The Department of Public Health shall develop an informational brochure relating to meningococcal disease that states that immunizations against meningococcal disease are available. The Department of Public Health shall make the brochure available on its website and shall notify every public institution of higher education in the State of the availability of the brochure. Each public institution of higher education shall provide a copy of the brochure to all students and if the student is under 18 years of age, to the student’s parent or guardian. Such information in the brochure shall include:
         (1) the risk factors for and symptoms of
    
meningococcal disease, how it may be diagnosed, and its possible consequences if untreated;
        (2) how meningococcal disease is transmitted;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 315/1.11

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (3) the latest scientific information on
    
meningococcal disease immunization and its effectiveness, including information on all meningococcal vaccines receiving a Category A or B recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices;
        (4) a statement that any questions or concerns
    
regarding immunization against meningococcal disease may be answered by contacting the individual‘s health care provider; and
        (5) a recommendation that the current student or
    
entering student receive meningococcal vaccines in accordance with current guideline from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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