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92_HB2091
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1 AN ACT in relation to health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Lead Poisoning Prevention Act is amended
5 by adding Sections 6.3 and 14.5 as follows:
6 (410 ILCS 45/6.3 new)
7 Sec. 6.3. Physicians to screen pregnant women.
8 (a) If a physician licensed to practice medicine in all
9 its branches has occasion to examine or treat a pregnant
10 woman, the physician shall determine whether the woman has
11 been screened for lead poisoning. Except as provided in
12 subsection (c), if the woman has not been screened for lead
13 poisoning, the physician shall ensure that the woman
14 undergoes a lead blood level screening.
15 (b) If a woman screens positive for lead poisoning under
16 this Section, the physician shall warn the woman, orally and
17 in writing, of the dangers of breast feeding her infant
18 while she has lead poisoning.
19 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
20 require a woman to undergo a lead blood level screening if
21 the woman objects on the grounds that the screening conflicts
22 with her religious beliefs.
23 (410 ILCS 45/14.5 new)
24 Sec. 14.5. Reports to General Assembly. The Department
25 shall submit quarterly reports to the General Assembly
26 concerning the implementation of measures under this Act to
27 prevent and treat lead poisoning. The Department shall file
28 its first report by November 1, 2001 and shall file its
29 subsequent reports within 30 days after the end of each
30 calendar quarter.
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.