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4		-	AN ACT concerning health.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Act
8		-	is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
9		-	(410 ILCS 450/15)
10		-	Sec. 15. Lyme Disease Task Force; duties; members.
11		-	(a) The Department shall establish the Lyme Disease Task
12		-	Force to advise the Department on disease prevention and
13		-	surveillance and provider and public education relating to the
14		-	disease.
15		-	(b) The Task Force shall consist of the Director of Public
16		-	Health or a designee, who shall serve as chairman, and the
17		-	following members:
18		-	(1) one representative from the Department of
19		-	Financial and Professional Regulation, appointed by the
20		-	Director of Public Health;
21		-	(2) 3 physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
22		-	its branches who are members of a statewide organization
23		-	representing physicians, one of whom represents a medical
24		-	school faculty and one of whom has the experience of
25		-	treating Lyme disease, appointed by the Director of Public
26		-	Health;
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning health.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Act
	7	+	5 is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
	8	+	6 (410 ILCS 450/15)
	9	+	7 Sec. 15. Lyme Disease Task Force; duties; members.
	10	+	8 (a) The Department shall establish the Lyme Disease Task
	11	+	9 Force to advise the Department on disease prevention and
	12	+	10 surveillance and provider and public education relating to the
	13	+	11 disease.
	14	+	12 (b) The Task Force shall consist of the Director of Public
	15	+	13 Health or a designee, who shall serve as chairman, and the
	16	+	14 following members:
	17	+	15 (1) one representative from the Department of
	18	+	16 Financial and Professional Regulation, appointed by the
	19	+	17 Director of Public Health;
	20	+	18 (2) 3 physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
	21	+	19 its branches who are members of a statewide organization
	22	+	20 representing physicians, one of whom represents a medical
	23	+	21 school faculty and one of whom has the experience of
	24	+	22 treating Lyme disease, appointed by the Director of Public
	25	+	23 Health;
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33		-	(3) one advanced practice registered nurse selected
34		-	from the recommendations of professional nursing
35		-	associations, appointed by the Director of Public Health;
36		-	(4) one local public health administrator, appointed
37		-	by the Director of Public Health;
38		-	(5) one veterinarian, who must be a practicing Doctor
39		-	of Veterinary Medicine, appointed by the Director of
40		-	Public Health;
41		-	(6) one medical entomologist, appointed by the
42		-	Director of Public Health;
43		-	(7) (6) 4 members of the public interested in Lyme
44		-	disease, appointed by the Director of Public Health;
45		-	(8) (7) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the
46		-	House of Representatives;
47		-	(9) (8) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of
48		-	the House of Representatives;
49		-	(10) (9) 2 members appointed by the President of the
50		-	Senate; and
51		-	(11) (10) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader
52		-	of the Senate.
53		-	(c) The terms of the members of the Task Force shall be 3
54		-	years. Members may continue to serve after the expiration of a
55		-	term until a new member is appointed. Each member appointed to
56		-	fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term
57		-	for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for
58		-	the remainder of such term. The council shall meet as
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	34	+	1 (3) one advanced practice registered nurse selected
	35	+	2 from the recommendations of professional nursing
	36	+	3 associations, appointed by the Director of Public Health;
	37	+	4 (4) one local public health administrator, appointed
	38	+	5 by the Director of Public Health;
	39	+	6 (5) one veterinarian, who must be a practicing Doctor
	40	+	7 of Veterinary Medicine, appointed by the Director of
	41	+	8 Public Health;
	42	+	9 (6) one medical entomologist, appointed by the
	43	+	10 Director of Public Health;
	44	+	11 (7) (6) 4 members of the public interested in Lyme
	45	+	12 disease, appointed by the Director of Public Health;
	46	+	13 (8) (7) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the
	47	+	14 House of Representatives;
	48	+	15 (9) (8) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of
	49	+	16 the House of Representatives;
	50	+	17 (10) (9) 2 members appointed by the President of the
	51	+	18 Senate; and
	52	+	19 (11) (10) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader
	53	+	20 of the Senate.
	54	+	21 (c) The terms of the members of the Task Force shall be 3
	55	+	22 years. Members may continue to serve after the expiration of a
	56	+	23 term until a new member is appointed. Each member appointed to
	57	+	24 fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term
	58	+	25 for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for
	59	+	26 the remainder of such term. The council shall meet as
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61		-	frequently as the chairman deems necessary, but not less than
62		-	4 2 times each year. Members shall receive no compensation for
63		-	their services.
64		-	(d) The Lyme Disease Task Force has the following duties
65		-	and responsibilities:
66		-	(1) monitoring the implementation of this Act and
67		-	providing feedback and input for necessary additions or
68		-	modifications;
69		-	(2) reviewing relevant literature and guidelines that
70		-	define accurate diagnosis of Lyme disease with the purpose
71		-	of creating cohesive and consistent guidelines for the
72		-	determination of Lyme diagnosis across all counties in
73		-	Illinois and with the intent of providing accurate and
74		-	relevant numbers to the Centers for Disease Control and
75		-	Prevention;
76		-	(3) providing recommendations on professional
77		-	continuing educational materials and opportunities that
78		-	specifically focus on Lyme disease prevention, protection,
79		-	and treatment; and
80		-	(4) assisting the Department in establishing policies,
81		-	procedures, techniques, and criteria for the collection,
82		-	maintenance, exchange, and sharing of medical information
83		-	on Lyme disease, and identifying persons or entities with
84		-	Lyme disease expertise to collaborate with Department in
85		-	Lyme disease diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
86		-	(Source: P.A. 100-1137, eff. 1-1-19; 101-606, eff. 12-13-19.)
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	70	+	1 frequently as the chairman deems necessary, but not less than
	71	+	2 4 2 times each year. Members shall receive no compensation for
	72	+	3 their services.
	73	+	4 (d) The Lyme Disease Task Force has the following duties
	74	+	5 and responsibilities:
	75	+	6 (1) monitoring the implementation of this Act and
	76	+	7 providing feedback and input for necessary additions or
	77	+	8 modifications;
	78	+	9 (2) reviewing relevant literature and guidelines that
	79	+	10 define accurate diagnosis of Lyme disease with the purpose
	80	+	11 of creating cohesive and consistent guidelines for the
	81	+	12 determination of Lyme diagnosis across all counties in
	82	+	13 Illinois and with the intent of providing accurate and
	83	+	14 relevant numbers to the Centers for Disease Control and
	84	+	15 Prevention;
	85	+	16 (3) providing recommendations on professional
	86	+	17 continuing educational materials and opportunities that
	87	+	18 specifically focus on Lyme disease prevention, protection,
	88	+	19 and treatment; and
	89	+	20 (4) assisting the Department in establishing policies,
	90	+	21 procedures, techniques, and criteria for the collection,
	91	+	22 maintenance, exchange, and sharing of medical information
	92	+	23 on Lyme disease, and identifying persons or entities with
	93	+	24 Lyme disease expertise to collaborate with Department in
	94	+	25 Lyme disease diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
	95	+	26 (Source: P.A. 100-1137, eff. 1-1-19; 101-606, eff. 12-13-19.)
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