(55 ILCS 5/5-25002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25002)
Sec. 5-25002. Classification of departments. County and multiple county health departments established under this Division may be classified by the Director of Public Health in accordance with standards relating to programs, and performance. The State Department of Public Health is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations setting forth minimum standards for programs and performance, including regulations in which the State Department of Public Health shall require provision of home visitation and other services for pregnant women, new mothers and infants who are at risk as defined by that Department that encompass but are not limited to consultation for parental and child development, comprehensive health education, nutritional assessment, dental health, and periodic health screening, referral and follow-up; the services shall be provided through programs funded by grants from the Department of Public Health from appropriations to the Department for that purpose. The Department is further authorized to prescribe minimum qualifications for the professional, technical, and administrative staff.
(Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1377; 87-395.)
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