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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5698
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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210 ILCS 45/2-104.2 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-104.2 |
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Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes technical changes to a Section
concerning do-not-resuscitate orders.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5698 |
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LRB093 16656 DRJ 42307 b |
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| AN ACT concerning nursing home care.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing
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| Section 2-104.2 as follows:
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| (210 ILCS 45/2-104.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-104.2)
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| Sec. 2-104.2. Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders. Every facility |
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| licensed under
this Act must
shall establish a policy for the |
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| implementation of
physician
orders limiting resuscitation such |
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| as those commonly referred to as
"Do-Not-Resuscitate" orders. |
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| This policy may only prescribe the format,
method of |
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| documentation and duration of any physician orders limiting
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| resuscitation. Any orders under this policy must
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| honored by
the facility.
The Department of Public Health |
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| Uniform DNR Order form or a copy of that form
shall be
honored |
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| by the facility.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-356, eff. 10-1-01.)
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