SB2401 Summary - FY2010 Department of Public Health Appropriations

• Appropriates $464,894,900 total to the Illinois Department of Public Health for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, comprised of $150,295,500 in General Funds, $102,815,900 in Other State Funds, and $211,783,500 in Federal Funds.

• Funds departmental operations across multiple offices including Director's Office, Finance and Administration, Information Technology, Health Promotion, Health Care Regulation, and Health Protection.

• Allocates significant resources for public health programs including HIV/AIDS services ($74.7 million), women's health and breast/cervical cancer screening ($16.7 million), immunizations ($4.8 million), and laboratory services ($9.8 million).

• Includes funding for health workforce development, medical education scholarships ($1.5 million), refugee health care programs, and grants to local health departments and community-based organizations.

• Appropriates emergency preparedness funding ($76 million), trauma center payments ($7 million), and bioterrorism preparedness activities, with an effective date of July 1, 2009.