Public Act 101-0542

SB1214 Enrolled LRB101 07807 CPF 52858 b

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and

Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is

amended by adding Section 2310-218 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-218 new)

Sec. 2310-218. Phlebotomy on children and adults with

intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(a) As used in this Section, "phlebotomist" means a person

specifically trained to draw blood for diagnostic purposes in a

health care setting.

(b) The Department shall make available training materials

that ensure that all phlebotomists are trained in the most

current methods of drawing blood from children and adults with

intellectual and developmental disabilities. The materials

shall conform to the best available practices used for drawing

blood in a safe manner that is as comfortable as possible for

the individual from whom blood is drawn and for the families,

guardians, caretakers, or companions of the individual

accompanying him or her while blood is drawn. The Department

shall review these materials every 3 years to ensure that they

conform with the best available practices.

(c) The Department shall ensure that health care providers,

as that term is defined under the Health Care Services Lien

Act, and laboratories, as that term is defined under the

Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act, that employ a

phlebotomist incorporate the training described in subsection

(b) as part of a phlebotomist's initial employment training and

as part of any ongoing training to maintain competencies and

certifications as a phlebotomist.

(d) This Section does not apply to nonprofit blood banks or

the affiliated laboratories of nonprofit blood banks.