(420 ILCS 40/24.5)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 24.5. Mammography installation; federal and State programs.

(a) The Agency may, with approval by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, exercise the powers, duties, and responsibilities of an accreditation body under the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992. The Agency may promulgate rules and incorporate into the rules standards that may be necessary for the Agency to qualify as an accreditation body. The Agency may, by rule, establish reasonable fees to be paid to the Agency by mammography installations for accreditation by the Agency.

(b) The Agency may implement a State program to carry out the certification program requirements provided for in the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992. The Agency may promulgate rules and enter into agreements as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The Agency may, by rule, establish reasonable fees to be paid to the Agency by mammography installations for certification by the Agency.

(Source: P.A. 94-104, eff. 7-1-05.)