Full Text of HB3065 102nd General Assembly
HB3065eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 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 2310-50.10 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-50.10 new) | 8 | | Sec. 2310-50.10. Public health emergencies; requirements | 9 | | for health care facilities and health care professionals; | 10 | | rules. | 11 | | (a) During a public health emergency, the Department, for | 12 | | such period as the public health emergency exists, shall | 13 | | require health care facilities and health care professionals | 14 | | to: | 15 | | (1) permit a patient who is eligible for intensive | 16 | | care unit services and other critical care services during | 17 | | ordinary circumstances to remain eligible for such | 18 | | services irrespective of the patient's age, disability, or | 19 | | other factors pertaining to the patient's identity; | 20 | | (2) provide patients individualized assessments based | 21 | | on the best available objective medical evidence; | 22 | | (3) ensure that no patient is denied care based on | 23 | | stereotypes, assessments of the patient's quality of life, |
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| 1 | | or assessments related to whether the patient is disabled | 2 | | or other factors pertaining to the patient's identity; | 3 | | (4) ensure that decisions on the allocation of health | 4 | | care resources are not based on and, to the extent that it | 5 | | is possible, made with knowledge of a patient's age, race, | 6 | | creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, | 7 | | marital status, domestic partnership or civil union | 8 | | status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender | 9 | | identity or expression, disability, place of residence, or | 10 | | socioeconomic or health insurance status; | 11 | | (5) distribute patients and critical care resources, | 12 | | including ventilators, among health care facilities in the | 13 | | State in a manner that reduces shortages of health care | 14 | | resources; and | 15 | | (6) implement and complete such training for health | 16 | | care professionals and other staff as is necessary to | 17 | | effectuate the provisions of this Section. | 18 | | (b) The Department shall adopt rules necessary to | 19 | | effectuate the provisions of this Section.
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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