93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2270

 

Introduced 1/15/2004, by John M. Sullivan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2310/2310-228 new

    Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to establish and administer a nursing workforce database. Provides that the objective of establishing the database shall be the collection and analysis of data that is related to nursing and to the nursing workforce, so that conclusions may be drawn relating to current nursing supply, demand, and workforce concerns in the State and to future workforce projections and needs. Sets forth the information that must be contained in the database. Provides that no later than January 15, 2006, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and members of the General Assembly regarding the development of the database and the effectiveness of its use.


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1     AN ACT concerning the Department of Public Health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 2310-228 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-228 new)
8     Sec. 2310-228. Nursing workforce database.
9     (a) The Department shall establish and administer a nursing
10 workforce database. The database shall be assembled and
11 maintained with the assistance of the Department of
12 Professional Regulation, the Department of Labor, the
13 Department of Employment Security, and any other State agency
14 or department with access to nursing and nursing
15 workforce-related information.
16     (b) The objective of establishing the database shall be the
17 collection and analysis of data related to nursing and to the
18 nursing workforce, so that conclusions may be drawn relating to
19 current nursing supply, demand, and workforce concerns in the
20 State and to future workforce projections and needs. The
21 information to be collected and analyzed shall include, but not
22 be limited to, all of the following:
23         (1) Nursing supply and demand, including issues
24     relating to the recruitment and retention of nurses and the
25     effective and efficient use of nursing workforce
26     resources.
27         (2) Analysis and acuity measurements relating to
28     nursing quality, including patient classification systems,
29     patient outcomes, the amount of direct nursing care, and
30     outcomes indicators.
31         (3) Research concerning nurse classifications to
32     ensure that distinctions in the scope of practicing and

 

 

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1     practice settings are identified and analyzed, including
2     registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and advanced
3     practice nurses.
4         (4) Information compiled by other sources, including
5     national associations, institutions of higher learning,
6     medical journals, and State medical societies, that
7     facilitates the analysis of the correlations between nurse
8     staffing issues and patient outcomes and the quality of
9     patient care.
10         (5) State, regional, and local nursing shortages.
11         (6) The extent to which unlicensed personnel are used
12     in the health care field and the impact upon nursing
13     staffing, quality, and patient care.
14     (c) To accomplish the objectives set forth in subsection
15 (b), information obtained and assembled by the Department into
16 a database may be used by the Department, medical institutions
17 and societies, and other interested parties to assess current
18 and projected nursing workforce shortfalls and develop
19 strategies for overcoming them; to more effectively conduct
20 analysis of (i) patient classification systems and outcomes,
21 (ii) nursing workload comparisons, including the amount of
22 direct nursing care, (iii) outcomes indicators, and (iv) other
23 research conducted to ensure quality patient care and nursing
24 competence; to publish or distribute information regarding
25 conclusions to be drawn from the database information; to
26 recommend systemic changes and strategies for their
27 implementation; and to share and collaborate with other states
28 that collect health data, nursing workforce outcomes, and
29 quantitative information related to direct nursing care.
30 Additionally, schools of nursing may use the database to assist
31 in determining enrollment, educational curriculum, and related
32 nursing workforce educational issues and needs.
33     (d) No later than January 15, 2006, the Department shall
34 submit a report to the Governor and to the members of the
35 General Assembly regarding the development of the database and
36 the effectiveness of its use.