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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart D - HEARING AID DISPENSER EXAMINATION › Section 682.420 - Examination: Written and Practical

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The examination shall consist of written and practical tests
				  administered by the Department or its authorized designee. The examinations
				  given, both written and practical, shall be the Uniform Written and Practical
				  Examinations for Hearing Instrument Dispensers from the International Institute
				  for Hearing Instrument Studies, International Hearing Society (IIHIS, IHS), or
				  an examination approved, developed or sanctioned by the Department that meets
				  the criteria in subsections (a) and (b). These tests shall be administered at
				  least four times during a calendar year.
a) The written examination shall cover those
				areas of knowledge specified in Section 9 of the Act. A minimum passing grade,
				for the written examination, shall be 70 percent on each section of the written
				examination.
1) An applicant who fails the
				written examination may retake the examination. The examination fee shall be
				paid for each administration of the examination.
2) An individual candidate may take the
				written examination no more than twice in any consecutive 12-month
				period.
3) The fee for the written
				examination shall be $200 per candidate per administration of the
				examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart D - HEARING AID DISPENSER EXAMINATION › Section 682.430 - Notification of Examination Results

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The Department will issue a written notification of
				  examination results within 60 days after the examination date to all persons
				  who take either the written or practical hearing instrument dispenser
				  examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart D - HEARING AID DISPENSER EXAMINATION › Section 682.450 - Examination Due Process

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The results of a practical examination may be appealed to the
				  Board. The Board shall only hear an appeal for the most recent practical
				  examination taken at a scheduled board meeting. The appeal should be addressed
				  to the Chairman of the Board via the Department. The appellant shall indicate
				  the nature of the complaint and document the reasons for the complaint. A
				  majority of the Board shall recommend one of the following: that the complaint
				  is not valid; that a passing grade be awarded; or that the appellant may retake
				  the examination at no cost.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart E - ETHICAL PRACTICE › Section 682.510 - Advertising or Promotion

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a)
				Licensed hearing instrument dispensers/audiologists who possess a doctor's
				degree or possess any degree or title that contains the word "doctor" shall
				indicate, in any advertisement regarding their qualifications, the abbreviation
				for that degree or title and the area of study for which the degree or title
				"doctor" was given.
b) Licensed
				hearing instrument dispensers/audiologists advertising in the State of Illinois
				relative to hearing instruments shall indicate a company name, permanent
				business address (place of business), and telephone number in the
				advertisement.
c) Advertising a
				price for a "used" or "reconditioned" hearing instrument without indicating
				that the advertised price is for a "used" or "reconditioned" hearing instrument
				is prohibited.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart F - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 682.600 - Administrative Hearings

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All administrative hearings shall be conducted in accordance
				  with Sections 18 and 21 of the Act and the Department's Practice and Procedures
				  in Administrative Hearings. Final decisions by the Director relating to
				  disciplinary proceedings shall be transmitted to the Attorney General,
				  appropriate professional association, the news media, the employer of the
				  person subject to the discipline, the hearing instrument licensure bodies and
				  Attorneys General of states bordering the State of Illinois and the Hearing Aid
				  Industry Council.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart F - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 682.610 - Disciplinary Action

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Disciplinary actions by the Department shall be in the
				  following order of severity: letter of reprimand, probation, suspension of
				  license, denial of license or revocation of license. The severity of the
				  disciplinary action shall be determined by the number of violations which have
				  occurred; previous disciplinary actions which have been taken against a
				  licensed Hearing Instrument Dispenser; conviction of the licensed Hearing
				  Instrument Dispenser, for felonies or misdemeanors involving fraud or
				  dishonesty, especially those convictions which are related to Hearing
				  Instrument dispensing; the effect of the violation on a consumer versus a
				  non-consumer related violation; and the licensed Hearing Instrument Dispenser's
				  degree of cooperation in resolving a complaint which is a violation. The
				  Department, with the approval of the Board, may impose a fine not to
				  exceed$1000plus costs for the first violation and not to exceed$5000plus costs
				  for each subsequent violation of this Act, and the rules promulgated hereunder,
				  on any person or entity described in this Act. Such fine may beimposedas an
				  alternative to any other disciplinary measure, except for probation. The
				  imposition by the Department of a fine for any violationdoesnot bartheviolation
				  from being alleged in subsequent disciplinary proceedings. Such fine shall be
				  deposited in the Fund. (Section 18 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart F - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 682.620 - Restoration of Revoked or Suspended Hearing Instrument Dispenser Licenses

