93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6704


 
Introduced 02/09/04, by Eileen Lyons - Angelo Saviano
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 2310/2310-223 new










    Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health, subject to appropriation, must conduct a study to determine the need and feasibility of creating a program to assist hospitals or other health care employers in operating a system by which nurses bid on work shifts by making an offer to work an available shift for a rate within a specified range posted by the employer. Requires the Department to report its findings to the Governor and to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2005. Effective immediately.
















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HB6704

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    AN ACT concerning public health.

 
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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 Department of Public Health Powers and 
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Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by adding Section 2310-223 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-223  new)
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    Sec. 2310-223. Nurse shift bidding study. The Department, 
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subject to appropriation, must conduct a study to determine the 
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need and feasibility of creating a program to assist hospitals 
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or other health care employers in operating a system by which 
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nurses bid on work shifts by making an offer to work an 
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available shift for a rate within a specified range posted by 
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the employer. The Department must consult with appropriate 
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medical and advocacy groups when conducting this study. The 
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Department may adopt any rules necessary to conduct this study 
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and must report its findings to the Governor and to the General 
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Assembly on or before July 1, 2005.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.