Aids Legislation - Illinois

LOTTERY-QUALITY OF LIFE GAME Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of Revenue to offer a special instant scratch-off game with the title of "Quality of Life", to commence on July 1, 2007 and to be discontinued on December 31, 2012. Provides that the net revenue from the game shall be deposited into the Quality of Life Endowment Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Quality of Life Board, for the purpose of HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Quality of Life Board as an advisory board within the Department of Public Health. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Quality of Life Endowment [...]

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LOTTERY-PUBLIC HEALTH-HIV/AIDS Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "aged" or "senior citizen". Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 105/3.05Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 1605/2from Ch. 120, par. 115220 ILCS 1605/20from Ch. 120, par. 1170

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HEALTH-TECH Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 405 ILCS 45/0.01from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1350Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 305/2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7302410 ILCS 305/3from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7303

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HIV TESTING Amends the School Code and the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. In a Section of the School Code involving health examinations for children, provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules specifying that testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) be included in health examinations. Requires that the parent or guardian of the child be informed that such testing will be undertaken during the health examination unless the parent or guardian declines for his or her child to be tested for HIV. Also requires that the parent or guardian of the child be provided with clear and concise information about HIV testing, including an explanation about HIV infection and the meanings of positive and negative test results. Provides that HIV testing must be incorporated into the child's general health examination procedures and forms, the record of the health examination submitted to the school must indicate only that the child was tested for HIV or not,[...]

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CD CORR-MEDICAL TEST,EDUCATION Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that upon admission of a committed person to a Department of Corrections facility as part of the prisoner's comprehensive physical examination and immediately prior to release of that person, the committed person shall be required to take tests for HIV/AIDS and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections administered by the Department. Provides that if the test result is positive, the committed person shall receive medical care for the infection paid by the Department during the committed person's incarceration. Provides that upon release of the committed person from incarceration, the costs of HIV/AIDS and MRSA treatment and counseling shall be paid by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall develop a specialized discharge plan for a committed person who tests positive for HIV/AIDS or MRSA. Provides that the Department [...]

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LOTTERY-QUALITY OF LIFE GAME Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of Revenue to offer a special instant scratch-off game with the title of "Quality of Life", to commence on July 1, 2007 and to be discontinued on December 31, 2012. Provides that the net revenue from the game shall be deposited into the Quality of Life Endowment Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Quality of Life Board, for the purpose of HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Quality of Life Board as an advisory board within the Department of Public Health. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Quality of Life Endowment [...]

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HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM Creates the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program for Department of Corrections Offenders, Significant Others, and Family Members Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Health shall jointly develop and implement an HIV/AIDS prevention education program targeted to offenders incarcerated in Department of Corrections facilities, significant others, and family members of adult and juvenile prison inmates. Provides for elements of the program and a report to the General Assembly. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires HIV testing of all inmates upon admission to and before release from a facility (rather than prior to release of inmates with a documented history of drug use and upon the written informed consent of the inmate). Deletes a provision that HIV testing and counseling is not required unless sufficient funds are appropriated for those purposes. Provides that costs of mandatory education courses taken by inmates [...]

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DPT PUB HEALTH-AIDS HIV Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that by January 1, 2008, the Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules for all health care facilities subject to licensure, certification, registration, or other regulation by the Department requiring compliance with the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. Provides that the Department shall conduct a public information campaign for health care providers not subject to regulation by the Department, including physicians, health facilities, public health departments, other public and private health care providers, laboratories, and the general public regarding the importance to the public health of conducting HIV screening in health care settings. Provides that the Department shall create and administer a training program for health care providers [...]

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CRIM CD-IMPROP USE PUBLIC FUND Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of improper use of public funds. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly misappropriates, misuses, or unlawfully withholds or converts to his or her own use or to the use of another any public funds made available through a gubernatorial or legislative member initiative. Provides that an official or employee of the State or a unit of local government who knowingly facilitates, aids, abets, assists, or participates in the misappropriation, misuse, or unlawful withholding or conversion to his or her own use or to the use of another any public funds made available through a gubernatorial or legislative member initiative also commits the offense. Provides that a person convicted of a felony violation of improper use of public funds is ineligible to receive any grant or contract from the State of Illinois. Defines "gubernatorial or legislative member initiative" and "infrastructure [...]

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CRIM CD-HIV TESTING Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the time period in which a prosecuting State's Attorney at the request of the victim must seek a court order to compel the accused to be tested for a sexually transmissible disease, including HIV, if the accused has been charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or predatory criminal sexual assault of a child is within 48 hours after the finding at the preliminary hearing that there is probable cause that the accused has committed the offense or within 48 hours after return of the indictment or within 48 hours after a finding of unfitness of the defendant to stand trial. Provides that follow-up tests shall be kept confidential and the results of the tests must be personally delivered in a sealed envelope to the defendant. Provides that the costs of the tests shall (rather than may) be taxed as costs against the accused if convicted. Effective immediately. Senate Floor [...]

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DHFS-MEDICAID-DENTAL SERVICES Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that dental services authorized under the medical assistance program include preventive, diagnostic, or corrective procedures. Provides that dental services provided to persons who are participating in education, training, or employment programs operated by the Department of Human Services must be provided by an individual licensed to practice dentistry or dental surgery; also provides that such "dental services" mean diagnostic, preventive, or corrective procedures provided by or under the supervision of a dentist in the practice of his or her profession (eliminates a reference to prosthodontics). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code with provisions similar to those of the bill as introduced, concerning medical services provided under the medical assistance program, except (1) provides that those medical services [...]

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COPPER BURGLARY Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of copper burglary. Provides that a person commits copper burglary when, without the consent of the owner, he or she knowingly enters or remains upon any premises, easement, or right-of-way with intent to steal or remove, or aid or assist in stealing or removing, any copper or copper alloy, including without limitation any wire, cable, rod, or tubing. Provides that copper burglary is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense, a Class 4 felony for a second offense, and a Class 3 felony for a third or subsequent offense. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 1 Changes the name of the offense from copper burglary to metal theft. Provides that a person commits the offense when, without the consent of the owner, he or she knowingly obtains or exerts control over property of the owner or aids or assists in obtaining or exerting control over property of the owner consisting of any ferrous or [...]

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CIRCUIT BREAKER-INCOME-DRUGS Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In connection with the pharmaceutical assistance program, provides eligibility for persons who have a maximum household income at or below 225% of the Federal Poverty Level if they qualify under certain conditions. Eliminates an Eligibility Group consisting of persons who are disabled and under age 65, or age 65 or older with incomes related to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, and who are eligible for Medicare Part D coverage. Provides that for persons who have a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS, "covered prescription drug" means those drugs covered by the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan in which the beneficiary is enrolled (eliminates a reference to drugs included in the formulary of the Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program operated by the Illinois Department of Public Health). Provides that in defining countable income for purposes of the pharmaceutical [...]

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PUB HLTH-PRENATAL HIV TESTING Amends the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act. Provides that every health care professional who provides health care services to a pregnant woman shall provide the woman with HIV counseling and perform (instead of recommend) HIV testing in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings, unless she has already received an HIV test during pregnancy or she refuses in writing to take the test. Provides that every health care professional who provides health care services to a pregnant women, prior to providing an HIV test, must provide the pregnant woman with oral or written information and inform the woman of her right to refuse the test, and, upon request, provide the woman with the necessary forms to register her refusal. Provides that every health care professional who provides health care services to a pregnant woman shall not perform [...]

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