Subject Index Public Health

The Department of Public Health adopted amendments to require additional vaccinations for all incoming students at Illinois higher education institutions.

The Illinois Municipal Code has been amended to allow for alternative inspection options for low risk retail food establishments.

The Department amended the kind of notice that recipients of an investigative report will receive pursuant to "Office of Inspector General Investigations of Alleged Abuse or Neglect in State Operated Facilities and Community Agencies.

The Department of Public Health adopted amendments to the Structural Pest Control Code regarding record management and penalties for violations of licensing rules. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830 (eff. August 7, 2015).

Reflecting updates to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's requirements, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency ("IEMA") adopted amendments to Licensing of Radioactive Material. 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330 (eff. August 17, 2015).

In an effort to clarify the Smoke Free Illinois Act, the Department of Public Health ("DPH") has adopted a new Part titled Smoke Free Illinois Code. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 949 (eff. August 14, 2015).

The department recently established the "Immunization Registry Code" under the authority of the Immunization Data Registry Act. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 689 (eff. May 22, 2015).

New amendments to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Patient Registry adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have three primary implications. 77 Ill. Adm. Code (eff. May 15, 2015).

Whereas before expedited Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP") eligibility was granted to applicants after an in-person interview, the Department of Human Services has adopted a new rulemaking...

The Department of Public Health has recently implemented new rules to help administer the federal government's Student Loan Repayment Program ("SLRP") for medical students.

Traditionally, hospitals have only been required to offer the pneumonia vaccine to patients 65 years old or older.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt emergency rules to ensure that sections 5-5b.1 and 5A-2 of the Illinois Public Aid Code are implemented timely and expeditiously.

In an effort to aid the Department of Public Health in combatting the spread of infectious diseases like Ebola, the Control of Communicable Diseases Code has been amended to permit "modified quarantines."

To comply with Section 4107 of the Affordable Care Act, tobacco cessation counseling is now a covered service for pregnant women (and women who are sixty days postpartum) aged twenty-one and older.

Section 25 of the Tobacco Products Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act of 2003 was amended to read that any information received...

Under the Illinois Poison Prevention Packaging Act, "electronic cigarette" or "e-cigarette" refers to battery-operated devices that contain nicotine, flavor, or chemicals, or a combination thereof, which are transformed into vapor for the purpose of inhalation.

The Department of Public Health has adopted amendments to the Plumbers Licensing Code in accordance with recommended changes from the Plumbing Code Advisory Council. 68 Ill. Adm. Code 750 (eff. Sept. 23, 2014).

On January 1, 2014, the Tanning Facilities Code ("Code") took effect, prohibiting anyone under eighteen years old from using tanning equipment in tanning facilities.

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Illinois may bill for group psychotherapy sessions so long as specific timing, size, scope, and documentation requirements are met. 89 Ill. Adm. Code 140 (eff. Mar. 13, 2014).

The Illinois Department of Public Health updated the Communicable Diseases Code to provide a list of reportable diseases and conditions, timeframes to report those diseases and conditions, and the reporting entities and procedures. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 (eff. Feb. 11, 2014).

The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act has been amended to require wholesale distributors of drugs in shortage to be specially licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

The recently enacted Interstate Mutual Emergency Aid Act allows local municipalities to establish mutual aid agreements with government units from other states for the purpose of addressing "emergencies that extend or exceed a jurisdiction's emergency response capabilities."

After January 1, 2014, tanning facilities may no longer permit individuals less than 18 years of age to use tanning equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation or electromagnetic radiation (with wavelengths between 200-400 nanometers).

The Illinois Department of Public Health (the "Department") recently adopted amendments to rules that specify required immunizations for students entering kindergarten through twelfth grade. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 665.

Effective July 31, 2013, the Department of Public Health (the "Department") amended the Newborn Metabolic Screening and Treatment Code by modifying its definitions section. See 77 Ill. Adm. Code. 661.

The Illinois Department of Health ("the Department") recently adopted amendments to regulations governing the training of Certified Nursing Assistants, Child Care/Habilitation aides, and Developmental Disabilities Aides.

In addition to providing the parents or guardians of newborn children receiving treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit with an informational pamphlet, hospitals must also now inform the parents or guardians about the importance of parents, guardians, and immediate family members being immunized against pertussis and where they can obtain the appropriate vaccine. 410 ILCS 235/4.

The Liquor Control Act of 1934 has been amended to account for the increasingly popular practice of "home-brewing."

On July 11, 2013, the Illinois Supreme Court held (1) the privacy clause is not the basis for the right to abortion under the Illinois Constitution; (2) the due process clause in the Illinois Constitution guarantees protections equal to those guaranteed by the due process clause in the United States Constitution; and (3) the statutory requirement that minors must give notice to an adult family member or obtain a judicial waiver to receive an abortion is not unduly burdensome on that minor's right to have confidential medical information.