Bill Text: IL SB3493 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Public Health.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3493 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB3493-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning the Department of Public Health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 5-565 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 5/5-565) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.06)
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7 | Sec. 5-565. In the the Department of Public Health.
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8 | (a) The General Assembly declares it to be the public | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | policy of this
State that all citizens of Illinois are entitled | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | to lead healthy lives.
Governmental public health has a | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | specific responsibility to ensure that a
public health system | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | is in place to allow the public health mission to be achieved. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | The public health system is the collection of public, private, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | and voluntary entities as well as individuals and informal | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | associations that contribute to the public's health within the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | State. To
develop a public health system requires certain core | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | functions to be performed by
government. The State Board of | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Health is to assume the leadership role in
advising the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Director in meeting the following functions:
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20 | (1) Needs assessment.
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21 | (2) Statewide health objectives.
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22 | (3) Policy development.
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23 | (4) Assurance of access to necessary services.
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1 | There shall be a State Board of Health composed of 20 | ||||||
2 | persons,
all of
whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with | ||||||
3 | the advice and consent of the
Senate for those appointed by the | ||||||
4 | Governor on and after June 30, 1998,
and one of whom shall be a
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5 | senior citizen age 60 or over. Five members shall be physicians | ||||||
6 | licensed
to practice medicine in all its branches, one | ||||||
7 | representing a medical school
faculty, one who is board | ||||||
8 | certified in preventive medicine, and one who is
engaged in | ||||||
9 | private practice. One member shall be a chiropractic physician. | ||||||
10 | One member shall be a dentist; one an
environmental health | ||||||
11 | practitioner; one a local public health administrator;
one a | ||||||
12 | local board of health member; one a registered nurse; one a | ||||||
13 | physical therapist; one an optometrist; one a
veterinarian; one | ||||||
14 | a public health academician; one a health care industry
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15 | representative; one a representative of the business | ||||||
16 | community; one a representative of the non-profit public | ||||||
17 | interest community; and 2 shall be citizens at large.
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18 | The terms of Board of Health members shall be 3 years, | ||||||
19 | except that members shall continue to serve on the Board of | ||||||
20 | Health until a replacement is appointed. Upon the effective | ||||||
21 | date of Public Act 93-975 (January 1, 2005) this amendatory Act | ||||||
22 | of the 93rd General Assembly , in the appointment of the Board | ||||||
23 | of Health members appointed to vacancies or positions with | ||||||
24 | terms expiring on or before December 31, 2004, the Governor | ||||||
25 | shall appoint up to 6 members to serve for terms of 3 years; up | ||||||
26 | to 6 members to serve for terms of 2 years; and up to 5 members |
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1 | to serve for a term of one year, so that the term of no more | ||||||
2 | than 6 members expire in the same year.
All members shall
be | ||||||
3 | legal residents of the State of Illinois. The duties of the | ||||||
4 | Board shall
include, but not be limited to, the following:
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5 | (1) To advise the Department of ways to encourage | ||||||
6 | public understanding
and support of the Department's | ||||||
7 | programs.
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8 | (2) To evaluate all boards, councils, committees, | ||||||
9 | authorities, and
bodies
advisory to, or an adjunct of, the | ||||||
10 | Department of Public Health or its
Director for the purpose | ||||||
11 | of recommending to the Director one or
more of the | ||||||
12 | following:
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13 | (i) The elimination of bodies whose activities
are | ||||||
14 | not consistent with goals and objectives of the | ||||||
15 | Department.
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16 | (ii) The consolidation of bodies whose activities | ||||||
17 | encompass
compatible programmatic subjects.
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18 | (iii) The restructuring of the relationship | ||||||
19 | between the various
bodies and their integration | ||||||
20 | within the organizational structure of the
Department.
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21 | (iv) The establishment of new bodies deemed | ||||||
22 | essential to the
functioning of the Department.
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23 | (3) To serve as an advisory group to the Director for
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24 | public health emergencies and
control of health hazards.
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25 | (4) To advise the Director regarding public health | ||||||
26 | policy,
and to make health policy recommendations |
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1 | regarding priorities to the
Governor through the Director.
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2 | (5) To present public health issues to the Director and | ||||||
3 | to make
recommendations for the resolution of those issues.
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4 | (6) To recommend studies to delineate public health | ||||||
5 | problems.
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6 | (7) To make recommendations to the Governor through the | ||||||
7 | Director
regarding the coordination of State public health | ||||||
8 | activities with other
State and local public health | ||||||
9 | agencies and organizations.
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10 | (8) To report on or before February 1 of each year on | ||||||
11 | the health of the
residents of Illinois to the Governor, | ||||||
12 | the General Assembly, and the
public.
