Illinois Code § 2310-90

§ 2310-90.

Laboratories; fees; Public Health Laboratory Services Revolving Fund. To maintain physical, chemical, bacteriological, and biological laboratories; to make examinations of milk, water, atmosphere, sewage, wastes, and other substances, and equipment and processes relating thereto; to make diagnostic tests for diseases and tests for the evaluation of health hazards considered necessary for the protection of the people of the State; and to assess a reasonable fee for services provided as established by regulation, under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, which shall not exceed the Department's actual costs to provide these services. Excepting fees collected under the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act and the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, all fees shall be deposited into the Public Health Laboratory Services Revolving Fund. Other State and federal funds related to laboratory services may also be deposited into the Fund, and all interest that accrues on the moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund. Moneys shall be appropriated from the Fund solely for the purposes of testing specimens submitted in support of Department programs established for the protection of human health, welfare, and safety, and for testing specimens submitted by physicians and other health care providers, to determine whether chemically hazardous, biologically infectious substances, or other disease causing conditions are present. (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)