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1 AN ACT concerning State government.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
5Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
6amended by adding Section 2310-676 as follows:

7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-676 new)
8 Sec. 2310-676. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Advisory 
9Committee.
10 (a) As used in this Section:
11 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
12 "Director" means the Director of Public Health.
13 "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome" or "NAS" means various 
14adverse conditions that occur in a newborn infant who was 
15exposed to addictive or prescription drugs while in the 
16mother's womb.
17 (b) There is created the Advisory Committee on Neonatal 
18Abstinence Syndrome. The Advisory Committee shall consist of up 
19to 10 members appointed by the Director of Public Health. The 
20Director shall make the appointments within 90 days after the 
21effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General 
22Assembly. Members shall receive no compensation for their 
23services. The members of the Advisory Committee shall represent 
 
 
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1different racial, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds and 
2consist of:
3  (1) at least one member representing a statewide 
4 association of hospitals;
5  (2) at least one member representing a statewide 
6 organization of pediatricians;
7  (3) at least one member representing a statewide 
8 organization of obstetricians;
9  (4) at least one member representing a statewide 
10 organization that advocates for the health of mothers and 
11 infants;
12  (5) at least one member representing a statewide 
13 organization of licensed physicians;
14  (6) at least one member who is a licensed practical 
15 nurse, registered professional nurse, or advance practice 
16 nurse with expertise in the treatment of newborns in 
17 neonatal intensive care units;
18  (7) at least one member representing a local or 
19 regional public health agency; and
20  (8) at least one member with expertise in the treatment 
21 of drug dependency and addiction.
22 (c) In addition to the membership in subsection (a) of this 
23Section, the following persons or their designees shall serve 
24as ex officio members of the Advisory Committee: the Director 
25of Public Health, the Secretary of Human Services, the Director 
26of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Director of Children 
 
 
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1and Family Services. The Director of Public Health, or his or 
2her designee, shall serve as Chair of the Committee.
3 (d) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the 
4Chair. The Committee shall meet at least 3 times each year and 
5its initial meeting shall take place within 120 days after the 
6effective date of this Act. The Advisory Committee shall advise 
7and assist the Department to:
8  (1) develop an appropriate standard clinical 
9 definition of "NAS";
10  (2) develop a uniform process of identifying NAS;
11  (3) develop protocols for training hospital personnel 
12 in implementing an appropriate and uniform process for 
13 identifying and treating NAS;
14  (4) identify and develop options for reporting NAS data 
15 to the Department by using existing or new data reporting 
16 options; and
17  (5) make recommendations to the Department on 
18 evidence-based guidelines and programs to improve the 
19 outcomes of pregnancies with respect to NAS.
20 (e) The Advisory Committee shall provide an annual report 
21of its activities and recommendations to the Director, the 
22General Assembly, and the Governor by March 31 of each year 
23beginning in 2016. The final report of the Advisory Committee 
24shall be submitted by March 31, 2019.
25 (f) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2019.


26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 
 
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1becoming law.