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Persons whose Hearing Instrument Dispenser Licenses have been
				  suspended or revoked may petition the Board for restoration of the
				  license.
a) The applicant shall
				specify the reasons for the restoration of the Hearing Instrument
				License.
b) The applicant shall
				affirm, by signature and date, that during the period that the Hearing
				Instrument License was revoked or suspended, the applicant has not pleaded nolo
				contendere or been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor under the laws of the
				United States, any state or territory; been disciplined by another governmental
				or professional association for actions which involve fraud or dishonesty; is
				not subject to any currently effective injunctive or restrictive order as a
				result of the aforementioned actions; and has not engaged in Hearing Instrument
				dispensing activities as described in Section 5 and Section 3(j) of the
				Act.
c) The Board and Department
				shall be guided in the restoration of the Hearing Instrument License, by the
				nature of the actions which caused the Hearing Instrument License to be
				suspended or revoked. The standards by which the Board shall be guided in its
				recommendation for the restoration of a Hearing Instrument License shall be as
				follows:
1) the number of violations which
				resulted in the revocation or suspension;
2) previous disciplinary actions which have
				been ordered against the petitioner;
3) conviction of the petitioner for felonies
				or misdemeanors involving fraud or dishonesty, during the period of revocation
				or suspension;
4) evidence of
				Hearing Instrument dispensing after Hearing Instrument License revocation or
				suspension;
5) the effect of the
				violations, which resulted in the suspension or revocation, on consumers;
				and
6) settlement of all consumer
				claims against the petitioner.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart G - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 682.700 - Continuing Education

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The continuing education requirements under the Act are
				  established by the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Board and located in
				  the Hearing Aid Consumer Protection Continuing Education Requirements (77 Ill.
				  Adm. Code 3000).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 684 - ILLINOIS EYEGLASSES AND SUNGLASSES FRAMES AND LENSES ACT › Section 684.10 - Minimum Regulations

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a) The
			 minimum rules and regulations pursuant to the Illinois Eyeglasses and
			 Sunglasses Frames and Lenses Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 1211/2, Par. 345-348)
			 shall be the Federal Food and Drug Administration Regulation found at
			 21 CFR
			 801.410, as amended.
b) Copies of
			 21 CFR
			 801.410 shall be on file with the Department
			 of Public Health and available therefrom.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart A - APPLICABILITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 685.10 - Applicability

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The Child Vision and Hearing Test Act authorizes the
				  Department to administer a program of vision screening services for Illinois
				  children. These rules apply to vision screening services required under the
				  Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart A - APPLICABILITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 685.20 - Definitions

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As used in this Part, the terms defined in this Section shall
				  have the meanings ascribed to them herein.
"Act" means the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act [410 ILCS
				  205 ].
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
				  Health.
"Eye doctor" means a physician licensed to practice medicine
				  in all its branches and specializing in diseases of the eye or a licensed
				  optometrist.
"Vision Screening Services" means ongoing community education
				  programs covering the following topics: identification, prevention, causes,
				  nature and effects of vision impairments. Such programs utilize program
				  planning, management, evaluation and reporting, procedures for detecting
				  possible abnormalities of the visual system, referral, and
				  follow-up.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR VISION SCREENING › Section 685.100 - Instrumentation

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Instruments for screening pre-school age children are those
				  which measure distance visual acuity. Instruments for screening school age
				  children are those which are capable of measuring the following:
a) Visual acuity
b) Hyperopia
c) Muscle balance
d) Optional tests
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR VISION SCREENING › Section 685.110 - Frequency of Screening

