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1		AN ACT concerning public health.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The HIV/AIDS Registry Act is amended by changing
5		Section 4 as follows:
6		(410 ILCS 310/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7354)
7		Sec. 4. (a) The Department shall establish and maintain an
8		HIV/AIDS Registry consisting of a record of all cases of HIV
9		and AIDS which occur in Illinois, and such information
10		concerning those cases as it deems necessary or appropriate in
11		order to conduct thorough and complete epidemiological surveys
12		of HIV and AIDS in Illinois, and to evaluate existing control
13		and prevention measures. Notwithstanding any other provision
14		of this subsection (a), the information concerning those cases
15		included in the Registry shall include all CD4 test results,
16		including counts and percentages of any value, and HIV viral
17		load test results, both detectable and undetectable. Cases
18		included in the Registry shall be identified by a code rather
19		than by name. To the extent feasible, the Registry shall be
20		compatible with other national models so as to facilitate the
21		coordination of information with other data bases.
22		(b) To facilitate the collection of information relating to
23		cases of HIV and AIDS, the Department shall have the authority

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1		to require hospitals, laboratories and other facilities which
2		diagnose such conditions to report cases of HIV and AIDS to the
3		Department or a local health authority if the local health
4		authority serves a population of over 1,000,000 citizens or if
5		the local health authority has been designated by the
6		Department to collect such information, and to require the
7		submission of such other information pertaining to or in
8		connection with such reported cases as the Department deems
9		necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Act,
10		including all CD4 and HIV viral load test results for those
11		cases included in the Registry. The Department may promulgate
12		rules or regulations specifying the types of information
13		required, requirements for follow up of patients, frequency of
14		reporting, methods of submitting such information and any other
15		details deemed by the Department to be necessary or appropriate
16		for the administration of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall
17		be construed to compel any individual to submit to a medical
18		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. 94-102, eff. 1-1-06.)