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92_SB1151enr SB1151 Enrolled LRB9206428JMmb 1 AN ACT in relation to the repeal, deletion, and amendment 2 of certain statutory provisions. 3 WHEREAS, It is the intent of the General Assembly that 4 nothing in this Public Act shall be construed to have any 5 effect on (i) any action taken under any provision of law 6 before the repeal or deletion of the provision of law by this 7 Public Act or (ii) any right, remedy, immunity from 8 liability, right or duty of confidentiality, conveyance, or 9 legal status that was created, conferred, or imposed by any 10 provision of law before the repeal or deletion of the 11 provision of law by this Public Act; therefore 12 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 13 represented in the General Assembly: 14 Section 5. The Supported Employees Act is amended by 15 changing Section 4 as follows: 16 (5 ILCS 390/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 3904) 17 Sec. 4. The Department, working with the Departments of 18 Human Services and Public Aid, any funder or provider or 19 both, and the Interagency Committee onHandicappedEmployees 20 with Disabilities, shall seek the cooperation, assistance and 21 participation of all State agencies in the development and 22 implementation of a supported employment program.It shall23be the goal of the program to appoint a minimum of 2524supported employees to State agency positions prior to June2530, 1991.26 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.) 27 Section 10. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by 28 changing Section 4.02a as follows: 29 (20 ILCS 105/4.02a) (from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02a) SB1151 Enrolled -2- LRB9206428JMmb 1 Sec. 4.02a. Study of board and care homes. 2 (a) The Department shall conduct a study to determine 3 the need for and viability of establishing laws and 4 regulations governing board and care homes in Illinois. This 5 study shall be conducted in cooperation with the Department 6 of Public Health. 7 The Department and the Department of Public Health shall 8 conduct at least 3 public hearings on the issue of board and 9 care. Board and care legislation and policy from other 10 states shall be researched, as well as the administrative 11 structure and costs of board and care oversight. 12 (b) The Department shall submit a written report to the 13 General Assembly by April 1, 1992, summarizing its activities 14 and recommendations and the research of other states. The 15 report shall minimally include: 16 (1) The advisability of developing a system for 17 registration or licensing of board and care homes to 18 provide room, board and personal care to older persons 19 and disabled persons in Illinois. 20 (2) The definition of personal care to be used by 21 board and care homes. 22 (3) The size and composition of board and care 23 homes, such as foster care homes, and personal care 24 boarding homes, to be licensed or registered. 25 (4) The minimum qualifications and training 26 requirements for operators of board and care homes. 27 (5) The general conditions of homes to be licensed 28 or registered. 29 (6) The recommended bill of rights for persons who 30 reside in board and care homes. 31 (7) The role of the Department and the Department 32 of Public Health in licensing or registering board and 33 care homes and the role of the Long Term Care Ombudsman 34 Program. SB1151 Enrolled -3- LRB9206428JMmb 1 (8) The projected number of board and care homes 2 that would be licensed or registered and the projected 3 number of persons who may reside in board and care homes. 4 (9) The cost of licensing or registering and 5 oversight of board and care homes and the projected cost 6 of providing services to residents of board and care 7 homes. 8 (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 9 (Source: P.A. 87-162.) 10 Section 15. The Children and Family Services Act is 11 amended by changing Section 34.12 as follows: 12 (20 ILCS 505/34.12) 13 Sec. 34.12. Federal family resource and support program 14 grants. Each yearBy January 1,1994,the Department shall 15 submit an application to the Commissioner of the 16 Administration on Children, Youths, and Families under 42 17 USCA Sections 12336, 12337, and 12338 for a family resource 18 and support program grant to expand, develop, and operate a 19 network of local family resource and support programs. 20 (Source: P.A. 88-487; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.) 21 Section 25. The Export Trading Company Act is amended by 22 adding Section 8.1 as follows: 23 (20 ILCS 650/8.1 new) 24 Sec. 8.1. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2002. 25 Section 30. The Department of Public Health Powers and 26 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 27 amended by changing Sections 2310-75, 2310-275, and 2310-315 28 as follows: SB1151 Enrolled -4- LRB9206428JMmb 1 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-75) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.38) 2 Sec. 2310-75. Impact of diesel powered equipment and 3 explosives in underground coal mines. The Department shall 4 conduct a study of underground coal mines that use diesel 5 powered equipment or explosives while persons are working 6 underground. The study shall include, at a minimum, an 7 assessment of the health and safety impacts from the use of 8 those practices and equipment. The Department shall report 9 its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by no 10 later than January 1, 1986. 11 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 12 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.) 13 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-275) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.61) 14 Sec. 2310-275. Child health insurance plan study. 15 (a) The Department, in cooperation with the Department 16 of Insurance and the Department of Public Aid, shall 17 undertake a study to determine the feasibility of 18 establishing a child health insurance plan to provide primary 19 and preventive health care services for children. The study 20 shall provide an analysis of the types of health care 21 services and benefits needed, including, but not limited to, 22 well-child care, diagnosis and treatment of illness and 23 injury, prescription drugs, and laboratory services. The 24 study shall include an analysis of the cost of the plan and 25 possible sources of funding. The study shall include a 26 review of similar plans operating in other states. 27 (b) The Department shall file its report as provided in 28 Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act no later 29 than 6 months after January 1, 1992. 30 (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 31 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.) 