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a) Vision
				screening services shall be provided annually for:
1) All preschool children 3 years of age (or
				older) in any public or private educational program or licensed child-care
				facility.
2) All school age
				children who are in kindergarten, second and eighth grades; in all special
				education classes; referred by teachers; and transfer students. Vision
				screening is recommended in grades 4, 6, 10 and 12. Such screening services
				shall be provided in all public, independent, private and parochial
				schools.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR VISION SCREENING › Section 685.115 - Pass/Fail and Referral Criteria

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Pass/fail criteria shall refer to the initial screening test.
				  Referral criteria shall refer to the rescreening test. Pass/fail and referral
				  criteria are identical standards as presented below:
a) School age children:
1) Massachusetts Battery of tests:
A) Phoria near and far:
i) For children in first grade, target
				alignment outside a defined area for both near and far modes constitutes a
				failure.
ii) For children in second
				grade and above, target alignment outside a defined area for either near or far
				modes constitutes a failure.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR VISION SCREENING › Section 685.120 - Referral

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a) A vision
				diagnostic examination must be immediately recommended in written form to
				parents or guardians of all children who meet referral criteria as a result of
				vision screening, including observation, instrument screening, or
				monitoring.
b) The screening entity
				or its designee shall initiate recommendations for a diagnostic examination and
				shall coordinate those activities necessary to complete the diagnostic
				examination and treatment management of the child suspect of a vision
				impairment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR VISION SCREENING › Section 685.130 - Screening Battery for School Age Children

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The screening battery for school age children, grades 1 - 12,
				  shall consist of:
a) Observation of
				the child (appearance, behavior, complaint).
b) Stereoscopic instrument screening using
				the Massachusetts Battery of tests presented in the following order:
1) A test for muscle balance (phoria) at near
				and far points, in the binocular mode;
2) A test for visual acuity at far point, in
				the monocular mode; and
3) A test
				for excessive farsightedness (hyperopia) at far point, in the monocular
				mode.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR VISION SCREENING › Section 685.140 - Screening Battery for Preschool Children and Difficult to Test Children

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The screening battery for preschool children, three years and
				  older, and Kindergarten grade children shall consist of:
a) Observation of the child (appearance,
				behavior, complaint).
b) Instrument
				screening using any one of the following tests:
1) Stereoscopic instrument screening using
				the Michigan Preschool Test at far point.
2) Stereoscopic instrument screening using
				the HOTV test at far point.
3)
				Distance instrument screening using the Good-Lite Insta-Line crowded HOTV
				test.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR VISION SCREENING › Section 685.150 - Screening Battery for Children Wearing Glasses or Contact Lenses

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a) The screening
				battery for children wearing glasses shall consist of:
1) Observation (appearance, behavior, and
				complaint);
2) Inspection of the
				lenses and frames for problems; and
3) Determination of the child's last visit to
				an eye doctor.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart C - STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL PROVIDING VISION SCREENING SERVICES › Section 685.230 - Personnel

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Vision screening services shall be provided by a vision
				  technician certified by the Department. Any person with a high school education
				  or its equivalent who is working in or supervising, or has a definite
				  commitment to work in or supervise, a vision screening program may apply for
				  training. The screening program must be for the identification of vision
				  problems in preschool and school age children.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart C - STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL PROVIDING VISION SCREENING SERVICES › Section 685.240 - Training for Vision Screening Technicians

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a) The Department shall provide or authorize
				a training course to prepare persons to qualify for a vision screening services
				certificate.
b) The vision training
				course shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics: vision
				conservation for children, anatomy and the vision process, diseases and
				disorders of the eye, vision screening, the difficult to test child, referral
				and follow-up procedures, and establishing, managing and evaluating a vision
				conservation program. The training course shall also include laboratory
				practice, practicum experience, and a written examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart C - STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL PROVIDING VISION SCREENING SERVICES › Section 685.250 - Application for Training and Certification

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Applicants for training and certification shall complete and
				  submit, to the Department, the Application for Training and Certification
				  Form.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart C - STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL PROVIDING VISION SCREENING SERVICES › Section 685.260 - Certification of Vision Screening Technicians

