55 ILCS 5/5-24002
It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the county board of each county, with the advice and consent of that county board, to appoint a duly licensed physician, hereinafter called the examiner, who is familiar with cancer and tumor cases, who shall maintain an office in some convenient place during the entire year for the purpose of examining applicants for the benefits of the provisions of this Division.
Such examiner shall examine all applicants desiring to receive the benefits of the provisions of this Division, referred to him by the county board and shall endorse on each such application a certificate to each such applicant, stating whether or not in his opinion such applicant is entitled to receive the benefits of the provisions of this Division.
Such application may be filed with the county board by the person afflicted with cancer or tumor, and whenever it shall come to the notice of any public health nurse, any public health officer, or any physician of such county, that any person entitled to the benefits of this Division has not applied therefor, it shall be the duty of such nurse, health officer or physician to file such an application with such board on behalf of such afflicted person.
55 ILCS 5/5-24002