32 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-315) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.41) SB1151 Enrolled -5- LRB9206428JMmb 1 Sec. 2310-315. Prevention and treatment of AIDS. To 2 perform the following in relation to the prevention and 3 treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): 4 (1) Establish a State AIDS Control Unit within the 5 Department as a separate administrative subdivision, to 6 coordinate all State programs and services relating to the 7 prevention, treatment, and amelioration of AIDS. 8 (2) Conduct a public information campaign for 9 physicians, hospitals, health facilities, public health 10 departments, law enforcement personnel, public employees, 11 laboratories, and the general public on acquired 12 immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and promote necessary 13 measures to reduce the incidence of AIDS and the mortality 14 from AIDS. This program shall include, but not be limited to, 15 the establishment of a statewide hotline and a State AIDS 16 information clearinghouse that will provide periodic reports 17 and releases to public officials, health professionals, 18 community service organizations, and the general public 19 regarding new developments or procedures concerning 20 prevention and treatment of AIDS. 21 (3) Establish an AIDS Advisory Council consisting of 25 22 persons appointed by the Governor, including representation 23 from public and private agencies, organizations, and 24 facilities involved in AIDS research, prevention, and 25 treatment, which shall advise the Department on the State 26 AIDS Control Plan. The terms of the initial appointments 27 shall be staggered so that 13 members are appointed for 28 2-year terms and 12 members are appointed for 4-year terms. 29 All subsequent appointments shall be for 4-year terms. 30 Members shall serve without compensation, but may be 31 reimbursed for expenses incurred in relation to their duties 32 on the Council. A Chairman and other officers that may be 33 considered necessary shall be elected from among the members. 34 Any vacancy shall be filled for the term of the original SB1151 Enrolled -6- LRB9206428JMmb 1 appointment. Members whose terms have expired may continue 2 to serve until their successors are appointed. 3 (4) Establish alternative blood test services that are 4 not operated by a blood bank, plasma center or hospital. The 5 Department shall prescribe by rule minimum criteria, 6 standards and procedures for the establishment and operation 7 of such services, which shall include, but not be limited to 8 requirements for the provision of information, counseling and 9 referral services that ensure appropriate counseling and 10 referral for persons whose blood is tested and shows evidence 11 of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or 12 other identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency 13 syndrome (AIDS). 14 (5) Establish regional and community service networks of 15 public and private service providers or health care 16 professionals who may be involved in AIDS research, 17 prevention and treatment. 18 (6) Provide grants to individuals, organizations or 19 facilities to support the following: 20 (A) Information, referral, and treatment services. 21 (B) Interdisciplinary workshops for professionals 22 involved in research and treatment. 23 (C) Establishment and operation of a statewide 24 hotline. 25 (D) Establishment and operation of alternative 26 testing services. 27 (E) Research into detection, prevention, and 28 treatment. 29 (F) Supplementation of other public and private 30 resources. 31 (G) Implementation by long-term care facilities of 32 Department standards and procedures for the care and 33 treatment of persons with AIDS and the development of 34 adequate numbers and types of placements for those SB1151 Enrolled -7- LRB9206428JMmb 1 persons. 2 (7) (Blank).Conduct a study and report to the Governor3and the General Assembly by July 1, 1988, on the public and4private costs of AIDS medical treatment, including the5availability and accessibility of inpatient, outpatient,6physician, and community support services.7 (8) Accept any gift, donation, bequest, or grant of 8 funds from private or public agencies, including federal 9 funds that may be provided for AIDS control efforts. 10 (9) Develop and implement, in consultation with the 11 Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board, standards and 12 procedures for long-term care facilities that provide care 13 and treatment of persons with AIDS, including appropriate 14 infection control procedures. The Department shall work 15 cooperatively with organizations representing those 16 facilities to develop adequate numbers and types of 17 placements for persons with AIDS and shall advise those 18 facilities on proper implementation of its standards and 19 procedures. 20 (10) The Department shall create and administer a 21 training program for State employees who have a need for 22 understanding matters relating to AIDS in order to deal with 23 or advise the public. The training shall include information 24 on the cause and effects of AIDS, the means of detecting it 25 and preventing its transmission, the availability of related 26 counseling and referral, and other matters that may be 27 appropriate. The training may also be made available to 28 employees of local governments, public service agencies, and 29 private agencies that contract with the State; in those cases 30 the Department may charge a reasonable fee to recover the 31 cost of the training. 32 (11) Approve tests or testing procedures used in 33 determining exposure to HIV or any other identified causative 34 agent of AIDS. SB1151 Enrolled -8- LRB9206428JMmb 1 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.) 2 Section 40. The Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act is 3 amended by changing Section 3 as follows: 4 (20 ILCS 2405/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3434) 5 Sec. 3. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the 6 powers and duties enumerated herein: 7 (a) To co-operate with the federal government in the 8 administration of the provisions of the federal 9 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, of the Workforce 10 Investment Act of 1998, and of the federal Social Security 11 Act to the extent and in the manner provided in these Acts. 12 (b) To prescribe and supervise such courses of 13 vocational training and provide such other services as may be 14 necessary for the habilitation and rehabilitation of persons 15 with one or more disabilities, including the administrative 16 activities under subsection (e) of this Section, and to 17 co-operate with State and local school authorities and other 18 recognized agencies engaged in habilitation, rehabilitation 19 and comprehensive rehabilitation services; and to cooperate 20 with the Department of Children and Family Services regarding 21 the care and education of children with one or more 22 disabilities. 23 (c) (Blank).To make such reports and submit such plans24to the federal government as are required by the provisions25of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and by26the rules and regulations of the federal agency or agencies27administering the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as28amended, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and the29federal Social Security Act.30 (d) To report in writing, to the Governor, annually on 31 or before the first day of December, and at such other times 32 and in such manner and upon such subjects as the Governor may SB1151 Enrolled -9- LRB9206428JMmb 1 require. The annual report shall contain (1) a statement of 2 the existing condition of comprehensive rehabilitation 3 services, habilitation and rehabilitation in the State; (2) a 4 statement of suggestions and recommendations with reference 5 to the development of comprehensive rehabilitation services, 6 habilitation and rehabilitation in the State; and (3) an 7 itemized statement of the amounts of money received from 8 federal, State and other sources, and of the objects and 9 purposes to which the respective items of these several 10 amounts have been devoted. 