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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 103


 
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    WHEREAS, The U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) 
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have identified Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MROs) as a 
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national threat to public health. These include 
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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus areus (MRSA), 
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vancomycin-resistant (VRE), and certain gram-negative bacilli 
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(GNB) which are microorganisms, predominantly bacteria, that 
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are resistant to one or more classes of antimicrobial agents. 
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These highly resistant organisms deserve special attention 
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because options for treatment are often extremely limited.  The 
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95th General Assembly enacted House Bill 192 (PA 95-282) and 
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Senate Bill 233 (PA 95-312) that established MRSA prevention 
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and control programs for licensed hospitals and mental health 
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and developmental disabilities facilities operated by the 
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Department of Human Services, and required the Department of 
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Public Health to publicize guidelines for reducing the 
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incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs), including 
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MRSA, to health care providers, health care facilities, public 
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health departments, prisons, jails, and the general public; and 
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to provide periodic reports and updates to public officials, 
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health professionals, and the general public statewide 
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regarding new developments or procedures concerning prevention 
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and management of infections due to MDROs. Additional control 
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and prevention measures are under consideration and may be 
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required to ensure public safety; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, It is imperative to protect the health and safety 
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of the public by educating the citizens of this State about the 
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dangers of MDROs; therefore be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created in the 
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Department of Public Health the Joint Task Force on MDRO 
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Education, which shall be charged  with the task of spearheading 
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the effort to educate parents, students, teachers, and school 
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administrators about the dangers of MDROs and ways to prevent 
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the spread of diseases related to these organisms; and be it 
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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall consist of 9 
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members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Director of 
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Public Health; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Director shall choose one member 
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representing each of the following groups: nurses, specialists 
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in the field of infection control and epidemiology, education 
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organizations, school principals, health care consumers, the 
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Illinois Department of Public Health, hospitals, doctors, and 
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public health associations; and be it further
 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Director of Public Health.