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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is
5amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 330/8)
7    Sec. 8. Immunization against influenza virus and
8pneumococcal disease. The University of Illinois Hospital
9shall adopt an influenza and pneumococcal immunization policy
10that includes, but need not be limited to, the following:
11        (1) Procedures for identifying patients age 65 or older
12    and, at the discretion of the facility, other patients at
13    risk.
14        (2) Procedures for offering immunization against
15    influenza virus when available between September 1 and
16    April 1, and against pneumococcal disease upon admission or
17    discharge, to patients in accordance with the
18    recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
19    Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
20    that are most recent to the time of vaccination age 65 or
21    older, unless contraindicated.
22        (3) Procedures for ensuring that patients offered
23    immunization, or their guardians, receive information

 

 

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1    regarding the risks and benefits of vaccination.
2    The hospital shall provide a copy of its influenza and
3pneumococcal immunization policy to the Illinois Department of
4Public Health upon request.
5(Source: P.A. 96-343, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
6    Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
7changing Section 2-213 as follows:
 
8    (210 ILCS 45/2-213)
9    Sec. 2-213. Vaccinations.
10    (a) A facility shall annually administer or arrange for
11administration of a vaccination against influenza to each
12resident, in accordance with the recommendations of the
13Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for
14Disease Control and Prevention that are most recent to the time
15of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
16contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine.
17Influenza vaccinations for all residents age 65 and over shall
18be completed by November 30 of each year or as soon as
19practicable if vaccine supplies are not available before
20November 1. Residents admitted after November 30, during the
21flu season, and until February 1 shall, as medically
22appropriate, receive an influenza vaccination prior to or upon
23admission or as soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are not
24available at the time of the admission, unless the vaccine is

 

 

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1medically contraindicated or the resident has refused the
2vaccine. In the event that the Advisory Committee on
3Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
4Prevention determines that dates of administration other than
5those stated in this Act are optimal to protect the health of
6residents, the Department is authorized to develop rules to
7mandate vaccinations at those times rather than the times
8stated in this Act. A facility shall document in the resident's
9medical record that an annual vaccination against influenza was
10administered, arranged, refused or medically contraindicated.
11    (b) A facility shall administer or arrange for
12administration of a pneumococcal vaccination to each resident
13who is age 65 and over, in accordance with the recommendations
14of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the
15Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who has not
16received this immunization prior to or upon admission to the
17facility, unless the resident refuses the offer for vaccination
18or the vaccination is medically contraindicated. A facility
19shall document in each resident's medical record that a
20vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia was offered and
21administered, arranged, refused, or medically contraindicated.
22    (c) All persons seeking admission to a nursing facility
23shall be verbally screened for risk factors associated with
24hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
25(HIV) according to guidelines established by the U.S. Centers
26for Disease Control and Prevention. Persons who are identified

 

 

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1as being at high risk for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV
2shall be offered an opportunity to undergo laboratory testing
3in order to determine infection status if they will be admitted
4to the nursing facility for at least 7 days and are not known
5to be infected with any of the listed viruses. All HIV testing
6shall be conducted in compliance with the AIDS Confidentiality
7Act. All persons determined to be susceptible to the hepatitis
8B virus shall be offered immunization within 10 days of
9admission to any nursing facility. A facility shall document in
10the resident's medical record that he or she was verbally
11screened for risk factors associated with hepatitis B,
12hepatitis C, and HIV, and whether or not the resident was
13immunized against hepatitis B. Nothing in this subsection (c)
14shall apply to a nursing facility licensed or regulated by the
15Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
16    (d) A skilled nursing facility shall designate a person or
17persons as Infection Prevention and Control Professionals to
18develop and implement policies governing control of infections
19and communicable diseases. The Infection Prevention and
20Control Professionals shall be qualified through education,
21training, experience, or certification or a combination of such
22qualifications. The Infection Prevention and Control
23Professional's qualifications shall be documented and shall be
24made available for inspection by the Department.
25(Source: P.A. 96-1259, eff. 1-1-11; 97-107, eff. 1-1-12.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The ID/DD Community Care Act is amended by
2changing Section 2-213 as follows:
 
3    (210 ILCS 47/2-213)
4    Sec. 2-213. Vaccinations.
5    (a) A facility shall annually administer or arrange for
6administration of a vaccination against influenza to each
7resident, in accordance with the recommendations of the
8Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for
9Disease Control and Prevention that are most recent to the time
10of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
11contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine.
12Influenza vaccinations for all residents age 65 and over shall
13be completed by November 30 of each year or as soon as
14practicable if vaccine supplies are not available before
15November 1. Residents admitted after November 30, during the
16flu season, and until February 1 shall, as medically
17appropriate, receive an influenza vaccination prior to or upon
18admission or as soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are not
19available at the time of the admission, unless the vaccine is
20medically contraindicated or the resident has refused the
21vaccine. In the event that the Advisory Committee on
22Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
23Prevention determines that dates of administration other than
24those stated in this Act are optimal to protect the health of
25residents, the Department is authorized to develop rules to

