Illinois MSEHPA HB3809

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92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB3809
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House Sponsors:
FEIGENHOLTZ.
 
 
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      
   specified conditions are met.   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. Also designates local      
   government agencies as  public  health  and  public  safety  agencies.      
   Allows  the  Departments  and local agencies to specifically authorize      
   others to act.  Provides for termination of a declaration of a  public      
   health  emergency by the Governor or the General Assembly 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      
   protection of persons (including medical exams  and  tests,  isolation      
   and  quarantine,  and  access to protected health information) and for      
   the management of property (including  quick-take  powers  of  eminent      
   domain). Authorizes special powers for licensing and appointing health      
   personnel.  Provides for certain penalties. 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 HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES
 
   Last action date: JAN-22-02
 
           Location: House
 
 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0
 
 
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