Applauds the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for agreeing to facilitate public hearings on the critical issue of extreme poverty in Illinois and urges members of the General Assembly and local stakeholders to attend the hearings.
Mourns the death of Alma VanMiddlesworth of Canton.
Shows the Illinois General Assembly's support for AARP's Divided We Fail effort to amplify the voices of millions of Americans who believe that health care and lifetime financial security are the most pressing domestic issues facing the nation.
Designates the A. Lincoln and Springfield to Peoria Stage Road.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the board of trustees of any community college district that encompasses, in whole or in part, 8 or more counties may provide or contract for residential housing for students and employees of the community college district, provided that local property tax revenue is not used. Makes a related change to the definition of "facilities". Effective immediately.
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that any person licensed under the Act shall dispense drugs or medicine with a label indicating the name of the patient except in the practice of expedited partner therapy for the treatment of sexually transmissible diseases. Makes corresponding changes in the Pharmacy Practice Act and the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Amends the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. Adds a definition of "health care professional" and "expedited partner therapy". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish and administer an expedited partner therapy program for the treatment of persons with sexually transmissible diseases, as determined by the Department, taking into account the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and other nationally recognized medical authorities. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health care professional who makes a clinical diagnosis of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or other sexually transmissible diseases, as determined by the Department, may prescribe, dispense, furnish, or otherwise provide prescription antibiotic drugs to the infected person's sexual partner or partners for the treatment of the sexually transmissible disease without physical examination of the partner or partners, if in the judgment of the health care professional, the partner is unlikely or unable to present for comprehensive healthcare, including evaluation, testing, and treatment for sexually transmissible diseases. Provides that the health care professional shall provide counseling for the patient and written materials to be given by the patient to the partner or partners. Makes other changes.
Creates the Electric Utilities Modernization Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the office hours of the clerks of courts.
Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In a provision concerning eligibility for grants under the Act, increases the household income eligibility limitations for grant year 2007, and provides that, for grant years 2008 and thereafter, the limitations shall be increased annually by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the reading of meters.