11 (e) (Blank).To exercise, pursuant to Section 13 of this12Act, executive and administrative supervision over all13institutions, divisions, programs and services now existing14or hereafter acquired or created under the jurisdiction of15the Department, including, but not limited to, the following:16The Illinois School for the Visually Impaired at17Jacksonville, as provided under Section 10 of this Act,18The Illinois School for the Deaf at Jacksonville, as19provided under Section 10 of this Act, and20The Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education, as21provided under Section 11 of this Act.22 (f) To establish a program of services to prevent 23 unnecessary institutionalization of persons with Alzheimer's 24 disease and related disorders or persons in need of long term 25 care who are established as blind or disabled as defined by 26 the Social Security Act, thereby enabling them to remain in 27 their own homes or other living arrangements. Such preventive 28 services may include, but are not limited to, any or all of 29 the following: 30 (1) home health services; 31 (2) home nursing services; 32 (3) homemaker services; 33 (4) chore and housekeeping services; 34 (5) day care services; SB1151 Enrolled -10- LRB9206428JMmb 1 (6) home-delivered meals; 2 (7) education in self-care; 3 (8) personal care services; 4 (9) adult day health services; 5 (10) habilitation services; 6 (11) respite care; or 7 (12) other nonmedical social services that may 8 enable the person to become self-supporting. 9 The Department shall establish eligibility standards for 10 such services taking into consideration the unique economic 11 and social needs of the population for whom they are to be 12 provided. Such eligibility standards may be based on the 13 recipient's ability to pay for services; provided, however, 14 that any portion of a person's income that is equal to or 15 less than the "protected income" level shall not be 16 considered by the Department in determining eligibility. The 17 "protected income" level shall be determined by the 18 Department, shall never be less than the federal poverty 19 standard, and shall be adjusted each year to reflect changes 20 in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers as 21 determined by the United States Department of Labor. 22 Additionally, in determining the amount and nature of 23 services for which a person may qualify, consideration shall 24 not be given to the value of cash, property or other assets 25 held in the name of the person's spouse pursuant to a written 26 agreement dividing marital property into equal but separate 27 shares or pursuant to a transfer of the person's interest in 28 a home to his spouse, provided that the spouse's share of the 29 marital property is not made available to the person seeking 30 such services. 31 The services shall be provided to eligible persons to 32 prevent unnecessary or premature institutionalization, to the 33 extent that the cost of the services, together with the other 34 personal maintenance expenses of the persons, are reasonably SB1151 Enrolled -11- LRB9206428JMmb 1 related to the standards established for care in a group 2 facility appropriate to their condition. These 3 non-institutional services, pilot projects or experimental 4 facilities may be provided as part of or in addition to those 5 authorized by federal law or those funded and administered by 6 the Illinois Department on Aging. 7 Personal care attendants shall be paid: 8 (i) A $5 per hour minimum rate beginning July 1, 9 1995. 10 (ii) A $5.30 per hour minimum rate beginning July 11 1, 1997. 12 (iii) A $5.40 per hour minimum rate beginning July 13 1, 1998. 14 The Department shall execute, relative to the nursing 15 home prescreening project, as authorized by Section 4.03 of 16 the Illinois Act on the Aging, written inter-agency 17 agreements with the Department on Aging and the Department of 18 Public Aid, to effect the following: (i) intake procedures 19 and common eligibility criteria for those persons who are 20 receiving non-institutional services; and (ii) the 21 establishment and development of non-institutional services 22 in areas of the State where they are not currently available 23 or are undeveloped. On and after July 1, 1996, all nursing 24 home prescreenings for individuals 18 through 59 years of age 25 shall be conducted by the Department. 26 The Department is authorized to establish a system of 27 recipient cost-sharing for services provided under this 28 Section. The cost-sharing shall be based upon the 29 recipient's ability to pay for services, but in no case shall 30 the recipient's share exceed the actual cost of the services 31 provided. Protected income shall not be considered by the 32 Department in its determination of the recipient's ability to 33 pay a share of the cost of services. The level of 34 cost-sharing shall be adjusted each year to reflect changes SB1151 Enrolled -12- LRB9206428JMmb 1 in the "protected income" level. The Department shall deduct 2 from the recipient's share of the cost of services any money 3 expended by the recipient for disability-related expenses. 4 The Department, or the Department's authorized 5 representative, shall recover the amount of moneys expended 6 for services provided to or in behalf of a person under this 7 Section by a claim against the person's estate or against the 8 estate of the person's surviving spouse, but no recovery may 9 be had until after the death of the surviving spouse, if any, 10 and then only at such time when there is no surviving child 11 who is under age 21, blind, or permanently and totally 12 disabled. This paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery, 13 at the death of the person, of moneys for services provided 14 to the person or in behalf of the person under this Section 15 to which the person was not entitled; provided that such 16 recovery shall not be enforced against any real estate while 17 it is occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or 18 other dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been 19 filed against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, 20 they remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of 21 the claimant to compel administration of the estate for the 22 purpose of payment. This paragraph shall not bar recovery 23 from the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of 24 the Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois 25 Public Aid Code, who precedes a person receiving services 26 under this Section in death. All moneys for services paid to 27 or in behalf of the person under this Section shall be 28 claimed for recovery from the deceased spouse's estate. 29 "Homestead", as used in this paragraph, means the dwelling 30 house and contiguous real estate occupied by a surviving 31 spouse or relative, as defined by the rules and regulations 32 of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, regardless of the 33 value of the property. 34 The Department and the Department on Aging shall SB1151 Enrolled -13- LRB9206428JMmb 1 cooperate in the development and submission of an annual 2 report on programs and services provided under this Section. 