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90_SB0734
210 ILCS 45/2-213 new
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that before a
prospective resident's admission to a nursing home the
nursing home shall advise the prospective resident to consult
a physician to determine whether the prospective resident
should obtain a pneumonia shot. Provides that once every 12
months a nursing home shall advise each resident of the
nursing home to consult a physician to determine whether the
resident should obtain a pneumonia shot. Effective
immediately.
LRB9002780DJcd
LRB9002780DJcd
1 AN ACT to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by adding
2 Section 2-213.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5 The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
6 adding Section 2-213 as follows:
7 (210 ILCS 45/2-213 new)
8 Sec. 2-213. Pneumonia shots. Before a prospective
9 resident's admission to a facility the facility shall advise
10 the prospective resident to consult a physician to determine
11 whether the prospective resident should obtain a vaccination
12 against pneumococcal pneumonia. Once every 12 months a
13 facility shall advise each resident of the facility to
14 consult a physician to determine whether the resident should
15 obtain a vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia.
16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.