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Public Act 096-0589
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| HB0404 Enrolled |
LRB096 04419 RCE 14470 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
amended by adding Section 2310-433 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-433 new) |
Sec. 2310-433. COPD issues. |
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall |
designate a
member of its staff to handle issues related to |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which are not |
currently
or adequately addressed by the Department. |
(b) The staff person's duties must include, without |
limitation, the following: |
(1) the improvement of data-collection systems and |
surveillance systems with respect to COPD; |
(2) the increase of Department programs related to |
education about COPD and to the diagnosis and treatment of |
the disease; |
(3) the identification and removal of barriers to |
medical care, diagnostic services, and treatment of COPD; |
and |
(4) the promotion of the awareness of COPD concerns and
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