20 ILCS 2310/2310-399.5
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

Sec. 2310-399.5. Veterans' cancer program.(a) The Department, subject to appropriation or other  available funding, shall conduct a program to promote awareness of cancer in veterans.  The program may include, but  need not be limited to:(1) Dissemination of information regarding the     incidence of cancer in veterans, the risk factors associated with cancer, and the benefits of early detection and treatment.(2) Promotion of information and counseling about     treatment options.(3) Establishment and promotion of referral services     and screening programs.Beginning January 1, 2018, the program must include the development and  dissemination, through print and broadcast media, of public service  announcements that publicize the importance of cancer screening for  veterans.(b) Subject to appropriation or other available funding,  the Veterans' Cancer Screening Program shall be  established in the Department of Public Health. The Program shall apply to the following persons and entities:(1) uninsured and underinsured veterans; and(2) non-profit organizations providing assistance to     persons described in paragraph (1).An entity funded by the Program shall coordinate with other  local providers of cancer screening, diagnostic, follow-up,  education, and advocacy services for veterans to avoid duplication of effort.  Any  entity funded by the Program shall comply with any applicable State  and federal standards regarding cancer screening.Administrative costs of the Department shall not exceed 10%  of the funds allocated to the Program.  Indirect costs of the  entities funded by this Program shall not exceed 12%.  The  Department shall define "indirect costs" in accordance with  applicable State and federal law.An entity funded by the Program shall collect data and  maintain records that are determined by the Department to be  necessary to facilitate the Department's ability to monitor and  evaluate the effectiveness of the entities and the Program.  Commencing with the Program's second year of operation, by January 1, 2019 and every January 1 thereafter, the  Department shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and  the Governor.  The report shall describe the activities  and effectiveness of the Program and shall include, but not be  limited to, the following types of information regarding those served  by the Program: (i) the number; and (ii) the ethnic, geographic, and age breakdown.The Department or an entity funded by the Program shall  collect personal and medical information necessary to administer the  Program from an individual applying for services under the Program.  The information shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed  other than for purposes directly connected with the administration of  the Program or except as otherwise provided by law or pursuant to  prior written consent of the subject of the information.The Department or any entity funded by the program may  disclose the confidential information to medical personnel and fiscal  intermediaries of the State to the extent necessary to administer  the Program, and to other State public health agencies or medical  researchers if the confidential information is necessary to carry out  the duties of those agencies or researchers in the investigation,  control, or surveillance of cancer.The Department shall adopt rules to implement the Veterans' Cancer  Screening Program in accordance with the Illinois Administrative  Procedure Act.  (Source: P.A. 100-224, eff. 1-1-18.)