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Senate Sponsors:

MADIGAN,L.

Short description: 

EMERGENCY HEALTH POWERS ACT                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:

        Creates the Illinois Emergency  Health  Powers  Act.  Allows  the      

   Governor,  by executive order, to declare a public health emergency if      

   there is an occurrence or imminent threat  of  an  illness  or  health      

   condition,  caused  by  bioterrorism, epidemic or pandemic disease, or      

   novel and highly fatal infectious agents or  biological  toxins,  that      

   poses  a  substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities      

   or incidents of permanent or long-term disability. Gives the  Governor      

   broad  emergency  powers,  including  financial powers. Designates the      

   Department of Public Health as the public  health  authority  and  the      

   Department  of State Police as the public safety authority; allows the      

   Departments to specifically authorize others  to  act.   Provides  for      

   termination  of  a  declaration  of  a  public health emergency by the      

   Governor or the General Assembly (by a two-thirds vote)  and  provides      

   for  automatic  termination after 30 days unless renewed. Provides for      

   detecting, reporting, and  tracking  public  health  emergencies,  for      

   activation  of  disaster  response  and  recovery  agencies,  and  for      

   dissemination  of  information.  Authorizes  special  powers  for  the      

   control  of  persons (including medical exams and tests, isolation and      

   quarantine, and access to patient records) and  for  the  control  and      

   possession   of  property  (including  quick-take  powers  of  eminent      

   domain). Authorizes special powers for licensing and appointing health      

   personnel. Provides for certain penalties. Provides for  the  Governor      

   to appoint a Public Health Emergency Planning Commission. Provides for      

   immunity   from   liability.  Provides  that  the  Act  controls  over      

   conflicting laws and rules. Preempts home rule  powers.  Exempts  from      

   the  reimbursement  requirements of the State Mandates Act. Amends the      

   Code of Civil Procedure to  authorize  quick-take  powers  of  eminent      

   domain. Effective immediately.                                              

Last action on Bill: REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES

   Last action date: NOV-13-01

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0

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