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a) The Department shall issue a certificate
				after the training participant:
1) Submits
				the training and certification fees as required in Section
				685.320;
2) Fully attends all portions of the training
				course;
3) Obtains a score of 80
				percent or better on the written examination; and
4) Demonstrates proficiency during a vision
				training practicum.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart C - STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL PROVIDING VISION SCREENING SERVICES › Section 685.270 - Recertification of Vision Screening Technicians

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a) The vision screening technician
				certificate shall be valid for three years.
b) The Department shall send expiration and
				renewal notices to certified persons no later than 60 days before the
				expiration date of the certificate. Such notices shall be sent to the last
				known address of the person to whom the certificate was issued.
c) The following items shall be submitted to
				the Department for certification renewal and shall be post-marked no later than
				30 days prior to the expiration date of the certificate:
1) a completed Certificate Renewal
				Form;
2) the renewal fee, as
				required in Section
				685.320; and
3) Documentation of satisfactory completion
				of a recertification workshop provided or authorized by the Department, or a
				study project provided by the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart C - STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL PROVIDING VISION SCREENING SERVICES › Section 685.280 - Lapsed Certificate

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a) Any
				certificate not renewed prior to its expiration date shall be deemed lapsed and
				shall be null and void.
b) Any
				certificate lapsed for a period of less than 2 years may be renewed by
				completing the recertification requirement and paying the fees as required in
				Section
				685.320.
c) Any certificate lapsed for a period of two
				years or more may be renewed by meeting the application, training and
				certification requirements of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 685 - VISION SCREENING › Subpart D - FEE STRUCTURE › Section 685.320 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall implement the following fee
				  structure:
a) Applicants shall be
				required to pay to the Department, or its designee, a fee for attending a
				training course. The fee for training shall not exceed the actual cost of
				training. Failure to appear for training on the scheduled date, at the time and
				place specified, after the applicant's application and fee for training has
				been received and acknowledged by the Department or the authorized training
				entity, shall result in forfeiture of the fee. No additional fee, beyond the
				training fee, is required for initial certification.
b) The recertification fee is $30 every three
				years.
c) The fee for the issuance
				of a replacement certificate or a certificate with a change of name or address,
				other than at renewal time, is $10. No fee is required for name or address
				change on Department records when no duplicate or replacement certificate is
				issued.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.20 - Incorporated and Referenced Materials

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a) The following federal statute is
			 referenced in this Part:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
				(HIPAA) (42 U.S.C.
				1320d-2)
b) The following Illinois statutes are
			 referenced in this Part:
1) Hospital Licensing
			 Act [210 ILCS 85 ]
2) Immunization
			 Data Registry Act [410 ILCS 527 ]
3) Nursing Home Care Act [210 ILCS 45
			 ]
4) ID/DD Community Care Act [210
			 ILCS 47 ]
5) Illinois Health
			 Statistics Act [410 ILCS 520 ]
6)
			 Medical Studies Act [735 ILCS 5/8-2100 ]
7) Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act
			 [210 ILCS 9 ]
8) Community Living
			 Facilities Act [210 ILCS 35 ]
9)
			 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013 [210 ILCS 49 ]
10) MC/DD Act [210 ILCS 46 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.30 - Registry Development and Purposes

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a)
The Department may develop and
			 maintain an immunization data registry to collect, store, analyze, release, and
			 report immunization data.
(Section 10(a) of the Act)
b) The Registry is accessible only to users
			 who have completed a user agreement and are approved by the Department for
			 access. Enrolled health providers can submit and obtain immunization
			 information for patients, including tracking and recall. Patient information is
			 confidential and available only to authorized users.
c)
Data in the
Registry
may be used only for the following purposes:
1)
To ensure that necessary
			 immunizations are provided and over-immunization is avoided
;
2)
To assess immunization coverage
			 rates
;
3)
To
			 determine areas of under-immunization and other epidemiological research for
			 disease control purposes
;
4)
To document that required
			 immunizations have been provided as required for school or child care
			 admission
;
5)
To
			 determine coverage levels for various subpopulations (geographic, racial and
			 ethnic, and age groups) in this State
;
6)
To accomplish other public health
			 purposes as determined by the Department
, including, but not limited
			 to, use of the Registry as a vaccine management system, vaccine tracking system
			 or a vaccine verification system, and the provision of immunization-related
			 announcements, notices and guidelines to Registry users and
			 participants
.
(Section 10(b) of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.40 - Immunization Data Provided to the Registry

