILCS 450/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) Lyme disease, a bacterial disease transmitted by infected ticks, was first recognized in the United States in 1975 after a mysterious outbreak of arthritis near Old Lyme, Connecticut. Si…

(410 ILCS 450/70) Sec. 70. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing Section 2310-390. (Source: P.A. 100-1137, eff. 1-1-19.)

(410 ILCS 450/75) Sec. 75. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-1137, eff. 1-1-19; text omitted.)

(410 ILCS 455/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act. (Source: P.A. 101-107, eff. 1-1-20.)

(410 ILCS 455/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Director" means the Director of Public Health. "Program" means the Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Program established under this Act. (Source: P.A. 101-10…

(410 ILCS 455/15) Sec. 15. Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Director shall establish a Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Program. (b) The purpose of the Program is to promote public awareness of Parkins…

(410 ILCS 455/20) Sec. 20. Informational booklet. (a) The Department, in consultation with the Midwest Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association, any public or private university medical school that the Director deems useful, including, but not limited to, Loyola Medi…

(410 ILCS 455/25) Sec. 25. Rules. The Director shall adopt rules to effectuate the purposes of this Act. (Source: P.A. 101-107, eff. 1-1-20.)

(410 ILCS 455/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the following: (1) Parkinson's disease is a debilitating, painful, and incurable neurological disorder of unknown origin that disrupts and can end the lives of those who suffer from it. (2) Parkinson's disease causes d…

(410 ILCS 460/131-1) Sec. 131-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(410 ILCS 460/131-10) Sec. 131-10. Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program. The Department shall establish a grant program for the purpose of providing for the prevention, care, and treatment of sickle cell disease and for educational programs concerning the disease. …

(410 ILCS 460/131-15) Sec. 131-15. Grants; eligibility standards. (a) The Department shall do the following: (1)(A) Develop application criteria and standards of eligibility for groups or organizations who apply for funds under the program. (B) Make available grants to groups and…

(410 ILCS 460/131-20) Sec. 131-20. Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund. (a) The Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and for no other purpose. The Fund shall be administered by …

(410 ILCS 460/131-25) Sec. 131-25. Study. (a) Before July 1, 2022, and on a biennial basis thereafter, the Department, with the assistance of: (1) the Center for Minority Health Services; (2) health care providers that treat individuals with sickle cell disease; (3) individuals d…

(410 ILCS 460/131-30) Sec. 131-30. Implementation subject to appropriation. Implementation of this Act is subject to appropriation. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(410 ILCS 460/131-5) Sec. 131-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Program" means the Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(410 ILCS 460/131-90) Sec. 131-90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; text omitted.)

(410 ILCS 460/999-99) Sec. 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(410 ILCS 465/1) Sec. 1. Short title; references to Act. (a) This Act may be cited as the Tracking Infectious Cases Knowledgeably Act. (b) This Act may be referred to as the TICK Act. (Source: P.A. 104-53, eff. 8-1-25.)

(410 ILCS 465/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Alpha-gal syndrome" or "AGS" means an acquired delayed-type allergic reaction to a sugar molecule called alpha-galactose (alpha-gal), which is typically caused by the bite of an infected lone star tick and can cause serious, p…

(410 ILCS 465/15) Sec. 15. Alpha-gal syndrome education. The Department of Public Health shall provide educational materials regarding alpha-gal syndrome data on its website where applicable. The Department of Public Health shall undertake an awareness and education campaign for …

(410 ILCS 465/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious and potentially life-threatening allergic condition that can occur after a tick bite. AGS is named for a molecule, known as alpha-gal or the Galili antigen, that is found in m…

(410 ILCS 465/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 104-53, eff. 8-1-25.)

(410 ILCS 501/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Access to Public Health Data Act. (Source: P.A. 103-423, eff. 1-1-24.)

(410 ILCS 501/10) Sec. 10. Access to public health data; certified local health departments; safeguards. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and F…

(410 ILCS 501/15) Sec. 15. Data use agreements. A disclosing State department and the requesting certified local health department shall enter into a data use agreement to ensure appropriate, effective, and efficient use of data obtained under this Act by the certified local heal…

(410 ILCS 501/20) Sec. 20. Latest available data. The Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must provide the latest available data for each certified local health department within 120 business days aft…

(410 ILCS 501/25) Sec. 25. Rules. The Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-423, eff. 1-1-24.)

(410 ILCS 501/5) Sec. 5. Definition. In this Act, "public health data" includes, but is not limited to, birth and death certificate data, hospital discharge data, adverse pregnancy outcomes reporting system (APORS) data, cancer registry data, syndromic surveillance data, and pres…

(410 ILCS 501/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-423, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(410 ILCS 501/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-423, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(410 ILCS 501/995) Sec. 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or d…

(410 ILCS 501/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024. (Source: P.A. 103-423, eff. 1-1-24.)

(410 ILCS 503/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative Act. (Source: P.A. 91-750, eff. 1-1-01.)

(410 ILCS 503/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Arthritis" means any of the more than 130 types of arthritis and rheumatic diseases. "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Director" means the Director of Public Health. "Initiative" means the arthritis quality …

(410 ILCS 503/15) Sec. 15. Initiative. (a) Subject to appropriation for this purpose, the Director shall establish an arthritis quality of life initiative in the Department. The purpose of the initiative is to promote (i) public awareness about arthritis, (ii) options for prevent…

(410 ILCS 503/30) Sec. 30. Rules. The Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this Act. (Source: P.A. 91-750, eff. 1-1-01.)

(410 ILCS 503/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Arthritis is the most common, physically disabling, and costly chronic disease in the United States; it affects 14.5% of the population or more than 40,000,000 Americans of all ages. …

(410 ILCS 505/0.01) (from Ch. 31, par. 40) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Autopsy Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(410 ILCS 505/1) (from Ch. 31, par. 41) Sec. 1. a. "Physician" means any person authorized to practice medicine in all its branches in accordance with the Medical Practice Act of 1987, as amended, and wherever possible, such "Physician" shall be one having special training in pat…

(410 ILCS 505/2) (from Ch. 31, par. 42) Sec. 2. Any physician may perform an autopsy upon the body of a decedent; provided, a. he has a written authorization from the decedent (or from an agent of the decedent as authorized by the decedent under the Powers of Attorney for Health …

(410 ILCS 505/3) (from Ch. 31, par. 43) Sec. 3. The authorized personnel of a hospital or other qualified personnel selected by a physician may assist a physician performing an autopsy. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2996.)

(410 ILCS 505/4) (from Ch. 31, par. 44) Sec. 4. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to a case of death without attendance by a physician, where the decedent was under treatment by a duly authorized practitioner of a recognized church or religious denomination which relies …

(410 ILCS 505/5) (from Ch. 31, par. 45) Sec. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to contravene or supersede the provisions of "An Act to revise the law in relation to coroners", approved February 6, 1874, as amended. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2996.)

(410 ILCS 510/0.01) (from Ch. 144, par. 1550) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cadaver Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(410 ILCS 510/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1551) Sec. 1. Superintendents of penitentiaries, houses of correction and bridewells, hospitals, state charitable institutions and county homes, coroners, sheriffs, jailors, funeral directors and all other state, county, town and city officers…

(410 ILCS 510/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 1552) Sec. 2. Any physician or surgeon licensed in Illinois, or any medical college or school, or other institution of higher science education or school of mortuary science, public or private, before receiving any dead body under this Act, sh…

(410 ILCS 510/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 1553) Sec. 3. Any officer refusing to deliver the remains or body of any deceased person when demanded in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a petty offense; and for a third offense, or any offense thereafter, the p…