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2025 and 2026 HB3726 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department may enter into contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department shall develop signage that discloses referral information for lung cancer screening. Provides that the Department shall develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies by retailers. Provides that a retailer of tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules implementing this Act. Defines terms. LRB104 07441 BDA 17482 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3726 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department may enter into contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department shall develop signage that discloses referral information for lung cancer screening. Provides that the Department shall develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies by retailers. Provides that a retailer of tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules implementing this Act. Defines terms. LRB104 07441 BDA 17482 b LRB104 07441 BDA 17482 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3726 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department may enter into contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department shall develop signage that discloses referral information for lung cancer screening. Provides that the Department shall develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies by retailers. Provides that a retailer of tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules implementing this Act. Defines terms.
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1 AN ACT concerning health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act.
6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
8 "Nicotine replacement therapy" means a treatment that
9 helps people quit smoking by providing a lower dose of
10 nicotine without the harmful chemicals in cigarettes.
11 "Nicotine replacement therapy" includes a patch, gum, lozenge,
12 spray, or inhaler that releases nicotine into the body.
13 "Retailer of tobacco products" has the meaning given to
14 the term "retailer" in Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products
15 Tax Act of 1995.
16 "Retailer of nicotine replacement therapies" means a
17 person engaged in the business of selling nicotine replacement
18 therapies to consumers.
19 "Tobacco quitline" means a resource that is free to
20 tobacco users in Illinois who want to quit using tobacco, that
21 is accessible by a toll-free telephone number, and that is
22 established, operated, and funded with the assistance of the
23 Department. "Tobacco quitline" includes an evidence-based
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3726 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department may enter into contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating the tobacco quitline. Provides that the Department shall develop signage that discloses referral information for lung cancer screening. Provides that the Department shall develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies by retailers. Provides that a retailer of tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules implementing this Act. Defines terms.
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1 program, certified counselors, and staff to provide the
2 support needed for tobacco users in Illinois to break the
3 habit of using tobacco.
4 Section 10. Lung cancer screening counseling. The
5 Department shall require information and counseling concerning
6 lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals
7 through the tobacco quitline. The Department may enter into
8 contracts and agreements with persons operating the tobacco
9 quitline on behalf of the Department and may award grants for
10 the purposes of this Act. In the course of providing
11 information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening,
12 the Department and the operators of the tobacco quitline
13 shall:
14 (1) rely upon the criteria and guidelines developed by
15 the United States Preventive Service Task Force for lung
16 cancer screening;
17 (2) provide information about, and direct eligible
18 individuals to, lung cancer screening services; and
19 (3) participate in quality improvement activities,
20 including reporting data to the Department on the number
21 of callers referred to lung cancer screening.
22 Section 15. Education about lung cancer screening.
23 (a) The Department shall develop signage that discloses
24 referral information for lung cancer screening. The signage
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1 shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
2 (1) information about who is eligible for lung cancer
3 screening; and
4 (2) contact information for the tobacco quitline,
5 including the toll-free telephone number.
6 The Department shall make available this signage to
7 retailers of tobacco products and retailers of nicotine
8 replacement therapies. Retailers of tobacco products and
9 retailers of nicotine replacement therapies shall
10 conspicuously post this signage in their retail
11 establishments.
12 (b) The Department shall develop an educational insert to
13 accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine
14 replacement therapies. This educational insert shall include,
15 but shall not be limited to, the following:
16 (1) information on the effectiveness of lung cancer
17 screening;
18 (2) information on the eligibility criteria for lung
19 cancer screening under the United States Preventive
20 Service Task Force guidelines; and
21 (3) contact information for the tobacco quitline,
22 including the toll-free telephone number.
23 The Department shall make available this educational
24 insert to retailers of tobacco products and retailers of
25 nicotine replacement therapies. Retailers of tobacco products
26 and retailers of nicotine replacement therapies shall provide
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1 a copy of the educational insert provided by the Department to
2 every person purchasing a tobacco product or nicotine
3 replacement therapy at the point of sale.
4 (c) A retailer of tobacco products or a retailer of
5 nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates any
6 provision of this Section is guilty of a petty offense.
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