 

 

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1mandate vaccinations at those times rather than the times
2stated in this Act. A facility shall document in the resident's
3medical record that an annual vaccination against influenza was
4administered, arranged, refused or medically contraindicated.
5    (b) A facility shall administer or arrange for
6administration of a pneumococcal vaccination to each resident
7who is age 65 and over, in accordance with the recommendations
8of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the
9Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who has not
10received this immunization prior to or upon admission to the
11facility, unless the resident refuses the offer for vaccination
12or the vaccination is medically contraindicated. A facility
13shall document in each resident's medical record that a
14vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia was offered and
15administered, arranged, refused, or medically contraindicated.
16(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
17    Section 20. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation
18Act is amended by changing Section 2-213 as follows:
 
19    (210 ILCS 48/2-213)
20    Sec. 2-213. Vaccinations.
21    (a) A facility shall annually administer or arrange for
22administration of a vaccination against influenza to each
23resident, in accordance with the recommendations of the
24Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for

 

 

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1Disease Control and Prevention that are most recent to the time
2of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
3contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine.
4Influenza vaccinations for all residents age 65 and over shall
5be completed by November 30 of each year or as soon as
6practicable if vaccine supplies are not available before
7November 1. Residents admitted after November 30, during the
8flu season, and until February 1 shall, as medically
9appropriate, receive an influenza vaccination prior to or upon
10admission or as soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are not
11available at the time of the admission, unless the vaccine is
12medically contraindicated or the resident has refused the
13vaccine. In the event that the Advisory Committee on
14Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
15Prevention determines that dates of administration other than
16those stated in this Act are optimal to protect the health of
17residents, the Department is authorized to develop rules to
18mandate vaccinations at those times rather than the times
19stated in this Act. A facility shall document in the resident's
20medical record that an annual vaccination against influenza was
21administered, arranged, refused or medically contraindicated.
22    (b) A facility shall administer or arrange for
23administration of a pneumococcal vaccination to each resident
24who is age 65 and over, in accordance with the recommendations
25of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the
26Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who has not

 

 

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1received this immunization prior to or upon admission to the
2facility, unless the resident refuses the offer for vaccination
3or the vaccination is medically contraindicated. A facility
4shall document in each resident's medical record that a
5vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia was offered and
6administered, arranged, refused, or medically contraindicated.
7    (c) All persons seeking admission to a nursing facility
8shall be verbally screened for risk factors associated with
9hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
10(HIV) according to guidelines established by the U.S. Centers
11for Disease Control and Prevention. Persons who are identified
12as being at high risk for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV
13shall be offered an opportunity to undergo laboratory testing
14in order to determine infection status if they will be admitted
15to the nursing facility for at least 7 days and are not known
16to be infected with any of the listed viruses. All HIV testing
17shall be conducted in compliance with the AIDS Confidentiality
18Act. All persons determined to be susceptible to the hepatitis
19B virus shall be offered immunization within 10 days of
20admission to any nursing facility. A facility shall document in
21the resident's medical record that he or she was verbally
22screened for risk factors associated with hepatitis B,
23hepatitis C, and HIV, and whether or not the resident was
24immunized against hepatitis B. Nothing in this subsection (c)
25shall apply to a nursing facility licensed or regulated by the
26Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11.)
 
2    Section 25. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
3changing Section 6.26 as follows:
 
4    (210 ILCS 85/6.26)
5    Sec. 6.26. Immunization against influenza virus and
6pneumococcal disease.
7    (a) Every hospital shall adopt an influenza and
8pneumococcal immunization policy that includes, but need not be
9limited to, the following:
10        (1) Procedures for identifying patients age 65 or older
11    and, at the discretion of the facility, other patients at
12    risk.
13        (2) Procedures for offering immunization against
14    influenza virus when available between September 1 and
15    April 1, and against pneumococcal disease upon admission or
16    discharge, to patients in accordance with the
17    recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
18    Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
19    that are most recent to the time of vaccination age 65 or
20    older, unless contraindicated.
21        (3) Procedures for ensuring that patients offered
22    immunization, or their guardians, receive information
23    regarding the risks and benefits of vaccination.
24    The hospital shall provide a copy of its influenza and

 

 

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1pneumococcal immunization policy to the Department upon
2request.
3    (b) A home rule unit may not regulate immunization against
4influenza virus and pneumococcal disease in a manner
5inconsistent with the regulation of such immunizations under
6this Section. This subsection is a limitation under subsection
7(i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on
8the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and
9functions exercised by the State.
10(Source: P.A. 96-343, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)