2017 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 410 - PUBLIC HEALTH
410 ILCS 3/ - Atherosclerosis Prevention Act.

(410 ILCS 3/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Atherosclerosis Prevention Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-343, eff. 1-1-00.)

(410 ILCS 3/5)
Sec. 5. Program. The Department of Public Health shall establish a program for the prevention of atherosclerosis and the reduction of disability and death from the disease. The program shall encourage and assist in the development of research, education, and preventive services and activities under public and voluntary auspices directed toward the prevention and elimination of atherosclerosis.
(Source: P.A. 91-343, eff. 1-1-00.)

(410 ILCS 3/10)
Sec. 10. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 91-343, eff. 1-1-00. Repealed by P.A. 98-692, eff. 7-1-14.)

(410 ILCS 3/15)
Sec. 15. Duties. The Department of Public Health, with the advice of the Atherosclerosis Advisory Committee, shall do all of the following:
(1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for

support of research, education, and prevention activities.

(2) Assist in the development and expansion of

programs for research in the causes and cures of atherosclerosis, including medical procedures and techniques that have a lifesaving effect in the care and treatment of persons suffering from the disease.

(3) Assist in expanding resources for research and

medical care in the cardiovascular disease field.

(4) Establish or cause to be established, through its

own resources or by contract or otherwise, with other agencies or institutions, facilities and systems for early detection of persons with heart disease or conditions that might lead to heart disease and for referral to those persons' physicians or other appropriate resources for care.

(5) Institute and carry on educational programs among

physicians, hospitals, public health departments, and the public concerning atherosclerosis, including the dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs concerning the prevention of atherosclerosis and the methods for the care and treatment of persons suffering from the disease.

(Source: P.A. 91-343, eff. 1-1-00.)