Sen. Laura Fine
Filed: 3/13/2020
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2397




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2397 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 7.1 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 330/7.1 new)
7    Sec. 7.1. Infection preventionists.
8    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "infection 
9preventionist" means a person designated by the University of 
10Illinois Hospital to identify infectious disease processes, 
11conduct surveillance and epidemiologic investigations, and 
12develop plans to prevent and control the transmission of 
13infectious agents within the University of Illinois Hospital.
14    (b) A person shall not function as an infection 
15preventionist at the University of Illinois Hospital, and the 
16University of Illinois Hospital shall not employ or contract 
 
 
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1for the services of an infection preventionist, unless the 
2person meets one of the following requirements:
3        (1) The person has successfully passed an exam from a 
4    nationally accredited infection prevention and 
5    epidemiology accrediting organization and holds and 
6    maintains certification in infection prevention and 
7    control from a nationally accredited infection prevention 
8    and epidemiology certification organization.
9        (2) The person provides evidence that he or she was 
10    employed or otherwise contracted to provide services as an 
11    infection preventionist in a hospital for a cumulative 
12    period of one year within the 4 years immediately preceding 
13    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st 
14    General Assembly. Any contractor or employer of an 
15    infection preventionist on the effective date of this 
16    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall confirm 
17    in a writing to each infection preventionist of the 
18    infection preventionist's contract or employment in that 
19    capacity.
20        (3) The person is a student or intern performing the 
21    functions of an infection preventionist, is under the 
22    direct supervision of an infection preventionist 
23    appropriately certified under paragraph (1) of this 
24    subsection, and is functioning within the scope of a 
25    student's or intern's training. 
26    (c) A person who functions as an infection preventionist as 
 
 
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1provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) shall have 3 years 
2from the date of hire to obtain the infection preventionist 
3credentials outlined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
4    (d) The University of Illinois Hospital may employ or 
5contract with a person who does not meet the requirements under 
6subsection (b) as an infection preventionist if: 
7        (1) after a diligent and thorough effort has been made, 
8    the University of Illinois Hospital is unable to employ or 
9    contract with a sufficient number of infection 
10    preventionists who meet the requirements under subsection 
11    (b); and
12        (2) the University of Illinois Hospital makes a written 
13    record of its efforts to employ or contract with a 
14    sufficient number of infection preventionists who meet the 
15    requirements under subsection (b) and retains those 
16    records at the University of Illinois Hospital.
17    The person must meet the requirements under paragraph (1) 
18of subsection (b) within 3 years after the start of employment 
19or contracting as an infection preventionist. 
20    (e) If the University of Illinois Hospital employs or 
21contracts with an infection preventionist, the University of 
22Illinois Hospital shall, upon request of another hospital or an 
23infection preventionist employed by, formerly employed by, or 
24contracted to perform as an infection preventionist at the 
25University of Illinois Hospital, verify the dates of employment 
26or contract of the infection preventionist.
 
 
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1    (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit any person from 
2performing an infection preventionist's tasks or functions if 
3the person is acting within the scope of his or her practice. 
4Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent or 
5restrict the practice, provision of services, or activities of 
6any person licensed or registered in this State under any other 
7law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he 
8or she is licensed or registered.
9    (g) The Department of Public Health may adopt rules to 
10implement and administer this Section. 
 
11    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by adding 
12Section 6.23b as follows:
 
13    (210 ILCS 85/6.23b new)
14    Sec. 6.23b. Infection preventionists.
15    (a) For the purposes of this Section,
"infection 
16preventionist" means a person designated by a hospital to 
17identify infectious disease processes, conduct surveillance 
18and epidemiologic investigations, and develop plans to prevent 
19and control the transmission of infectious agents within the 
20hospital.
21    (b) A person shall not function as an infection 
22preventionist at a hospital, and a hospital shall not employ or 
23otherwise contract for the services of an infection 
24preventionist, unless the person meets one of the following 
 
 
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1requirements:
2        (1) The person has successfully passed an exam from a 
3    nationally accredited infection prevention and 
4    epidemiology accrediting organization and holds and 
5    maintains certification in infection prevention and 
6    control from a nationally accredited infection prevention 
7    and epidemiology certification organization.
8        (2) The person provides evidence that he or she was 
9    employed or otherwise contracted to provide services as an 
10    infection preventionist in a hospital for a cumulative 
11    period of one year within the 4 years immediately preceding 
12    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st 
13    General Assembly. Any contractor or employer of an 
14    infection preventionist on the effective date of this 
15    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall confirm 
16    in a writing to each infection preventionist of the 
17    infection preventionist's contract or employment in that 
18    capacity.
19        (3) The person is a student or intern performing the 
20    functions of an infection preventionist, is under the 
21    direct supervision of an infection preventionist 
22    appropriately certified under paragraph (1) of this 
23    subsection, and is functioning within the scope of a 
24    student's or intern's training.
25    (c) A person who functions as an infection preventionist as 
26provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) shall have 3 years 
 
 
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1from the date of hire to obtain the infection preventionist 
2credentials outlined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
3    (d) A hospital may employ or contract with a person who 
4does not meet the requirements under subsection (b) as an 
5infection preventionist if:
6        (1) after a diligent and thorough effort has been made, 
7    the hospital is unable to employ or contract with a 
8    sufficient number of infection preventionists who meet the 
9    requirements under subsection (b); and
10        (2) the hospital makes a written record of its efforts 
11    to employ or contract with a sufficient number of infection 
12    preventionists who meet the requirements under subsection 
13    (b) and retains those records at the hospital.
14    The person must meet the requirements under paragraph (1) 
15of subsection (b) within 3 years after the start of employment 
16or contracting as an infection preventionist. 
17    (e) If a hospital employs or contracts with an infection 
18preventionist, the hospital shall, upon request of another 
19hospital or an infection preventionist employed by, formerly 
20employed by, or contracted to perform as an infection 
21preventionist at the hospital, verify the dates of employment 
22or contract of the infection preventionist.
23    (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit any person from 
24performing an infection preventionist's tasks or functions if 
25the person is acting within the scope of his or her practice. 
26Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent or 
 
 
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1restrict the practice, provision of services, or activities of 
2any person licensed or registered in this State by any other 
3law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he 
4or she is licensed or registered.
5    (g) The Department of Public Health may adopt rules to 
6implement and administer this Section.".