Bill Text: IL HR0062 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the State's response to the management of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-23 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons [HR0062 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0062-Enrolled.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The LaSalle Veterans' Home, founded in 1990, is | ||||||
3 | one of five veterans' homes in Illinois; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The LaSalle Veterans' home cares for up to 184 | ||||||
5 | residents, including 40 special needs veterans; and
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6 | WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by | ||||||
7 | SARS-CoV-2, a new coronavirus discovered in 2019; the virus is | ||||||
8 | thought to spread mainly from person to person through | ||||||
9 | respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, | ||||||
10 | sneezes, or talks; some people who are infected may not have | ||||||
11 | symptoms; and
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12 | WHEREAS, In November 2020, the LaSalle Veterans' Home | ||||||
13 | experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among its residents | ||||||
14 | and staff; and
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15 | WHEREAS, On November 6, 2020, VISN 12 leadership was | ||||||
16 | notified by Hines VA Hospital that the LaSalle Veterans' Home | ||||||
17 | was experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19; on November 10, | ||||||
18 | 2020, an infection control lead at the LaSalle Veterans' Home | ||||||
19 | contacted the administration and then conducted a telephone | ||||||
20 | assessment on November 11, 2020; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Public Health assessed | ||||||
2 | the LaSalle Veterans' Home and made recommendations concerning | ||||||
3 | screening, testing, point of care testing, ventilation, | ||||||
4 | environment of care, and staff management and infectious | ||||||
5 | control practices; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The LaSalle Veterans' Home began implementing | ||||||
7 | corrective measures recommended by the Illinois Department of | ||||||
8 | Public Health, which included replacing non-alcohol containing | ||||||
9 | hand sanitizer, wearing proper personal protection equipment, | ||||||
10 | seeking separate consultation regarding HVAC/ventilation and | ||||||
11 | negative pressure concerns, staff management, testing with PCR | ||||||
12 | every three days until transmission under control, and | ||||||
13 | ensuring appropriate protocols are followed for terminal | ||||||
14 | cleanliness; and
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15 | WHEREAS, In December 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak continued | ||||||
16 | to spread through the LaSalle Veterans' Home, where 108 | ||||||
17 | residents and 102 staff had contracted COVID-19; therefore, be | ||||||
18 | it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
20 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
21 | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit | ||||||
22 | of the State's response to the management of the COVID-19 | ||||||
23 | outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That this performance audit include, but not be | ||||||
2 | limited to, the following determinations: | ||||||
3 | (1) The response of the Department of Veterans' | ||||||
4 | Affairs to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 at the LaSalle | ||||||
5 | Veterans' Home, including the recommendations made in the | ||||||
6 | November 13, 2020 site visit by the Illinois Department of | ||||||
7 | Public Health and the Department's actions to address | ||||||
8 | those recommendations; | ||||||
9 | (2) The type, cost, and timing of any infrastructure | ||||||
10 | or other building improvements intended to contain the | ||||||
11 | further spread of COVID-19 or prevent its reoccurrence at | ||||||
12 | the LaSalle Veterans' Home; | ||||||
13 | (3) The nature of changes made by the Department in | ||||||
14 | operating protocols and staff training thereon, intended | ||||||
15 | to contain the further spread of COVID-19 or prevent its | ||||||
16 | reoccurrence at the LaSalle Veterans' Home; | ||||||
17 | (4) The nature and extent of monitoring conducted by | ||||||
18 | the Department to determine whether the improvements and | ||||||
19 | protocols put in place are effective to ensure the safety | ||||||
20 | of residents and staff at the LaSalle Veterans' Home; | ||||||
21 | (5) The amount of State moneys received and the amount | ||||||
22 | of State moneys expended by IDPH or any other State agency | ||||||
23 | during State fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to address the | ||||||
24 | COVID-19 outbreaks at the LaSalle Veterans' Home; and | ||||||
25 | (6) To the extent information is available, whether |
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1 | the LaSalle Veterans' Home has been the subject of any | ||||||
2 | reviews since 2015 to determine its compliance with | ||||||
3 | applicable laws and regulations with regard to the care of | ||||||
4 | its residents and, if so, the results of those reviews; | ||||||
5 | and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Veterans' | ||||||
7 | Affairs, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Office | ||||||
8 | of the Governor, and any other State agency or other entity or | ||||||
9 | person that may have information relevant to this audit | ||||||
10 | cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's | ||||||
11 | Office; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General is best equipped to | ||||||
13 | conduct an investigation given their understanding of the | ||||||
14 | policies and procedures associated with an outbreak response | ||||||
15 | by the Departments of Public Health and Veterans' Affairs and | ||||||
16 | the recommendations made in the 2019 Performance Audit; and be | ||||||
17 | it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
19 | soon as practical and report its findings and recommendations | ||||||
20 | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||||||
21 | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | delivered to the Auditor General.
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