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13 | (9) To review the final draft of all proposed | ||||||
14 | administrative rules,
other than emergency or peremptory | ||||||
15 | preemptory rules and those rules that another
advisory body | ||||||
16 | must approve or review within a statutorily defined time
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17 | period, of the Department after September 19, 1991 (the | ||||||
18 | effective date of
Public Act
87-633). The Board shall | ||||||
19 | review the proposed rules within 90
days of
submission by | ||||||
20 | the Department. The Department shall take into | ||||||
21 | consideration
any comments and recommendations of the | ||||||
22 | Board regarding the proposed rules
prior to submission to | ||||||
23 | the Secretary of State for initial publication. If
the | ||||||
24 | Department disagrees with the recommendations of the | ||||||
25 | Board, it shall
submit a written response outlining the | ||||||
26 | reasons for not accepting the
recommendations.
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1 | In the case of proposed administrative rules or | ||||||
2 | amendments to
administrative
rules regarding immunization | ||||||
3 | of children against preventable communicable
diseases | ||||||
4 | designated by the Director under the Communicable Disease | ||||||
5 | Prevention
Act, after the Immunization Advisory Committee | ||||||
6 | has made its
recommendations, the Board shall conduct 3 | ||||||
7 | public hearings, geographically
distributed
throughout the | ||||||
8 | State. At the conclusion of the hearings, the State Board | ||||||
9 | of
Health shall issue a report, including its | ||||||
10 | recommendations, to the Director.
The Director shall take | ||||||
11 | into consideration any comments or recommendations made
by | ||||||
12 | the Board based on these hearings.
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13 | (10) To deliver to the Governor for presentation to the | ||||||
14 | General Assembly a State Health Improvement Plan. The first | ||||||
15 | 3 such plans shall be delivered to the Governor on January | ||||||
16 | 1, 2006, January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2016 and then | ||||||
17 | every 5 years thereafter. | ||||||
18 | The Plan shall recommend priorities and strategies to | ||||||
19 | improve the public health system and the health status of | ||||||
20 | Illinois residents, taking into consideration national | ||||||
21 | health objectives and system standards as frameworks for | ||||||
22 | assessment. | ||||||
23 | The Plan shall also take into consideration priorities | ||||||
24 | and strategies developed at the community level through the | ||||||
25 | Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) and | ||||||
26 | any regional health improvement plans that may be |
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1 | developed.
The Plan shall focus on prevention as a key | ||||||
2 | strategy for long-term health improvement in Illinois. | ||||||
3 | The Plan shall examine and make recommendations on the | ||||||
4 | contributions and strategies of the public and private | ||||||
5 | sectors for improving health status and the public health | ||||||
6 | system in the State. In addition to recommendations on | ||||||
7 | health status improvement priorities and strategies for | ||||||
8 | the population of the State as a whole, the Plan shall make | ||||||
9 | recommendations regarding priorities and strategies for | ||||||
10 | reducing and eliminating health disparities in Illinois; | ||||||
11 | including racial, ethnic, gender, age, socio-economic , and | ||||||
12 | geographic disparities. | ||||||
13 | The Director of the Illinois Department of Public | ||||||
14 | Health shall appoint a Planning Team that includes a range | ||||||
15 | of public, private, and voluntary sector stakeholders and | ||||||
16 | participants in the public health system. This Team shall | ||||||
17 | include: the directors of State agencies with public health | ||||||
18 | responsibilities (or their designees), including , but not | ||||||
19 | limited to , the Illinois Departments of Public Health and | ||||||
20 | Department of Human Services, representatives of local | ||||||
21 | health departments, representatives of local community | ||||||
22 | health partnerships, and individuals with expertise who | ||||||
23 | represent an array of organizations and constituencies | ||||||
24 | engaged in public health improvement and prevention. | ||||||
25 | The State Board of Health shall hold at least 3 public | ||||||
26 | hearings addressing drafts of the Plan in representative |
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1 | geographic areas of the State.
Members of the Planning Team | ||||||
2 | shall receive no compensation for their services, but may | ||||||
3 | be reimbursed for their necessary expenses.
