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1 AN ACT concerning immunizations.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Act is
5 amended by changing Section 8.4 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 2305/8.4)
7 Sec. 8.4. Immunization Advisory Committee. The Director
8 of Public Health shall appoint an Immunization Advisory
9 Committee to advise the Director on immunization issues. The
10 Director shall take into consideration any comments or
11 recommendations made by the Advisory Committee. The
12 Immunization Advisory Committee shall be composed of the
13 following members with knowledge of immunization issues: a
14 pediatrician, a physician licensed to practice medicine in
15 all its branches, a family physician, an infectious disease
16 specialist from a university based center, 2 representatives
17 of a local health department, a registered nurse, a school
18 nurse, a public health provider, a public health officer or
19 administrator, a representative of a children's hospital, 2
20 representatives of immunization advocacy organizations, a
21 representative from the State Board of Education, and any
22 other individuals or organization representatives designated
23 by the Director. A person is ineligible to serve as a member
24 of the Advisory Committee if that person or his or her spouse
25 is an officer, employee, or agent of a pharmaceutical company
26 that manufactures or produces vaccines or has any direct
27 ownership or other financial interest in a pharmaceutical
28 company that manufactures or produces vaccines. Neither a
29 member of the Advisory Committee nor his or her spouse may
30 solicit or accept anything of value or any other economic
31 benefit from a pharmaceutical company that manufactures or
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1 produces vaccines unless that thing of value or economic
2 benefit is offered and available generally to a physician
3 licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in
4 Illinois or to the public. An officer, employee, or his or
5 her spouse employed by a governmental or non-profit entity
6 that solicits vaccines for the governmental or non-profit
7 entity is not covered by this prohibition. The Director shall
8 designate one of the Advisory Committee members to serve as
9 the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee.
10 (Source: P.A. 90-607, eff. 6-30-98.)
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.
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