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a) Both demographic and immunization data
			 shall be reported by providers participating in the Registry. Providers shall
			 report all data elements for all immunizations administered. The following are
			 the minimum data elements that shall be reported to the Registry:
1) Patient demographic information shall
			 include, but is not limited to:
A) First and
			 last names, and, if applicable, middle name;
B) Gender;
C) Date of birth;
D) Home mailing address;
E) Telephone number, if available;
F) Race;
G) Ethnicity; and
H) Any additional information as may be
			 determined by the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.50 - Enrollment of Provider Sites

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a) As
			 a condition of enrollment in the Registry, the provider site shall enter into
			 and agree to comply with a Provider Site Agreement with the Department and
			 shall agree to:
1) Use the Registry only for
			 the immunization needs of patients, and assure that only the provider or
			 his/her staff will have access to the Registry;
2) Assure adequate immunization;
3) Avoid unnecessary immunizations;
4) Confirm compliance with mandatory
			 immunization requirements;
5)
			 Conduct ongoing or special immunization coverage assessments; and
6) Accomplish other public health purposes as
			 determined by the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.60 - Individual User Agreement

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a) Each
			 employee of a provider site who needs access to the Registry shall sign an
			 Individual User Agreement, which also includes a confidentiality statement.
			 Patient-specific or provider-specific information is available only to
			 authorized users.
b) Site Managers
			 shall notify the Department within 48 hours after any change in status of any
			 Registry users upon termination of employment or redefining of roles.
c) The Department will revoke the Registry
			 access of a user who misuses information contained in the Registry.
d) Users are responsible for safeguarding
			 their passwords and User IDs and for protecting the security of the computer
			 when a Registry session is open.
e)
			 An authorized user who is a patient or a parent or legal guardian may view the
			 patient's immunization information without signing a user agreement by
			 requesting the information from the patient's immunization provider or the
			 Department, or through any public portal or mobile application developed by the
			 Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.70 - Confidentiality and Access of Information

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a)
Records maintained as part of
			 the
Registry
are confidential.
(Section 20(a) of the
			 Act) The Department will maintain the confidentiality of information within the
			 Registry that would identify individual patients.
b)
The Department may release an
			 individual's confidential information to the individual or the individual's
			 parent or guardian if the individual is less than 18 years of age.
(Section 20(b) of the Act)
c)
Subject to subsection (c), the Department may release information in
			 the
Registry
concerning an individual to the following
			 entities
if the entity has a provider site or authorized user
			 agreement with the Department
:
1)
The immunization data registry of
			 another state;
2)
A health care provider or a health care provider's
			 designee;
3)
A
certified
local health
			 department;
4)
An
			 elementary or secondary school that is attended by the
			 individual;
5)
A
			 licensed child care center in which the individual is
			 enrolled;
6) A licensed
			 child placing agency;
7)
A
			 college or university that is attended by the individual
;
8)
The Department of Healthcare and
			 Family Services or a managed care entity contracted with the Department of
			 Healthcare and Family Services to coordinate the provision of medical care to
			 enrollees of the medical assistance program;
(Section 20(c) of the
			 Act);
9) Health insurance plans not
			 under contract with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to
			 coordinate the provision of medical care to enrollees of the health insurance
			 plan; and
10) Department employees
			 and authorized agents or designees of the Department, including, but not
			 limited to, Registry staff and Department vendors.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.80 - Opt-Out Option