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4 | Upon the delivery of each State Health Improvement | ||||||
5 | Plan, the Governor shall appoint a SHIP Implementation | ||||||
6 | Coordination Council that includes a range of public, | ||||||
7 | private, and voluntary sector stakeholders and | ||||||
8 | participants in the public health system. The Council shall | ||||||
9 | include the directors of State agencies and entities with | ||||||
10 | public health system responsibilities (or their | ||||||
11 | designees), including , but not limited to , the Department | ||||||
12 | of Public Health, Department of Human Services, Department | ||||||
13 | of Healthcare and Family Services, Environmental | ||||||
14 | Protection Agency, Illinois State Board of Education, | ||||||
15 | Department on Aging, Illinois Violence Prevention | ||||||
16 | Authority, Department of Agriculture, Department of | ||||||
17 | Insurance, Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
18 | Regulation, Department of Transportation, and Department | ||||||
19 | of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Chair of the | ||||||
20 | State Board of Health. The Council shall include | ||||||
21 | representatives of local health departments and | ||||||
22 | individuals with expertise who represent an array of | ||||||
23 | organizations and constituencies engaged in public health | ||||||
24 | improvement and prevention, including non-profit public | ||||||
25 | interest groups, health issue groups, faith community | ||||||
26 | groups, health care providers, businesses and employers, |
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1 | academic institutions, and community-based organizations. | ||||||
2 | The Governor shall endeavor to make the membership of the | ||||||
3 | Council representative of the racial, ethnic, gender, | ||||||
4 | socio-economic, and geographic diversity of the State. The | ||||||
5 | Governor shall designate one State agency representative | ||||||
6 | and one other non-governmental member as co-chairs of the | ||||||
7 | Council. The Governor shall designate a member of the | ||||||
8 | Governor's office to serve as liaison to the Council and | ||||||
9 | one or more State agencies to provide or arrange for | ||||||
10 | support to the Council. The members of the SHIP | ||||||
11 | Implementation Coordination Council for each State Health | ||||||
12 | Improvement Plan shall serve until the delivery of the | ||||||
13 | subsequent State Health Improvement Plan, whereupon a new | ||||||
14 | Council shall be appointed. Members of the SHIP Planning | ||||||
15 | Team may serve on the SHIP Implementation Coordination | ||||||
16 | Council if so appointed by the Governor. | ||||||
17 | The SHIP Implementation Coordination Council shall | ||||||
18 | coordinate the efforts and engagement of the public, | ||||||
19 | private, and voluntary sector stakeholders and | ||||||
20 | participants in the public health system to implement each | ||||||
21 | SHIP. The Council shall serve as a forum for collaborative | ||||||
22 | action; coordinate existing and new initiatives; develop | ||||||
23 | detailed implementation steps, with mechanisms for action; | ||||||
24 | implement specific projects; identify public and private | ||||||
25 | funding sources at the local, State and federal level; | ||||||
26 | promote public awareness of the SHIP; advocate for the |
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1 | implementation of the SHIP; and develop an annual report to | ||||||
2 | the Governor, General Assembly, and public regarding the | ||||||
3 | status of implementation of the SHIP. The Council shall | ||||||
4 | not, however, have the authority to direct any public or | ||||||
5 | private entity to take specific action to implement the | ||||||
6 | SHIP. | ||||||
7 | (11) Upon the request of the Governor, to recommend to | ||||||
8 | the Governor
candidates for Director of Public Health when | ||||||
9 | vacancies occur in the position.
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10 | (12) To adopt bylaws for the conduct of its own | ||||||
11 | business, including the
authority to establish ad hoc | ||||||
12 | committees to address specific public health
programs | ||||||
13 | requiring resolution.
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14 | (13) (Blank). | ||||||
15 | Upon appointment, the Board shall elect a chairperson from | ||||||
16 | among its
members.
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17 | Members of the Board shall receive compensation for their | ||||||
18 | services at the
rate of $150 per day, not to exceed $10,000 per | ||||||
19 | year, as designated by the
Director for each day required for | ||||||
20 | transacting the business of the Board
and shall be reimbursed | ||||||
21 | for necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their | ||||||
22 | duties. The Board shall meet from time to time at the call of | ||||||
23 | the
Department, at the call of the chairperson, or upon the | ||||||
24 | request of 3 of its
members, but shall not meet less than 4 | ||||||
25 | times per year.
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26 | (b) (Blank).
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1 | (c) An Advisory Board on Necropsy Service to Coroners, | ||||||
2 | which shall
counsel and advise with the Director on the | ||||||
3 | administration of the Autopsy
Act. The Advisory Board shall | ||||||
4 | consist of 11 members, including
a senior citizen age 60 or | ||||||
5 | over, appointed by the Governor, one of
whom shall be | ||||||
6 | designated as chairman by a majority of the members of the
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7 | Board. In the appointment of the first Board the Governor shall | ||||||
8 | appoint 3
members to serve for terms of 1 year, 3 for terms of 2 | ||||||
9 | years, and 3 for
terms of 3 years. The members first appointed | ||||||
10 | under Public Act 83-1538 shall serve for a term of 3 years. All | ||||||
11 | members appointed thereafter
shall be appointed for terms of 3 | ||||||
12 | years, except that when an
appointment is made
to fill a | ||||||
13 | vacancy, the appointment shall be for the remaining
term of the | ||||||
14 | position vacant. The members of the Board shall be citizens of
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15 | the State of Illinois. In the appointment of members of the | ||||||
16 | Advisory Board
the Governor shall appoint 3 members who shall | ||||||
17 | be persons licensed to
practice medicine and surgery in the | ||||||
18 | State of Illinois, at least 2 of whom
shall have received | ||||||
19 | post-graduate training in the field of pathology; 3
members who | ||||||
20 | are duly elected coroners in this State; and 5 members who
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21 | shall have interest and abilities in the field of forensic | ||||||
22 | medicine but who
shall be neither persons licensed to practice | ||||||
23 | any branch of medicine in
this State nor coroners. In the | ||||||
24 | appointment of medical and coroner members
of the Board, the | ||||||
25 | Governor shall invite nominations from recognized medical
and | ||||||
26 | coroners organizations in this State respectively. Board |
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1 | members, while
serving on business of the Board, shall receive | ||||||
2 | actual necessary travel and
subsistence expenses while so | ||||||
3 | serving away from their places of residence.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-527, eff. 1-1-17; | ||||||
5 | revised 7-17-19.)
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