Bill Text: IL SB2981 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the MRSA Screening and Reporting Act. Requires Illinois hospitals to screen certain patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA") upon admission, including all patients admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit; patients who were previously colonized or infected with MRSA; surgical patients receiving implants; and patients transferred from a nursing home or healthcare facility. Requires hospitals to re-screen patients who were admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit or previously transferred from a nursing home facility, prior to discharge or transfer to another healthcare facility. Repeals January 1, 2011 repealer date. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1079 [SB2981 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB2981-Enrolled.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 | (210 ILCS 83/90 rep.) | ||||||
| 5 | Section 5. The MRSA Screening and Reporting Act is amended | ||||||
| 6 | by repealing Section 90.
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| 7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
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