Bill Text: IL HB0679 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall develop an informational brochure relating to meningococcal disease that contains specified information. Provides that the Department shall make the brochure available on its website and shall notify every public institution of higher education in the State of the availability of the brochure. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall provide a copy of the brochure to all students and if the student is under 18 years of age, to the student's parent or guardian.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0342 [HB0679 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0679-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall develop an informational brochure relating to meningococcal disease that contains specified information. Provides that the Department shall make the brochure available on its website and shall notify every public institution of higher education in the State of the availability of the brochure. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall provide a copy of the brochure to all students and if the student is under 18 years of age, to the student's parent or guardian.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0342 [HB0679 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0679-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning 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 Communicable Disease Prevention Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 1.11 as follows:
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6 | (410 ILCS 315/1.11 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 1.11. Meningococcal disease brochure. The Department | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | of Public Health shall develop an informational brochure | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | relating to meningococcal disease that states that | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | immunizations against meningococcal disease are available. The | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Department of Public Health shall make the brochure available | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | on its website and shall notify every public institution of | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | higher education in the State of the availability of the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | brochure. Each public institution of higher education shall | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | provide a copy of the brochure to all students and if the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | student is under 18 years of age, to the student's parent or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | guardian. Such information in the brochure shall include: | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (1) the risk factors for and symptoms of meningococcal | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | disease, how it may be diagnosed, and its possible | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | consequences if untreated; | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (2) how meningococcal disease is transmitted; | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (3) the latest scientific information on meningococcal | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | disease immunization and its effectiveness, including |
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1 | information on all meningococcal vaccines receiving a | ||||||
2 | Category A or B recommendation from the Centers for Disease | ||||||
3 | Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on | ||||||
4 | Immunization Practices; | ||||||
5 | (4) a statement that any questions or concerns | ||||||
6 | regarding immunization against meningococcal disease may | ||||||
7 | be answered by contacting the individual's health care | ||||||
8 | provider; and | ||||||
9 | (5) a recommendation that the current student or | ||||||
10 | entering student receive meningococcal vaccines in | ||||||
11 | accordance with current guideline from the Centers for | ||||||
12 | Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on | ||||||
13 | Immunization Practices.
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