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91_HB2735
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1 AN ACT concerning atherosclerosis.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Atherosclerosis Prevention Act.
6 Section 5. Program. The Department of Public Health
7 shall establish a program for the prevention of
8 atherosclerosis and the reduction of disability and death
9 from the disease. The program shall encourage and assist in
10 the development of research, education, and preventive
11 services and activities under public and voluntary auspices
12 directed toward the prevention and elimination of
13 atherosclerosis.
14 Section 10. Advisory committee. The Director of Public
15 Health shall appoint an Atherosclerosis Advisory Committee
16 consisting of 11 members to establish guidelines and
17 standards for the implementation of this Act. Each member
18 shall hold office for a term of 4 years after the date of his
19 or her appointment and until a successor is appointed and
20 qualified, except that the terms of the members first taking
21 office shall expire, as designated at the time of
22 appointment, as follows: 2 at the end of the first year; 3 at
23 the end of the second year; 3 at the end of the third year;
24 and 3 at the end of the fourth year. Any person appointed to
25 fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term
26 for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be
27 appointed for the remainder of the term. The Committee shall
28 meet as frequently as it deems necessary, but not less than
29 once each year. The Committee members shall receive no
30 compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses
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1 incurred in carrying out their duties as members of the
2 Committee.
3 Section 15. Duties. The Department of Public Health,
4 with the advice of the Atherosciorosis Advisory Committee,
5 shall do all of the following:
6 (1) Develop standards for determining eligibility
7 for support of research, education, and prevention
8 activities.
9 (2) Assist in the development and expansion of
10 programs for research in the causes and cures of
11 atherosclerosis, including medical procedures and
12 techniques that have a lifesaving effect in the care and
13 treatment of persons suffering from the disease.
14 (3) Assist in expanding resources for research and
15 medical care in the cardiovascular disease field.
16 (4) Establish or cause to be established, through
17 its own resources or by contract or otherwise, with other
18 agencies or institutions, facilities and systems for
19 early detection of persons with heart disease or
20 conditions that might lead to heart disease and for
21 referral to those persons' physicians or other
22 appropriate resources for care.
23 (5) Institute and carry on educational programs
24 among physicians, hospitals, public health departments,
25 and the public concerning atherosclerosis, including the
26 dissemination of information and the conducting of
27 educational programs concerning the prevention of
28 atherosclerosis and the methods for the care and
29 treatment of persons suffering from the disease.