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a)
Before entering immunization data into the
Registry,
authorized immunization providers who provide immunization data into
			 the
Registry
shall provide the patient or the patient's parent
			 or guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, with a
			 printed
Opt-Out Form
at least once
. (Section 17 of
			 the Act)
b) Opt-out
forms
			 must include all of the following information:
1)
A description of the
Registry
and its purpose;
2)
That the health care provider may
			 report immunization data to the Department to be entered into the
Registry;
3)
That the
			 patient or the patient's parent or guardian, if the patient is less than 18
			 years of age, has a right to exempt disclosure of immunization data to
			 the
Registry
and may prevent disclosure by signing an
			 immunization data exemption form;
4)
That the patient or the patient's
			 parent or guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, may have the
			 individual's information removed from the
Registry; and
5)
Instructions on how to have the
			 information removed.
(Section 15(c) of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.90 - Use of Registry for Public Health Emergency Purposes

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a) If an epidemic, or an outbreak of a
			 vaccine-preventable disease or any disease of public health significance
			 occurs, or a public health emergency as may be declared by the Department or
			 the Governor, the Department may access and release data in the Registry
			 without obtaining the prior consent of patients.
b) The Department may designate additional
			 persons to view Registry information during an epidemic, an outbreak of a
			 vaccine-preventable disease or any disease of public health significance, or a
			 public health emergency as may be declared by the Department or the
			 Governor.
c) The Department may use
			 the Registry as a vaccination management and tracking system in preparation for
			 an epidemic, an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease or any disease of
			 public health significance or a public health emergency and during an epidemic,
			 an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease or any disease of public health
			 significance, or a public health emergency and during a public health emergency
			 as may be declared by the Department or the Governor.
d) The Department may include public health
			 emergency announcements and notices or guidelines on the main screen of the
			 Registry for immediate viewing by the Registry users and
			 participants.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Section 689.100 - Registry Digital Platform

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a) The
			 Department may develop a public portal, mobile application, or other digital
			 platform for the purpose of allowing individuals, parents, and legal guardians
			 to access, save, or print immunization records.
b) All users of any public portal, mobile
			 application or digital platform developed shall be 18 years of age or older and
			 registered with the portal. Registration with the public portal will require
			 the provision of demographic and current contact information. Registration will
			 require the establishment of a password to access the public portal. Additional
			 information may also be requested from the individual as may be needed to match
			 immunization records in the Registry. The information provided at registration
			 shall be an exact match in the Registry before any immunization information
			 will be released through the public portal.
c) If a record match is found in the
			 Registry, the individual seeking access to the Registry information through the
			 public portal, mobile application, or other digital platform will submit to a
			 multi-factor verification process before any Registry information is shared by
			 the Department, and agree to all terms and conditions associated with the
			 portal, mobile application or digital platform.
d) If the information provided at the time of
			 registration with the public portal, mobile application, or digital platform is
			 not an exact match with information contained in the Registry or the patient
			 cannot be uniquely identified with a record in the Registry, portal, mobile
			 application, or digital platform access will be declined. If the public portal,
			 mobile application, or other digital platform registration request is declined,
			 the individual may access immunization records through their health care
			 provider or by direct contact with the Department.
e) The Department will share identifiable
			 immunization data with vendors and software hosts as may be needed for the
			 development, support and maintenance of any public portal, mobile application,
			 or digital platform. Only the minimum information necessary for the intended
			 purpose will be disclosed. The Department will share the information in a
			 manner that protects the confidentiality of the protected health information. A
			 person or institution to whom information is furnished or to whom access to
			 records has been given shall not divulge any part of the records so as to
			 disclose the identity of the person to whom the information or record
			 relates.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 689 - IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY CODE › Appendix A - Registry Access Allowed for Each User Group Type

