Bill Text: IL HB0299 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the HIV/AIDS Registry Act to provide that the information concerning those cases included in the HIV/AIDS Registry shall include all CD4 and HIV viral load test results.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0550 [HB0299 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0299-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-0550 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning public health.
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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 HIV/AIDS Registry Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 4 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 310/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7354)
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Sec. 4. (a) The Department shall establish and maintain an | ||||
HIV/AIDS
Registry consisting of a record of all cases of HIV | ||||
and
AIDS which
occur in Illinois, and such information | ||||
concerning those cases as it deems
necessary or appropriate in | ||||
order to conduct thorough and complete
epidemiological surveys | ||||
of HIV and AIDS in
Illinois, and to evaluate existing control | ||||
and prevention measures. Notwithstanding any other provision | ||||
of this subsection (a), the information concerning those cases | ||||
included in the Registry shall include all CD4 test results, | ||||
including counts and percentages of any value, and HIV viral | ||||
load test results, both detectable and undetectable; provided, | ||||
however, that hospitals and laboratories may only be required | ||||
to report such test results for tests performed on or after 90 | ||||
days after the date that the Department furnishes an electronic | ||||
method for the reporting of such results to the Department and | ||||
only if a hospital or laboratory has an electronic health | ||||
record that enables the hospital or laboratory to identify HIV | ||||
patients. Until electronic laboratory reporting is | ||
established, hospitals and laboratories shall continue to | ||
report cases of HIV and AIDS in Illinois in accordance with the | ||
administrative rules adopted by the Department that are in | ||
effect on May 1, 2011. Cases
included in the Registry shall be | ||
identified by a code rather than by name.
To the extent | ||
feasible, the Registry shall be compatible with other
national | ||
models so as to facilitate the coordination of information with | ||
other
data bases.
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(b) To facilitate the collection of information relating to | ||
cases of HIV and
AIDS, the Department shall have the authority | ||
to
require hospitals, laboratories and other facilities which | ||
diagnose
such conditions to report cases of HIV and AIDS to the | ||
Department or a local health authority if the local health | ||
authority serves a population of over 1,000,000 citizens or if | ||
the local health authority has been designated by the | ||
Department to collect such information,
and to require the | ||
submission of such other information pertaining to or in
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connection with such reported cases as the Department deems | ||
necessary or
appropriate for the purposes of this Act, | ||
including all CD4 and HIV viral load test results for those | ||
cases included in the Registry. The Department may promulgate
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rules or regulations specifying the types of information | ||
required,
requirements for follow up of patients, frequency of | ||
reporting, methods of
submitting such information and any other | ||
details deemed by the Department
to be necessary or appropriate | ||
for the administration of this Act. Nothing
in this Act shall | ||
be construed to compel any individual to submit to a
medical | ||
examination or supervision.
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(c) The Director shall by rule establish standards for | ||
ensuring the
protection of information made confidential or | ||
privileged under law.
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(Source: P.A. 94-102, eff. 1-1-06.)
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