NEONATAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Advisory Committee on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Provides that the Advisory Committee, in cooperation with the Director of Public Health, shall advise and assist the Department of Public Health in achieving various objectives relating to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, including (1) developing a definition of the disease; (2) developing a protocol to identify the disease; (3) identifying and developing methods of training personnel to identify the disease; (4) reporting data to the Department; and (5) making recommendations to the Department to improve outcomes with respect to the disease. Sets forth membership for the Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to issue yearly reports to the Director of Public Health, the General Assembly, and the Governor by March 31 of each year, beginning in 2016. Provides for a repeal date of June 30, 2019. Effective immediately.