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90_SB0734enr
210 ILCS 45/2-213 new
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that before a
prospective resident's admission to a nursing home the
nursing home shall advise the prospective resident to consult
a physician to determine whether the prospective resident
should obtain a pneumonia shot. Provides that once every 12
months a nursing home shall advise each resident of the
nursing home to consult a physician to determine whether the
resident should obtain a pneumonia shot. Effective
immediately.
LRB9002780DJcd
SB734 Enrolled LRB9002780DJcd
1 AN ACT concerning medical care.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
5 adding Section 2-213 as follows:
6 (210 ILCS 45/2-213 new)
7 Sec. 2-213. Pneumonia shots. Before a prospective
8 resident's admission to a facility the facility shall advise
9 the prospective resident to consult a physician to determine
10 whether the prospective resident should obtain a vaccination
11 against pneumococcal pneumonia.
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.
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