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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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