DART-FLOWERS-MCCARTHY-BROSNAHAN-COULSON, SCOTT AND SILVA. (PARKER-DEMUZIO-TROTTER-OBAMA-LINK) New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.490 new Creates the Health Care Worker Needle Stick Injury Protection Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall, within 6 months, adopt a bloodborne pathogen standard governing occupational exposure of public employees to infectious materials. Provides that these standards must meet or exceed the federal standards. Provides that the standards must include a requirement that needleless systems be implemented in facilities employing public employees and a system to log certain exposure incidents. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall create a list of possible needleless systems. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Health Care Worker Injury Protection Fund which shall be used for research into needleless systems. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Public Health) The annual cost for a Public Service Administrator position is estimated at approximately $65,000, including personal ser- vices, equipment, telecommunications, etc. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Excludes the requirement that a needleless system and sharps with engineered sharps injury protection be implemented where the product is not available and provides that such system does not apply to pre-filled syringes or medications approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. 99-02-11 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-02-11 H FIRST READING 99-02-11 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-002 HHSV 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-10 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MCCARTHY 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO BROSNAHAN 99-03-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 99-03-12 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-12 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COULSON 99-03-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 99-03-18 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 99-03-18 H ADOPTED 99-03-18 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-001 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-03-23 S CHIEF SPONSOR DEMUZIO 99-03-23 S FIRST READING 99-03-23 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-25 S SPONSOR REMOVED DEMUZIO 99-03-25 S ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO PARKER 99-03-25 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR TROTTER 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 99-04-16 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LINK 99-04-20 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 99-04-22 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 99-04-27 S POSTPONED 99-05-04 S HELD IN COMMITTEE 99-05-04 S COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 99-05-07 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON 99-05-07 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO 99-05-08 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 99-05-26 S RULED EXEMPT UNDER SENATE RULE 3-9(B) SRUL 99-05-26 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 00-03-03 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH 00-03-22 S RE-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary