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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 adding Section 2310-50.10 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-50.10 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2310-50.10. Public health emergencies; requirements | ||||||
| 9 | for health care facilities and health care professionals; | ||||||
| 10 | rules. | ||||||
| 11 | (a) During a public health emergency, the Department, for | ||||||
| 12 | such period as the public health emergency exists, shall | ||||||
| 13 | require health care facilities and health care professionals | ||||||
| 14 | to: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) permit a patient who is eligible for intensive | ||||||
| 16 | care unit services and other critical care services during | ||||||
| 17 | ordinary circumstances to remain eligible for such | ||||||
| 18 | services irrespective of the patient's age, disability, or | ||||||
| 19 | other factors pertaining to the patient's identity; | ||||||
| 20 | (2) provide patients individualized assessments based | ||||||
| 21 | on the best available objective medical evidence; | ||||||
| 22 | (3) ensure that no patient is denied care based on | ||||||
| 23 | stereotypes, assessments of the patient's quality of life, | ||||||
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| 1 | or assessments related to whether the patient is disabled | ||||||
| 2 | or other factors pertaining to the patient's identity; | ||||||
| 3 | (4) ensure that decisions on the allocation of health | ||||||
| 4 | care resources are not based on and, to the extent that it | ||||||
| 5 | is possible, made with knowledge of a patient's age, race, | ||||||
| 6 | creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, | ||||||
| 7 | marital status, domestic partnership or civil union | ||||||
| 8 | status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender | ||||||
| 9 | identity or expression, disability, place of residence, or | ||||||
| 10 | socioeconomic or health insurance status; | ||||||
| 11 | (5) distribute patients and critical care resources, | ||||||
| 12 | including ventilators, among health care facilities in the | ||||||
| 13 | State in a manner that reduces shortages of health care | ||||||
| 14 | resources; and | ||||||
| 15 | (6) implement and complete such training for health | ||||||
| 16 | care professionals and other staff as is necessary to | ||||||
| 17 | effectuate the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) The Department shall adopt rules necessary to | ||||||
| 19 | effectuate the provisions of this Section.
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| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 21 | becoming law.
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