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User Type
View
Immunizations
View
Demographics
Add/Edit
Information
Health Care Providers
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
Certified Local Health Department
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
Schools/Colleges/Universities
[BLACK DIAMONDS]
[BLACK DIAMONDS]
Child Care Centers
[BLACK DIAMONDS]
[BLACK DIAMONDS]
Child-placing Agency
[BLACK DIAMONDS]
[BLACK DIAMONDS]
IDPH/Agents
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS]
[LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS] Has authorization to access all
				information
[BLACK DIAMONDS] Has authorization to access a subset of
				information, with contact information removed.
View Immunizations
means that the user has
				permission to view the entire immunization history and status (i.e., whether
				the client is up to date with recommended immunizations).
View Demographics
means that the user can view
				information about the client, including the client's name, date of birth,
				mother's maiden name, address and telephone number.
Add/Edit Information
means that the user can add
				new immunizations to a client's record and edit immunizations already
				previously recorded in a client's record. If an immunization was recorded as
				new, meaning that it was drawn from a provider's inventory, no other provider
				may edit the immunization. Providers may edit historical immunizations not
				marked as given by a provider site. Users may add a new client record into the
				Registry or alter the details on a client already contained in the
				Registry.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart B - NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.110 - Diseases and Conditions Previously Renumbered or Repealed from Sections of This Part and Which Diseases and Conditions Remain Reportable to the Department Under Other Parts and Sections

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a)
				The following diseases and conditions have been repealed from this Part and are
				no longer reportable.
1) Amebiasis
2) Blastomycosis
3) Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD)
4) Diarrhea of the newborn
5) Giardiasis
6) Hepatitis, viral, other
7) Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
8) Meningitis, aseptic
9) Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin
				Resistant (MRSA) Infection, clusters of two or more laboratory confirmed cases
				occurring in community settings
10)
				Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin Resistant (MRSA), any occurrence in an
				infant younger than 61 days of age
11) Streptococcal infections, group B,
				invasive disease, of the newborn
12) Yersiniosis
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart C - REPORTING › Section 690.200 - Reporting

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a) Reporting
				Entities and Manner of Reporting
1) Each of
				the following persons or any other person having knowledge of a known or
				suspect case or carrier of a disease or condition or death from a notifiable
				disease or condition shall report the case, suspect case, carrier or death in
				humans within the time frames set forth in Section
				690.100:
A) Physicians
B) Physician assistants
C) Nurses and advanced practice
				nurses
D) Nursing
				assistants
E) Dentists
F) Health care practitioners
G) Emergency medical services
				personnel
H) Infection
				Preventionists
I) Laboratory
				personnel
J) Long-term care
				personnel
K) Any institution,
				school, college/university, child care facility or camp personnel
L) Pharmacists and pharmacy
				technicians
M) Poison control
				center personnel
N) Blood bank and
				organ transplant personnel
O)
				Coroners, funeral directors, morticians and embalmers
P) Medical examiners
Q) Veterinarians
R) Correctional facility personnel
S) Food service management
				personnel
T) The master, pilot or
				any other person in charge of any bus, train, ship or boat, and the commander,
				pilot or any other person in charge of any aircraft within the jurisdiction of
				the State
U) Researchers
V) Animal control or animal shelter
				employees
W) Any other person
				having knowledge of a known or suspected case or carrier of a notifiable
				disease or condition or disease or condition-related death.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.290 - Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) (Reportable by telephone as soon as possible, within 24 hours)

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a) Control of
				Case
No general restrictions.
b) Control of Contacts
No general restrictions.
c) Laboratory and Other Reporting
Laboratories shall report to the local health authority
				  patients who have a positive result on any laboratory or other diagnostic test
				  indicative of and specific for detecting acute flaccid myelitis, including MRI
				  test results.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.295 - Any Unusual Case of a Disease or Condition Not Listed in this Part that is of Urgent Public Health Significance (Reportable by telephone immediately (within three hours))

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a) Control of
				Case
Cases shall be evaluated to determine the need for isolation
				  in a health care setting or at the person's current residence or alternative
				  location. The isolation precautions followed shall be based on the most likely
				  pathogen.
b) Control of
				Contacts
Contacts shall be evaluated to determine the need for
				  quarantine and/or for symptoms monitoring follow-up for a period of time
				  following exposure.
c)
				Persons who identify a single case of a rare or significant disease or
				condition shall report the case to the local health authority. This may
				include, but is not limited to, cowpox, Reye's syndrome, glanders, amoebic
				meningoencephalitis, orf, monkeypox, hemorrhagic fever viruses, infection from
				a laboratory-acquired recombinant organism, or any disease or condition
				non-indigenous to the United States.
d) The local health authority shall implement
				appropriate control measures.
e)
				Laboratory Reporting
1) Laboratories shall
				report to the local health authority any disease or condition of public health
				significance that may indicate a public health hazard.
2) Laboratories shall retain specimens or
				isolates for a minimum of 30 days and submit to the Department upon
				request.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.300 - Amebiasis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile or electronically as soon as possible, within 7 days) (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.310 - Animal Bites (Reportable by mail or telephone as soon as possible, within 7 days) (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.320 - Anthrax (Reportable by telephone immediately, within three hours, upon initial clinical suspicion of the disease)

