Public Act 102-0398
 
HB3147 EnrolledLRB102 14529 CPF 19882 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended  by adding 
Section 2-108.5 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 45/2-108.5 new)
    Sec. 2-108.5. Resident phone call or video call during a 
disaster declared by the Governor. Upon request, a facility 
shall make every reasonable effort to facilitate at least one 
phone call or video call between a resident and a single family 
member of the resident each day during a disaster declared by 
the Governor under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency 
Management Agency Act, unless doing so could pose a danger to 
residents or staff or redirect resources away from direct 
resident care and protection.
 
    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by 
adding Section 6.28 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 85/6.28 new)
    Sec. 6.28. Patient contact policy during pandemics or 
other public health emergencies. During a pandemic or other 
public health emergency, a hospital licensed under this Act 
shall develop and implement a contact policy to encourage 
patients' ability to engage with family members throughout the 
duration of the  pandemic or other public health emergency, 
including through the use of phone calls, videos calls, or 
other electronic mechanism.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.