Bill Text: IL HB4310 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a Veterans Home shall notify the residents of the Veterans Home, the families of residents at the Veterans Home, employees of the Veterans Home, and individuals working on contract at the Veterans Home within 24 hours of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at the Veterans Home. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-3)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4310 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4310-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 2.13 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2805/2.13 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 2.13. Legionnaires' disease notifications. | ||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "outbreak" means when 2 or | ||||||
9 | more people are exposed to Legionella and get sick in the same | ||||||
10 | place at about the same time. | ||||||
11 | (b) A Veterans Home shall notify the residents of the | ||||||
12 | Veterans Home, the families of residents at the Veterans Home, | ||||||
13 | the residents' health care providers, the authorized agents | ||||||
14 | under the residents' health care powers of attorney, visitors | ||||||
15 | to the Veterans Home, employees of the Veterans Home, and | ||||||
16 | individuals working on contract at the Veterans Home in writing | ||||||
17 | within 24 hours of a laboratory test confirmation of an | ||||||
18 | outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at the Veterans Home. The | ||||||
19 | notification may be sent by mail or electronically.
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20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
21 | becoming law.
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