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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Public Health Powers and |
| 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
| 6 | | amended by changing Section 2310-650 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-650) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2310-650. Influenza vaccination program. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "medically contraindicated" |
| 10 | | means that administration of an influenza vaccine to an |
| 11 | | employee would likely be detrimental to the employee's health. |
| 12 | | (b) The Department of Public Health may require any |
| 13 | | facility licensed by the Department to implement an influenza |
| 14 | | vaccination program that ensures that the employees of the |
| 15 | | facility are offered the opportunity to be vaccinated against |
| 16 | | seasonal influenza and any other novel or pandemic influenza |
| 17 | | viruses as vaccines become available. The Department may adopt |
| 18 | | rules setting forth the requirements of the influenza |
| 19 | | vaccination program. A health care employee may decline the |
| 20 | | offer of vaccination if the vaccine is medically |
| 21 | | contraindicated, if the vaccination is against the employee's |
| 22 | | religious beliefs, or if the employee has already been |
| 23 | | vaccinated. General philosophical or moral reluctance to |