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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||||
| 5 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
| 6 | amended by adding Section 2310-676 as follows:
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-676 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2310-676. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Advisory | ||||||
| 9 | Committee. | ||||||
| 10 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 11 | "Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||||
| 12 | "Director" means the Director of Public Health. | ||||||
| 13 | "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome" or "NAS" means various | ||||||
| 14 | adverse conditions that occur in a newborn infant who was | ||||||
| 15 | exposed to addictive or prescription drugs while in the | ||||||
| 16 | mother's womb. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) There is created the Advisory Committee on Neonatal | ||||||
| 18 | Abstinence Syndrome. The Advisory Committee shall consist of up | ||||||
| 19 | to 10 members appointed by the Director of Public Health. The | ||||||
| 20 | Director shall make the appointments within 90 days after the | ||||||
| 21 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General | ||||||
| 22 | Assembly. Members shall receive no compensation for their | ||||||
| 23 | services. The members of the Advisory Committee shall represent | ||||||
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| 1 | different racial, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds and | ||||||
| 2 | consist of: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) at least one member representing a statewide | ||||||
| 4 | association of hospitals; | ||||||
| 5 | (2) at least one member representing a statewide | ||||||
| 6 | organization of pediatricians; | ||||||
| 7 | (3) at least one member representing a statewide | ||||||
| 8 | organization of obstetricians; | ||||||
| 9 | (4) at least one member representing a statewide | ||||||
| 10 | organization that advocates for the health of mothers and | ||||||
| 11 | infants; | ||||||
| 12 | (5) at least one member representing a statewide | ||||||
| 13 | organization of licensed physicians; | ||||||
| 14 | (6) at least one member who is a licensed practical | ||||||
| 15 | nurse, registered professional nurse, or advance practice | ||||||
| 16 | nurse with expertise in the treatment of newborns in | ||||||
| 17 | neonatal intensive care units; | ||||||
| 18 | (7) at least one member representing a local or | ||||||
| 19 | regional public health agency; and | ||||||
| 20 | (8) at least one member with expertise in the treatment | ||||||
| 21 | of drug dependency and addiction. | ||||||
| 22 | (c) In addition to the membership in subsection (a) of this | ||||||
| 23 | Section, the following persons or their designees shall serve | ||||||
| 24 | as ex officio members of the Advisory Committee: the Director | ||||||
| 25 | of Public Health, the Secretary of Human Services, the Director | ||||||
| 26 | of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Director of Children | ||||||
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| 1 | and Family Services. The Director of Public Health, or his or | ||||||
| 2 | her designee, shall serve as Chair of the Committee. | ||||||
| 3 | (d) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the | ||||||
| 4 | Chair. The Committee shall meet at least 3 times each year and | ||||||
| 5 | its initial meeting shall take place within 120 days after the | ||||||
| 6 | effective date of this Act. The Advisory Committee shall advise | ||||||
| 7 | and assist the Department to: | ||||||
| 8 | (1) develop an appropriate standard clinical | ||||||
| 9 | definition of "NAS"; | ||||||
| 10 | (2) develop a uniform process of identifying NAS; | ||||||
| 11 | (3) develop protocols for training hospital personnel | ||||||
| 12 | in implementing an appropriate and uniform process for | ||||||
| 13 | identifying and treating NAS; | ||||||
| 14 | (4) identify and develop options for reporting NAS data | ||||||
| 15 | to the Department by using existing or new data reporting | ||||||
| 16 | options; and | ||||||
| 17 | (5) make recommendations to the Department on | ||||||
| 18 | evidence-based guidelines and programs to improve the | ||||||
| 19 | outcomes of pregnancies with respect to NAS. | ||||||
| 20 | (e) The Advisory Committee shall provide an annual report | ||||||
| 21 | of its activities and recommendations to the Director, the | ||||||
| 22 | General Assembly, and the Governor by March 31 of each year | ||||||
| 23 | beginning in 2016. The final report of the Advisory Committee | ||||||
| 24 | shall be submitted by March 31, 2019. | ||||||
| 25 | (f) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2019.
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| 26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
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| 1 | becoming law.
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