100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4278
 
Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2805/2.01c new

     Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires that, if an Illinois Veterans Home administrator or a member of the administrative staff is notified that, within one month or less, 2 or more persons residing within the Veterans Home are diagnosed with an infectious disease by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches; a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act; a long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; a freestanding emergency center licensed under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; a local health department; or any other State agency or government entity, then, within 24 hours after the facility is notified of the second diagnosis, the Illinois Veterans Home must: (1) provide a written notification of the incidence of the infectious disease to each resident of the facility and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin; (2) post a notification of the incidence of the infectious disease in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to the Illinois Veterans Home; and (3) provide a written notification to the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health of the incidence of the infectious disease and of compliance with the notification requirements concerning residents and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin. Requires that, in addition to the initial written notifications, the Veterans Home must provide written notifications of any updates on the incidence of the infectious disease and any options that are available to the residents. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health must post the notification of the incidence of the infectious disease, any updates, and any options that are available to the residents on their websites.  Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 2.01c as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2805/2.01c new)
7    Sec. 2.01c. Veterans Home; notice of infectious disease. If 
8a Veterans Home administrator or a member of the administrative 
9staff is notified that, within one month or less, 2 or more 
10persons residing within the Veterans Home are diagnosed with an 
11infectious disease by a physician licensed to practice medicine 
12in all its branches; a hospital licensed under the Hospital 
13Licensing Act or organized under the University of Illinois 
14Hospital Act; a long-term care facility licensed under the 
15Nursing Home Care Act; a freestanding emergency center licensed 
16under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; a local 
17health department; or any other State agency or government 
18entity, then, within  24 hours after the facility is notified of 
19the second diagnosis, the Veterans Home must:
20        (1)  provide a written notification of the incidence of 
21    the infectious disease to each resident of the facility and 
22    the resident's emergency contact or next of kin;
23        (2) post a notification of the incidence of the 
 
 
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1    infectious disease in a conspicuous place near the main 
2    entrance to the Veterans Home; and
3        (3) provide a written notification to the Department of 
4    Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health of 
5    the incidence of the infectious disease and of compliance 
6    with  the written notification requirements of paragraph 
7    (1).
8In addition to the initial written notifications, the Veterans 
9Home must provide written notifications of any updates on the 
10incidence of the infectious disease and any options that are 
11available to the residents. 
12    The Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of 
13Public Health must post the notification of the incidence of 
14the infectious disease, any updates, and any options that are 
15available to the residents on their websites as soon as 
16practicable after receiving the notification, but in no event 
17shall the notice be posted later than the end of the next 
18business day.
 
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.