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a) Control of Case
1) A search shall be made for history of
				exposure to infected animals or animal products and traced to the place of
				origin. The reporting of exposures other than from infected animals or animal
				products shall follow the reportable guidelines for suspect bioterrorist threat
				or event (see Section
				690.800). The Department will
				refer information about exposures indicating a domestic animal source within
				the United States to the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the United
				States Department of Agriculture.
2) All anthrax cases shall be reviewed
				carefully for consideration of a bioterrorist event.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.322 - Arboviral Infections (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)

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a) Control of Case
No general restrictions.
b) Control of Contacts
Sexual contacts of Zika cases should be educated about the
				  risk of sexual transmission of Zika virus.
c) General Measures
Local health authorities shall inquire of all persons for
				  whom an arbovirus test result is positive about recent blood donation. If a
				  donation took place within two days to four weeks prior to onset of symptoms of
				  donors with any suspected or known arbovirus infection, and 30 days prior to
				  the onset of symptoms of donors with suspected West Nile virus infection, the
				  local health authority shall notify the director of the donation facility of
				  the donor's name, date of birth, sex, zip code, state of residence, date of
				  donation, date of illness onset, and arboviral test results. Patient
				  information, including test results received by donation facilities, shall be
				  confidential.
d) Laboratory
				Reporting
1) Laboratories shall report to the
				local health authority patients who have a positive result on any laboratory
				test indicative of and specific for detecting acute arboviral infection and any
				positive laboratory test indicative of and specific for detecting arboviral
				infection in a blood donor, and organ or tissue recipient.
2) Laboratories shall hold arboviral
				specimens with a positive or equivocal IgM antibody reactive with the suspected
				agent for a minimum of 30 days. Upon request by the Department or local health
				authority, laboratories forward to the Department's laboratory clinical
				materials from patients who are suspected of having an acute arboviral
				infection.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.325 - Blastomycosis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile or electronically as soon as possible, within 7 days) (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.327 - Botulism, Foodborne, Intestinal Botulism (Formerly Infant), Wound, or Other (Reportable by telephone immediately, within three hours upon initial clinical suspicion of the disease for foodborne botulism or within 24 hours by telephone, facsimile, or electronically for other types)

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a) Control of Case
1) There are no restrictions on
				cases.
2) After consultation with
				and approval by the Department, serum, stool or gastric aspirates from suspect
				cases should be collected.
3)
				Requests for botulinum antitoxin for treatment of suspect wound or foodborne
				botulism shall be made through the Department. Botulism immune globulin for
				treatment of infants with botulism can be requested through the
				Department.
4) Suspect cases shall
				be investigated immediately, within three hours after initial clinical
				suspicion.
5) Any food, drug or
				other material suspected of having botulinum toxin should be confiscated and
				held until consultation with the Department can occur and testing needs
				determined.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE › Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Section 690.330 - Brucellosis (Reportable by telephone as soon as possible (within 24 hours), unless suspect bioterrorist event or part of an outbreak, then reportable immediately (within three hours) by telephone)

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a) Control of Case
1) All Brucella cases shall be investigated
				with information collected on travel to a country where Brucella is endemic,
				consumption of unpasteurized dairy products from outside the U.S. or possible
				exposures related to a bioterrorism event.
2) If a suspect domestic animal source within
				the United States is identified, the Department will provide this information
				to the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of
				Agriculture. If a suspect wild animal source is identified the Department will
				provide this information to the Illinois Department of Natural
				Resources.