Sec. 10. Newborn Eye Pathology Advisory Committee.

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(a)By January 1, 2006, the Department of Public Health shall organize a Newborn Eye Pathology Advisory Committee and appoint members of the Advisory Committee, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)Three ophthalmologists with backgrounds in or knowledge of providing services to

infants with retinoblastoma, one from the Chicago metropolitan area, one representing DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, and one from the southern counties of Illinois.

(2)A pediatric ophthalmologist who sees general pediatric patients and is a designee

of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

(3)An academic pediatrician with a background in or knowledge of infant eye pathology.

(4)Three parents representing families with child blindness or other ocular

abnormalities affecting vision, one from the Chicago metropolitan area, one representing DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, and one from the southern counties of Illinois.

(5)Two community pediatricians.

(6)A nurse with a background in or knowledge of the current Department's program for

instillation of eye drops to prevent conjunctivitis.

(7)A retinal specialist with research experience in detecting the signs of treatable

congenital eye disease.

(8)An optometrist with a background in or experience with pupil dilation in infants and

red reflex screening for intraocular pathology.

(b)The Advisory Committee members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(c)The duties of the Advisory Committee shall be to do all of the following:

(1)Develop and conduct training for hospitals implementing newborn eye pathology.

(2)Develop a referral system for early intervention services for those infants

diagnosed with a congenital abnormality of the eye.

(3)Develop educational and informational materials for hospital personnel, health care

professionals, and parents on appropriate follow-up procedures for infants diagnosed with a congenital abnormality of the eye.

(4)Monitor any reports made available to the State with respect to the eye pathology

status of all newborns.