Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a pediatric neurologist or any other physician who diagnoses autism in a child must provide to the child's family, at a follow-up appointment, a pamphlet listing autism-specific support services in the area.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reporting Act. Provides that a pediatric neurologist or any other physician who diagnoses autism in a child must provide to the child's family, at a follow-up appointment, information regarding autism-specific support services in paper form or through electronic means.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 225 ILCS 60/67
Engrossed: 410 ILCS 201/34