3 Such joint report shall be filed with the Governor and the 4 General Assembly on or before March 30 each year. 5 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 6 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the 7 Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of 8 Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and 9 the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research 10 Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly 11 Organization Act, and filing additional copies with the State 12 Government Report Distribution Center for the General 13 Assembly as required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the 14 State Library Act. 15 (g) To establish such subdivisions of the Department as 16 shall be desirable and assign to the various subdivisions the 17 responsibilities and duties placed upon the Department by 18 law. 19 (h) To cooperate and enter into any necessary agreements 20 with the Department of Employment Security for the provision 21 of job placement and job referral services to clients of the 22 Department, including job service registration of such 23 clients with Illinois Employment Security offices and making 24 job listings maintained by the Department of Employment 25 Security available to such clients. 26 (i) To possess all powers reasonable and necessary for 27 the exercise and administration of the powers, duties and 28 responsibilities of the Department which are provided for by 29 law. 30 (j) To establish a procedure whereby new providers of 31 personal care attendant services shall submit vouchers to the 32 State for payment two times during their first month of 33 employment and one time per month thereafter. In no case 34 shall the Department pay personal care attendants an hourly SB1151 Enrolled -14- LRB9206428JMmb 1 wage that is less than the federal minimum wage. 2 (k) To provide adequate notice to providers of chore and 3 housekeeping services informing them that they are entitled 4 to an interest payment on bills which are not promptly paid 5 pursuant to Section 3 of the State Prompt Payment Act. 6 (l) To establish, operate and maintain a Statewide 7 Housing Clearinghouse of information on available, government 8 subsidized housing accessible to disabled persons and 9 available privately owned housing accessible to disabled 10 persons. The information shall include but not be limited to 11 the location, rental requirements, access features and 12 proximity to public transportation of available housing. The 13 Clearinghouse shall consist of at least a computerized 14 database for the storage and retrieval of information and a 15 separate or shared toll free telephone number for use by 16 those seeking information from the Clearinghouse. Department 17 offices and personnel throughout the State shall also assist 18 in the operation of the Statewide Housing Clearinghouse. 19 Cooperation with local, State and federal housing managers 20 shall be sought and extended in order to frequently and 21 promptly update the Clearinghouse's information. 22 (m) To assure that the names and case records of persons 23 who received or are receiving services from the Department, 24 including persons receiving vocational rehabilitation, home 25 services, or other services, and those attending one of the 26 Department's schools or other supervised facility shall be 27 confidential and not be open to the general public. Those 28 case records and reports or the information contained in 29 those records and reports shall be disclosed by the Director 30 only to proper law enforcement officials, individuals 31 authorized by a court, the General Assembly or any committee 32 or commission of the General Assembly, and other persons and 33 for reasons as the Director designates by rule. Disclosure 34 by the Director may be only in accordance with other SB1151 Enrolled -15- LRB9206428JMmb 1 applicable law. 2 (Source: P.A. 90-365, eff. 8-10-97; 91-540, eff. 8-13-99.) 3 Section 45. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 4 changing Sections 507, 507A, 507B, 507C, 507D, 507E, 507F, 5 507G, 507H, 507I, 507J, 507K, 507M, 507N, 507O, 507P, 507R, 6 507S, 507T, 509, and 510 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 5/507) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507) 8 Sec. 507. The Department shall print on its standard 9 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 10 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Child Abuse Prevention 11 Fund created by Section 4a of "An Act creating the Department 12 of Children and Family Services, codifying its powers and 13 duties, and repealing certain Acts and Sections herein 14 named", approved June 4, 1963, as amended, he or she may do 15 so by stating the amount of such contribution (not less than 16 $1) on such return and that such contributions will reduce 17 the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 18 accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of 19 increased payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. 20 This Section shall not apply to an amended return. 21 If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions 22 made pursuant to this Section do not equal $100,000 or more, 23 the explanations and spaces for designating contributions 24 shall be removed from the individual income tax return forms 25 for the following and all subsequent years and all subsequent 26 contributions to such fund shall be refunded to the taxpayer. 27 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 28 (Source: P.A. 86-678.) 29 (35 ILCS 5/507A) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507A) 30 Sec. 507A. The Department shall print on its standard 31 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the SB1151 Enrolled -16- LRB9206428JMmb 1 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Community Health Center 2 Care Fund created by this amendatory Act of 1989, he or she 3 may do so by stating the amount of such contribution (not 4 less than $1) on such return and that such contribution will 5 reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of 6 payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount 7 of increased payment shall reduce the contribution 8 accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an amended 9 return. 10 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 11 (Source: P.A. 86-996.) 12 (35 ILCS 5/507B) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507B) 13 Sec. 507B. The Department shall print on its standard 14 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 15 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Child Care Expansion 16 Program Fund created by this amendatory Act of 1989, he or 17 she may do so by stating the amount of such contribution (not 18 less than $1) on such return and that such contributions will 19 reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of 20 payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount 21 of increased payment shall reduce the contribution 22 accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an amended 23 return. 24 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 25 (Source: P.A. 86-995.) 26 (35 ILCS 5/507C) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507C) 27 Sec. 507C. The Department shall print on its standard 28 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 29 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Youth Drug Abuse 30 Prevention Fund as authorized by this amendatory Act of 1991, 31 he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution 32 (not less than $1) on the return and that the contribution SB1151 Enrolled -17- LRB9206428JMmb 1 will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of 2 payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount 3 of increased payment shall reduce the contribution 4 accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an amended 5 return. 6 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 7 (Source: P.A. 87-342.) 