Bill Text: IL HB0209 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Creates the Latex Glove Ban Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2023, a food service establishment may not permit employees to use latex gloves in the preparation and handling of food. Provides that, if latex gloves must be used in the preparation of food due to a crisis that interrupts a food service establishment's ability to source nonlatex gloves, a sign shall be prominently placed at the point of order or point of purchase clearly notifying the public of the temporary change. Provides that, to encourage compliance, the Department of Public Health shall send a notice of warning to a food service establishment for its first violation of specified provisions. Prohibits the use of latex gloves by (1) EMS personnel on and after January 1, 2023 and (2) health care facility personnel on and after January 1, 2024. Provides that, if a crisis exists that interrupts the ability to reliably source nonlatex gloves, EMS personnel and health care facility personnel may use latex gloves upon a patient, but shall prioritize, to the extent possible, using nonlatex gloves for the treatment of specified patients. Defines terms.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1095 [HB0209 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0209-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 102-1095 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Latex | ||||
Glove Ban Act.
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Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||
"Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||
"EMS personnel" has the same meaning as provided in | ||||
Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems | ||||
Act. | ||||
"Food service establishment" means a food service | ||||
establishment as that term is used in the Food Handling | ||||
Regulation Enforcement Act. | ||||
"Health care facility personnel" means personnel of a | ||||
health care facility, as that term is defined under Section 3 | ||||
of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.
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Section 10. Use of latex gloves prohibited. | ||||
(a) On and after January 1, 2023, a food service | ||||
establishment may not permit employees to use latex gloves in | ||||
the preparation and handling of food. If latex gloves must be | ||||
used in the preparation of food due to a crisis that interrupts | ||||
a food service establishment's ability to source nonlatex | ||||
gloves, a sign shall be prominently placed at the point of | ||
order or point of purchase clearly notifying the public of the | ||
temporary change. To encourage compliance with this | ||
subsection, the Department shall send a notice of warning to a | ||
food service establishment for its first violation of this | ||
subsection. | ||
(b) Except as provided under Section 15, on and after | ||
January 1, 2023, the use of latex gloves by EMS personnel is | ||
prohibited. | ||
(c) Except as provided under Section 15, on and after | ||
January 1, 2024, the use of latex gloves by health care | ||
facility personnel is prohibited if the patient upon whom the | ||
latex gloves are to be used is unconscious or otherwise | ||
physically unable to communicate and whose medical history | ||
lacks sufficient information to indicate whether or not the | ||
patient has a latex allergy.
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