SB2768sam001 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 2/11/2004

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2768

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2768 by replacing lines 25 through 34 on page 2 and lines 1 through 30 on page 3 with the following:

"Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 6.22 as follows:

(210 ILCS 85/6.22 new)

Sec. 6.22. Vaccinations.

(a) Subject to the availability of vaccine supplies, patients age 65 or over who are admitted between November 30 and April 1 shall, as medically appropriate, receive an influenza vaccination prior to or as part of the discharge planning process, unless the vaccine is medically contraindicated or the patient has refused the vaccine. In the event that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines that dates of administration other than those stated in this Section are optimal to protect the health of patients, the Department is authorized to develop rules to mandate vaccinations at those times rather than the times stated in this Section. A hospital shall document in the patient's medical record that an annual vaccination against influenza was administered, refused, or medically contraindicated.

(b) Subject to the availability of vaccine supplies, a hospital shall provide or arrange for administration of a pneumococcal vaccination to each patient who is age 65 or over, in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccination shall be administered prior to or as part of the discharge planning process for a patient who has not received this immunization, unless the patient refuses the offer for vaccination or the vaccination is medically contraindicated. A hospital shall document in each patient's medical record that a vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia was offered and administered, refused, or medically contraindicated.".