8 (35 ILCS 5/507D) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507D) 9 Sec. 507D. The Department shall print on its standard 10 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 11 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Ryan White AIDS Victims 12 Assistance Fund, he or she may do so by stating the amount of 13 such contribution (not less than $1) on such return and that 14 such contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or 15 increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. 16 Failure to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce 17 the contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply to 18 an amended return. 19 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 20 (Source: P.A. 87-342.) 21 (35 ILCS 5/507E) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507E) 22 Sec. 507E. The Department shall print on its standard 23 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 24 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Assistive Technology for 25 Persons with Disabilities Fund created by this amendatory Act 26 of 1991, he or she may do so by stating the amount of that 27 contribution, which may not be less than $1, on the return 28 and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund 29 or increase the amount of payment required to accompany the 30 return. Failure to remit the appropriate increase in the 31 payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This 32 Section shall not apply to an amended return. SB1151 Enrolled -18- LRB9206428JMmb 1 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 2 (Source: P.A. 87-342.) 3 (35 ILCS 5/507F) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507F) 4 Sec. 507F. The Department shall print on its standard 5 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 6 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Domestic Violence 7 Shelter and Service Fund, he or she may do so by stating the 8 amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return 9 and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund 10 or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. 11 Failure to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce 12 the contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply 13 to an amended return. 14 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 15 (Source: P.A. 87-342.) 16 (35 ILCS 5/507G) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507G) 17 Sec. 507G. The Department shall print on its standard 18 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 19 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the United States Olympians 20 Assistance Fund created by this amendatory Act of 1991, he or 21 she may do so by stating the amount of such contribution (not 22 less than $1) on such return and that such contributions will 23 reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of 24 payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount 25 of increased payment shall reduce the contribution 26 accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an amended 27 return. 28 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 29 (Source: P.A. 87-342.) 30 (35 ILCS 5/507H) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507H) 31 Sec. 507H. The Department shall print on its standard SB1151 Enrolled -19- LRB9206428JMmb 1 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 2 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Persian Gulf Conflict 3 Veterans Fund, he or she may do so by stating the amount of 4 the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and that 5 the contributions will reduce the taxpayer's refund or 6 increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. 7 Failure to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce 8 the contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply to 9 an amended return. 10 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 11 (Source: P.A. 87-119; 87-895.) 12 (35 ILCS 5/507I) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-507I) 13 Sec. 507I. Literacy Advancement Checkoff. The 14 Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 15 form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to 16 contribute to the Literacy Advancement Fund created by this 17 amendatory Act of 1992, he or she may do so by stating the 18 amount of that contribution, which may not be less than $1, 19 on the return and that the contribution will reduce the 20 taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment required 21 to accompany the return. Failure to remit the appropriate 22 increase in the payment shall reduce the contribution 23 accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an amended 24 return. 25 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 26 (Source: P.A. 87-992.) 27 (35 ILCS 5/507J) 28 Sec. 507J. Ryan White Pediatric and Adult AIDS Fund 29 checkoff. Beginning with taxable years ending on December 31, 30 1993, the Department shall print on its standard individual 31 income tax form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer 32 wishes to contribute to the Ryan White Pediatric and Adult SB1151 Enrolled -20- LRB9206428JMmb 1 AIDS Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of 1993, he 2 or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution 3 (not less than $1) on the return and that the contribution 4 will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of 5 payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount 6 of increased payment shall reduce the contribution 7 accordingly. This Section shall not apply to any amended 8 return. 9 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 10 (Source: P.A. 88-459.) 11 (35 ILCS 5/507K) 12 Sec. 507K. Illinois Special Olympics Checkoff. Beginning 13 with taxable years ending on December 31, 1993, the 14 Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 15 form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to 16 contribute to the Illinois Special Olympics Checkoff Fund as 17 authorized by this amendatory Act of 1993, he or she may do 18 so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than 19 $1) on the return and that the contribution will reduce the 20 taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 21 accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of 22 increased payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. 23 This Section shall not apply to an amended return. 24 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 25 (Source: P.A. 88-459.) 26 (35 ILCS 5/507M) 27 Sec. 507M. Meals on Wheels Fund checkoff. If and only if 28 a tax checkoff under this Act administered by the Department 29 on Aging does not receive $100,000 by October 1, 1993, then 30 beginning with taxable years ending on December 31, 1993, the 31 Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 32 form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to SB1151 Enrolled -21- LRB9206428JMmb 1 contribute to the Meals on Wheels Checkoff Fund as authorized 2 by this amendatory Act of 1993, he or she may do so by 3 stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on 4 the return and that the contribution will reduce the 5 taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 6 accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of 7 increased payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. 8 This Section shall not apply to an amended return. 9 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 10 (Source: P.A. 88-459.) 