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91_SB0685
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1 AN ACT regarding treatment of prostate cancer.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5 amended by changing Section 55.90 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 2310/55.90)
7 Sec. 55.90. Prostate and testicular cancer awareness
8 program.
9 (a) The Department of Public Health, subject to
10 appropriation or other available funding, shall conduct a
11 program to promote awareness and early detection of prostate
12 and testicular cancer. The program may include, but need not
13 be limited to:
14 (1) dissemination of information regarding the
15 incidence of prostate and testicular cancer, the risk
16 factors associated with prostate and testicular cancer,
17 and the benefits of early detection and treatment;
18 (2) promotion of information and counseling about
19 treatment options; and
20 (3) establishment and promotion of referral
21 services and screening programs.
22 (b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding,
23 a Prostate Cancer Screening Program shall be established in
24 the Department of Public Health.
25 (1) The Program shall apply to the following persons
26 and entities:
27 (A) uninsured and underinsured men 50 years of
28 age and older;
29 (B) uninsured and underinsured men between 40
30 and 50 years of age who are at high risk for
31 prostate cancer, upon the advice of a physician or
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1 upon the request of the patient; and
2 (C) non-profit organizations providing
3 assistance to persons described in subparagraphs (A)
4 and (B).
5 (2) Any entity funded by the Program shall
6 coordinate with other local providers of prostate cancer
7 screening, diagnostic, followup, education, and advocacy
8 services to avoid duplication of effort. Any entity
9 funded by the Program shall comply with any applicable
10 State and federal standards regarding prostate cancer
11 screening.
12 (3) Administrative costs of the Department shall
13 not exceed 10% of the funds allocated to the Program.
14 Indirect costs of the entities funded by this Program
15 shall not exceed 12%. The Department shall define
16 "indirect costs" in accordance with applicable State and
17 federal law.
18 (4) Any entity funded by the Program shall collect
19 data and maintain records that are determined by the
20 Department to be necessary to facilitate the Department's
21 ability to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the
22 entities and the Program. Commencing with the Program's
23 second year of operation, the Department shall submit an
24 Annual Report to the General Assembly and the Governor.
25 The report shall describe the activities and
26 effectiveness of the Program and shall include, but not
27 be limited to, the following types of information
28 regarding those served by the Program:
29 (A) the number;
30 (B) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown;
31 (C) the stages of presentation; and
32 (D) the diagnostic and treatment status.
33 (5) The Department or any entity funded by the
34 Program shall collect personal and medical information
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1 necessary to administer the Program from any individual
2 applying for services under the Program. The
3 information shall be confidential and shall not be
4 disclosed other than for purposes directly connected with
5 the administration of the Program or except as otherwise
6 provided by law or pursuant to prior written consent of
7 the subject of the information.
8 (6) The Department or any entity funded by the
9 program may disclose the confidential information to
10 medical personnel and fiscal intermediaries of the State
11 to the extent necessary to administer the Program, and to
12 other State public health agencies or medical researchers
13 if the confidential information is necessary to carry out
14 the duties of those agencies or researchers in the
15 investigation, control, or surveillance of prostate
16 cancer.
17 (c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
18 Prostate Cancer Screening Program in accordance with the
19 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-599, eff. 1-1-99.)