Congratulates Lieutenant Joseph Duffy on the occasion of his retirement from the Roberts Park Fire Protection District after 33 years of dedicated service.
Congratulates the St. Rita High School Mustangs football team on the occasion of winning the Chicago Prep Bowl on November 23, 2007.
Mourns the death of Hamp Robinson, Jr.
Mourns the death of Mary Alice Hughes.
Amends the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act. Provides that every health care professional who provides health care services to a pregnant woman shall provide the woman with HIV counseling and perform (instead of recommend) HIV testing in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings, unless she has already received an HIV test during pregnancy or she refuses in writing to take the test. Provides that every health care professional who provides health care services to a pregnant women, prior to providing an HIV test, must provide the pregnant woman with oral or written information and inform the woman of her right to refuse the test, and, upon request, provide the woman with the necessary forms to register her refusal. Provides that every health care professional who provides health care services to a pregnant woman shall not perform HIV testing on that woman after she has refused the test in writing, unless she withdraws her refusal in writing. Provides that for women at continued risk of exposure to HIV infection in the judgment of the health care professional, a repeat test should be provided (instead of recommended) late in pregnancy or at the time of labor and delivery, unless the woman refuses to the test in writing. Provides that the provision of pre-test information or refusal of testing shall be documented in the woman's medical record. Provides that any testing, provision of pre-test information, and prenatal information must be in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. Makes other changes.
Creates the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall create the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee to advise the Department of Public Health regarding issues relevant to newborn screenings of metabolic diseases. Amends the State Finance Act to exempt the Metabolic Screening and Treatment Fund from transfers made by the Governor to the General Revenue Fund. Amends the Phenylketonuria Testing Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2008, the Department of Public Health shall provide all newborns with expanded screening tests for the presence of Lysosomal Storage Disorders known as Krabbe, Pompe, Gaucher, Fabry, and Niemann-Pick. Effective immediately.
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to change the repeal date of the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2018. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Replaces "Department of Professional Regulation" with "Department of Financial and Professional Regulation" and "Director of the Department of Professional Regulation" with "Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation" throughout the Act. Adds a provision concerning an applicant's or licensee's change of address. Provides that a civil penalty of $10,000 (rather than $5,000) shall be imposed upon an individual for each offense of unlicensed practice. Makes changes to provisions concerning licensure, licensure by endorsement, grounds for disciplinary action, rehearing, and the appointment of a hearing officer. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "aged" or "senior citizen".
Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that a forest preserve may sell certain vacant, subdivided residential outlots if the board of commissioners determines that the sale is advantageous to the district. Sets forth other criteria for the sale of the lots. Provides that the proceeds from the sale must be set aside and used only for certain capital improvements or for the payment of bond indebtedness. Effective immediately.
Honors Richard Durham for his work on the radio program Destination Freedom and for his induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame.