11 (35 ILCS 5/507N) 12 Sec. 507N. Korean War Memorial Fund checkoff. The 13 Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 14 form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to 15 contribute to the Korean War Memorial Fund, as authorized by 16 this amendatory Act of 1994, he or she may do so by stating 17 the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the 18 return and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 19 refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 20 return. Failure to remit any amount of increased payment 21 shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This Section shall 22 not apply to any amended return. 23 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 24 (Source: P.A. 88-666, eff. 9-16-94.) 25 (35 ILCS 5/507O) 26 Sec. 507O. Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention Fund 27 checkoff. The Department shall print on its standard 28 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 29 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Heart Disease Treatment 30 and Prevention Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of 31 1994, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the 32 contribution (not less than $1) on the return and that the SB1151 Enrolled -22- LRB9206428JMmb 1 contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase 2 the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to 3 remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the 4 contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply to any 5 amended return. 6 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 7 (Source: P.A. 88-666, eff. 9-16-94.) 8 (35 ILCS 5/507P) 9 Sec. 507P. Hemophilia Treatment Fund checkoff. The 10 Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 11 form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to 12 contribute to the Hemophilia Treatment Fund, as authorized by 13 this amendatory Act of 1994, he or she may do so by stating 14 the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the 15 return and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 16 refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 17 return. Failure to remit any amount of increased payment 18 shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This Section shall 19 not apply to any amended return. 20 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 21 (Source: P.A. 88-666, eff. 9-16-94.) 22 (35 ILCS 5/507R) 23 Sec. 507R. Mental Health Research Fund checkoff. The 24 Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 25 form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to 26 contribute to the Mental Health Research Fund, as authorized 27 by this amendatory Act of 1997, he or she may do so by 28 stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on 29 the return and that the contribution will reduce the 30 taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 31 accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of 32 increased payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. SB1151 Enrolled -23- LRB9206428JMmb 1 This Section shall not apply to any amended return. 2 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 3 (Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97.) 4 (35 ILCS 5/507S) 5 Sec. 507S. Children's Cancer Fund checkoff. The 6 Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 7 form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to 8 contribute to the Children's Cancer Fund, as authorized by 9 this amendatory Act of 1997, he or she may do so by stating 10 the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the 11 return and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 12 refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 13 return. Failure to remit any amount of increased payment 14 shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This Section shall 15 not apply to any amended return. 16 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 17 (Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97.) 18 (35 ILCS 5/507T) 19 Sec. 507T. The American Diabetes Association checkoff. 20 The Department shall print on its standard individual income 21 tax form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes 22 to contribute to the American Diabetes Association Fund, as 23 authorized by this amendatory Act of 1997, he or she may do 24 so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than 25 $1) on the return and that the contribution will reduce the 26 taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 27 accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of 28 increased payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. 29 This Section shall not apply to any amended return. 30 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 31 (Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97.) SB1151 Enrolled -24- LRB9206428JMmb 1 (35 ILCS 5/509) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-509) 2 Sec. 509. Tax checkoff explanations. All individual 3 income tax return forms shall contain appropriate 4 explanations and spaces to enable the taxpayers to designate 5 contributions to the Child Abuse Prevention Fund,to the6Community Health Center Care Fund,to the Illinois Wildlife 7 Preservation Fund as required by the Illinois Non-Game 8 Wildlife Protection Act, to the Alzheimer's Disease Research 9 Fund as required by the Alzheimer's Disease Research Act, to 10 the Assistance to the Homeless Fund as required by this Act, 11to the Heritage Preservation Fund as required by the Heritage12Preservation Act, to the Child Care Expansion Program Fund as13required by the Child Care Expansion Program Act, to the Ryan14White AIDS Victims Assistance Fund, to the Assistive15Technology for Persons with Disabilities Fund, to the16Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund, to the United17States Olympians Assistance Fund, to the Youth Drug Abuse18Prevention Fund, to the Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans Fund,19to the Literacy Advancement Fund, to the Ryan White Pediatric20and Adult AIDS Fund, to the Illinois Special Olympics21Checkoff Fund,to the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical 22 Cancer Research Fund,to the Korean War Memorial Fund, to the23Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention Fund, to the24Hemophilia Treatment Fund, to the Mental Health Research25Fund, to the Children's Cancer Fund, to the American Diabetes26Association Fund,to the National World War II Memorial Fund, 27 and to the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and to the Meals on28Wheels Fund. Each form shall contain a statement that the 29 contributions will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase 30 the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to 31 remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the 32 contribution accordingly. 33 If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to 34 any one of the funds made under this Section do not equal SB1151 Enrolled -25- LRB9206428JMmb 1 $100,000 or more, the explanations and spaces for designating 2 contributions to the fund shall be removed from the 3 individual income tax return forms for the following and all 4 subsequent years and all subsequent contributions to the fund 5 shall be refunded to the taxpayer. 6 (Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97; 91-104, eff. 7-13-99; 7 91-107, eff. 7-13-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-833, eff. 8 1-1-01; 91-836, eff. 1-1-01.) 