Bill Text: IL SB0069 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires every hospital to adopt an influenza and pneumococcal immunization policy that includes procedures for identifying patients age 50 or older for influenza immunization and 65 or older for pneumococcal immunization (rather than just for identifying patients age 65 or older).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0057 [SB0069 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0069-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 103-0057 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 6.26 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 85/6.26) | ||||
Sec. 6.26. Immunization against influenza virus and | ||||
pneumococcal disease. | ||||
(a) Every hospital shall adopt an influenza and | ||||
pneumococcal
immunization policy that includes, but need not | ||||
be limited to, the
following: | ||||
(1) Procedures for identifying patients age 50 65 or | ||||
older
for influenza immunization and 65 or older for | ||||
pneumococcal immunization and, at the discretion of the | ||||
facility, other patients at risk. | ||||
(2) Procedures for offering immunization against | ||||
influenza virus when available
between September 1 and | ||||
April 1, and against pneumococcal disease upon
admission | ||||
or discharge, to patients in accordance with the | ||||
recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization | ||||
Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and | ||||
Prevention that are most recent to the time of | ||||
vaccination, unless contraindicated. | ||||
(3) Procedures
for ensuring that patients offered | ||
immunization, or their guardians,
receive information | ||
regarding the risks and benefits of vaccination. | ||
The hospital shall provide a copy of its influenza and | ||
pneumococcal immunization policy to the Department upon | ||
request. | ||
(b) A home rule unit may not regulate immunization against | ||
influenza virus and pneumococcal disease in a manner | ||
inconsistent with the regulation of such immunizations under | ||
this Section. This subsection is a limitation under subsection | ||
(i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on | ||
the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and | ||
functions exercised by the State.
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(Source: P.A. 98-271, eff. 1-1-14.)
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