(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall designate a member of its staff to handle issues related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which are not currently or adequately addressed by the Department.
     (b) The staff person’s duties must include, without limitation, the following:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2310/2310-433

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

         (1) the improvement of data-collection systems and
    
surveillance systems with respect to COPD;
        (2) the increase of Department programs related to
    
education about COPD and to the diagnosis and treatment of the disease;
        (3) the identification and removal of barriers to
    
medical care, diagnostic services, and treatment of COPD; and
        (4) the promotion of the awareness of COPD concerns
    
and the advocacy for the establishment of COPD patient services.
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