9 (35 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510) 10 Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The 11 Department shall determine the total amount contributed to 12 each of the following: the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the 13 Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund,the Community Health14Center Care Fund,the Assistance to the Homeless Fund, the 15 Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund,the Heritage Preservation16Fund, the Child Care Expansion Program Fund, the Ryan White17AIDS Victims Assistance Fund, the Assistive Technology for18Persons with Disabilities Fund, the Domestic Violence Shelter19and Service Fund, the United States Olympians Assistance20Fund, the Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund, the Persian Gulf21Conflict Veterans Fund, the Literacy Advancement Fund, the22Ryan White Pediatric and Adult AIDS Fund, the Illinois23Special Olympics Checkoff Fund,the Penny Severns Breast and 24 Cervical Cancer Research Fund,the Korean War Memorial Fund,25the Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention Fund, the26Hemophilia Treatment Fund, the Mental Health Research Fund,27the Children's Cancer Fund, the American Diabetes28Association Fund,the National World War II Memorial Fund, 29 and the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and the Meals on30Wheels Fund; and shall notify the State Comptroller and the 31 State Treasurer of the amounts to be transferred from the 32 General Revenue Fund to each fund, and upon receipt of such 33 notification the State Treasurer and Comptroller shall SB1151 Enrolled -26- LRB9206428JMmb 1 transfer the amounts. 2 (Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97; 91-104, eff. 7-13-99; 3 91-107, eff. 7-13-99; 91-833, eff. 1-1-01; 91-836, eff. 4 1-1-01.) 5 Section 50. The Peace Officer Firearm Training Act is 6 amended by changing Section 3 as follows: 7 (50 ILCS 710/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 517) 8 Sec. 3. The Board is charged with enforcing this Act and 9 making inspections to insure compliance with its provisions, 10 and is empowered to promulgate rules necessary for its 11 administration and enforcement. All units of government or 12 other agencies which employ or utilize peace officers shall 13 cooperate with the Board by furnishing relevant information 14 which the Board may require. The Executive Director of the 15 Board shall report annually, no later than February 1, to the 16 Board, with copies to the Governor and the General Assembly, 17The Board shall, in its annual report required by "The Civil18Administrative Code of Illinois", indicatethe results of 19 these inspections and provide other related information and 20 recommendations as it deems proper. 21 (Source: P.A. 79-652.) 22 Section 55. The Tanning Facility Permit Act is amended 23 by changing Section 83 as follows: 24 (210 ILCS 145/83) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8351-83) 25 Sec. 83. Tanning Facility Permit Fund. There is hereby 26 created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as 27 the Tanning Facility Permit Fund. All fees and fines 28 collected by the Department under this Act and any agreement 29 for the implementation of this Act and rules under Section 30 40(b) and any federal funds collected pursuant to the SB1151 Enrolled -27- LRB9206428JMmb 1 administration of this Act shall be deposited into the Fund. 2 The amount depositedcollected as feesshall be appropriated 3 by the General Assembly to the Department for the purpose of 4 conducting activities relating to tanning facilities. 5 (Source: P.A. 87-636; 87-1056.) 6 Section 60. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice 7 Act of 1994 is amended by changing Sections 15 and 16 as 8 follows: 9 (225 ILCS 115/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 7015) 10 Sec. 15. Expiration and renewal of license. The 11 expiration date and renewal period for each license or 12 certificate shall be set by rule. A veterinarian or 13 veterinary technician whose license or certificate has 14 expired may reinstate his or her license or certificate at 15 any time within 5 years after the expiration thereof, by 16 making a renewal application and by paying the required fee 17 and submitting proof of the required continuing education. 18 However, any veterinarian or veterinary technician whose 19 license or certificate expired while he or she was (1) on 20 active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or 21 called into service or training by the State militia or (2) 22 in training or education under the supervision of the United 23 States preliminary to induction into the military service, 24 may have his license or certificate renewed, reinstated, or 25 restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if within 2 26 years after termination of the service, training, or 27 education the veterinarian furnishes the Department with 28 satisfactory evidence of service, training, or education and 29 it has been terminated under honorable conditions. 30 Any veterinarian or veterinary technician whose license 31 or certificate has expired for more than 5 years may have it 32 restored by making application to the Department and filing SB1151 Enrolled -28- LRB9206428JMmb 1 acceptable proof of fitness to have the license or 2 certificate restored. The proof may include sworn evidence 3 certifying active practice in another jurisdiction. The 4 veterinarian or veterinary technician shall also pay the 5 required restoration fee and submit proof of the required 6 continuing education. If the veterinarian has not practiced 7 for 5 years or more, the Board shall determine by an 8 evaluation program established by rule, whether the 9 individual is fit to resume active status and may require the 10 veterinarian to complete a period of evaluated clinical 11 experience and may require successful completion of a 12 clinical examination. 13 (Source: P.A. 88-424.) 14 (225 ILCS 115/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7016) 15 Sec. 16. Continuing education. Proof of having met the 16 minimum requirements of continuing education as determined by 17 the Board shall be required of all license and certificate 18 renewals and restorations. Pursuant to rule, the continuing 19 education requirements may upon petition be waived in whole 20 or in part if the veterinarian or veterinary technician can 21 demonstrate that he or she had served in the Coast Guard or 22 Armed Forces, had an extreme hardship or obtained such 23 license or certification by examination or endorsement within 24 the preceding renewal period. 25 The Department shall establish by rule a means for the 26 verification of completion of the continuing education 27 required by this Section. This verification may be 28 accomplished through audits of records maintained by 29 registrants; by requiring the filing of continuing education 30 certificates with the Department; or by other means 31 established by the Department. 32 (Source: P.A. 87-546; 88-424.) SB1151 Enrolled -29- LRB9206428JMmb 1 Section 65. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 2 changing Sections 5-2.1, 10-20, 10-21, and 12-4.20a as 3 follows: 4 (305 ILCS 5/5-2.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-2.1) 5 Sec. 5-2.1. Property transfers. 6 (a) To the extent required under federal law, a person 7 shall not make or have made a voluntary or involuntary 8 assignment or transfer of any legal or equitable interests in 9 real property or in personal property, whether vested, 10 contingent or inchoate, for less than fair market value. A 11 person's interest in real or personal property includes all 12 income and assets to which the person is entitled or to which 13 the person would be entitled if the person had not taken 14 action to avoid receiving the interest. 