20 ILCS 2310/2310-315
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2310/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law)|Article 2310 - Department Of Public Health

 (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.41)Sec. 2310-315. Prevention and treatment of AIDS. To perform the  following in relation to the prevention and  treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS):(1) Establish a State AIDS Control Unit within the Department as  a  separate administrative subdivision, to coordinate all State  programs and services relating to the prevention, treatment, and  amelioration of AIDS.(2) Conduct a public information campaign for physicians,  hospitals, health facilities, public health departments, law enforcement  personnel, public employees, laboratories, and the general public on  acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and promote necessary measures  to reduce the incidence of AIDS and the mortality from AIDS. This program  shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of a statewide  hotline and a State AIDS information clearinghouse that will provide  periodic reports and releases to public officials, health professionals,  community service organizations, and the general public regarding new  developments or procedures concerning prevention and treatment of AIDS.(3) (Blank).(4) Establish alternative blood test services that are not  operated by a blood bank, plasma center or hospital.  The  Department shall prescribe by rule minimum criteria, standards and  procedures for the establishment and operation of such services, which shall  include, but not be limited to requirements for the provision of  information, counseling and referral services that ensure appropriate  counseling and referral for persons whose blood is tested and shows evidence of  exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other  identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).(5) Establish regional and community service networks of public  and  private service providers or health care professionals who may be involved  in AIDS research, prevention and treatment.(6) Provide grants to individuals, organizations or facilities  to support  the following:(A) Information, referral, and treatment  services.(B) Interdisciplinary workshops for professionals     involved in research and treatment.(C) Establishment and operation of a statewide     hotline.(D) Establishment and operation of alternative     testing services.(E) Research into detection, prevention, and     treatment.(F) Supplementation of other public and private     resources.(G) Implementation by long-term care facilities of     Department standards and procedures for the care and treatment of persons with AIDS and the development of adequate numbers and types of placements for those persons.(7) (Blank).(8) Accept any gift, donation, bequest, or grant of funds  from private or  public agencies, including federal funds that may be provided for AIDS control  efforts.(9) Develop and implement, in consultation with the Long-Term  Care  Facility Advisory Board, standards and procedures for long-term care  facilities that provide care and treatment of persons with AIDS, including  appropriate infection control procedures. The Department shall work  cooperatively with organizations representing those facilities to  develop  adequate numbers and types of placements for persons with AIDS and shall  advise those facilities on proper implementation of its standards  and procedures.(10) The Department shall create and administer a training  program  for State employees who have a need for understanding matters relating to  AIDS in order to deal with or advise the public. The training  shall  include information on the cause and effects of AIDS, the means of  detecting it and preventing its transmission, the availability of related  counseling and referral, and other matters that may be  appropriate.  The training may also be made available to employees of local  governments,  public service agencies, and private agencies that contract  with the State;  in those cases the Department may charge a reasonable fee to  recover the  cost of the training.(11) Approve tests or testing procedures used in determining  exposure to HIV or any other identified causative agent of AIDS.(12) Provide prescription drug benefits counseling for persons with HIV or AIDS.(13)   Continue to administer the AIDS Drug Assistance Program that provides drugs to prolong the lives of low income Persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection who are not eligible under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code for Medical Assistance, as provided under Title 77, Chapter 1, Subchapter (k), Part 692, Section 692.10  of the Illinois Administrative Code, effective August 1, 2000, except that the financial qualification for that program shall be that the anticipated gross monthly income shall be at or below  500% of the most recent Federal Poverty Guidelines published annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the size of the household. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Department of Public Health may determine the income eligibility standard for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program each year and may set the standard at more than 500% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for the size of the household, provided that moneys appropriated to the Department for the program are sufficient to cover the increased cost of implementing the higher income eligibility standard. Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. If the Department reduces the financial qualification for new applicants while allowing currently enrolled individuals to remain on the program, the Department shall maintain a waiting list of applicants who would otherwise be eligible except that they do not meet the financial qualifications.  Upon determination that program finances are adequate, the Department shall permit qualified individuals who are on the waiting list to enroll in the program.(14) In order to implement the provisions of Public Act 95-7, the Department must expand HIV testing in health care settings where undiagnosed individuals are likely to be identified. The Department must purchase rapid HIV kits and make grants for technical assistance, staff to conduct HIV testing and counseling, and related purposes. The Department must make grants to (i) facilities serving patients that are uninsured at high rates, (ii) facilities located in areas with a high prevalence of HIV or AIDS, (iii) facilities that have a high likelihood of identifying individuals who are undiagnosed with HIV or AIDS, or (iv) any combination of items (i), (ii), and (iii). (Source: P.A. 97-74, eff. 6-30-11.)