15 (b) (Blank). 16 (c) (Blank). 17 (d) (Blank). 18 (e) (Blank).The Auditor General shall conduct a program19audit of the Illinois Department's enforcement of this20Section. The Auditor General's report of the audit shall be21filed with the Legislative Audit Commission, the Governor,22and the General Assembly. The need for any subsequent reaudit23shall be determined by the Legislative Audit Commission. Each24audit report shall include the Auditor General's findings and25recommendations concerning the need for changes in the law26concerning property transfers.27 (Source: P.A. 88-554, eff. 7-26-94; 89-21, eff. 7-1-95.) 28 (305 ILCS 5/10-20) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-20) 29 Sec. 10-20. The Illinois Department may provide by rule 30 for the establishment of a child support enforcement amnesty 31 program for responsible relatives who owe support under this 32 Article, to the extent permitted by federal law and SB1151 Enrolled -30- LRB9206428JMmb 1 regulation. The rule shall provide for the suspending of 2 specified enforcement actions, the duration of the suspension 3 period or periods, the action the responsible relative must 4 take to avoid future enforcement action, and the announcement 5 of the program. 6 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 7 (Source: P.A. 85-114; 85-115.) 8 (305 ILCS 5/10-21) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-21) 9 Sec. 10-21. The Illinois Department may provide by rule 10 for the imposition of a one-time charge of 20% of the amount 11 of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988, by 12 responsible relatives of persons receiving support services 13 under this Article X, which has accrued under a support order 14 entered by a court or administrative body of this or any 15 other State, on behalf of resident or non-resident persons. 16 The rule shall provide for notice to, and an opportunity to 17 be heard by, the responsible relative affected and any final 18 administrative decision rendered by the Department shall be 19 reviewed only under and in accordance with the Administrative 20 Review Law. No action to impose the charge shall be 21 commenced after June 30, 1993. Action under this Section 22 shall be subject to the limitations of Section 10-20 of this 23 Code. 24 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 25 (Source: P.A. 85-114.) 26 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.20a) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.20a) 27 Sec. 12-4.20a. Appointment of Executive Task Force on 28 Nursing Homes. Appoint the Executive Task Force on Nursing 29 Homes, to be composed of members of the General Assembly and 30 representatives of State agencies, local governmental units, 31 nursing home facilities, nursing home residents and the 32 general public as deemed appropriate by the Director. The SB1151 Enrolled -31- LRB9206428JMmb 1 Task Force shall conduct a study of the delivery of nursing 2 home care in this State and make to the Director such 3 recommendations as it deems necessary concerning rates 4 charged for nursing home care, reimbursements to nursing 5 homes from State funds (including, specifically, capitation 6 rates for payments to nursing homes under this Code), peer 7 review of delivery of services, and quality of care 8 assurance. No later than January 1, 1988, the Director shall 9 report the recommendations of the Task Force to the General 10 Assembly, together with any other information or 11 recommendations (including recommendations for legislation) 12 deemed appropriate by the Director. 13 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 14 (Source: P.A. 85-539.) 15 Section 70. The Elder Abuse Demonstration Project Act is 16 amended by adding Section 10.1 as follows: 17 (320 ILCS 15/10.1 new) 18 Sec. 10.1. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 19 2002. 20 Section 75. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons 21 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is 22 amended by changing Section 9.1 as follows: 23 (320 ILCS 25/9.1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 409.1) 24 Sec. 9.1. Report by Department of Revenue. The Department 25 of Revenue shall, on or before January 1, 1990, report to the 26 General Assembly on alternative methods, including 27 recommendations for legislation, for integrating the 28 provisions for pharmaceutical assistance under this Act with 29 the provisions concerning payment for prescription drugs 30 under the federal Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. SB1151 Enrolled -32- LRB9206428JMmb 1 The recommendations shall be made in view of the goal of 2 enabling Illinois residents who are eligible for Medicare 3 benefits under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to meet 4 the deductible and co-insurance requirements of the Medicare 5 Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. 6 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 7 (Source: P.A. 86-243.) 8 Section 80. The AIDS Registry Act is amended by changing 9 Sections 3 and 4 as follows: 10 (410 ILCS 310/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7353) 11 Sec. 3. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context 12 requires otherwise: 13 (a) "AIDS" means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, as 14 defined by the Centers for Disease Control or the National 15 Institutes of Health. 16 (b) (Blank)."ARC" means AIDS-related complex, as17defined by the Centers for Disease Control or the National18Institutes of Health.19 (c) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public 20 Health. 21 (d) "Director" means the Director of Public Health. 22 (Source: P.A. 85-1248.) 23 (410 ILCS 310/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7354) 24 Sec. 4. (a) The Department shall establish and maintain 25 an AIDS Registry consisting of a record of cases of AIDSand26ARCwhich occur in Illinois, and such information concerning 27 those cases as it deems necessary or appropriate in order to 28 conduct thorough and complete epidemiological surveys of AIDS 29and ARCin Illinois, and to evaluate existing control and 30 prevention measures. Cases included in the Registry shall be 31 identified by a code rather than by name. To the extent SB1151 Enrolled -33- LRB9206428JMmb 1 feasible, the Registry shall be compatible with other 2 national models so as to facilitate the coordination of 3 information with other data bases. 4 (b) To facilitate the collection of information relating 5 to cases of AIDSand ARC, the Department shall have the 6 authority to require hospitals, laboratories and other 7 facilities which diagnose such conditions to report cases of 8 AIDSand ARCto the Department, and to require the submission 9 of such other information pertaining to or in connection with 10 such reported cases as the Department deems necessary or 11 appropriate for the purposes of this Act. The Department may 12 promulgate rules or regulations specifying the types of 13 information required, requirements for follow up of patients, 14 frequency of reporting, methods of submitting such 15 information and any other details deemed by the Department to 16 be necessary or appropriate for the administration of this 17 Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to compel any 18 individual to submit to a medical examination or supervision. 19 (c) The Director shall by rule establish standards for 20 ensuring the protection of information made confidential or 21 privileged under law. 22 (Source: P.A. 85-929.) 23 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 24 July 1, 2002.