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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2270
Introduced 1/15/2004, by John M. Sullivan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 2310/2310-228 new |
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Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to establish
and administer a nursing workforce database. Provides that the objective of
establishing the database shall be the collection and analysis of data that is
related
to nursing and to the nursing workforce, so that conclusions may be drawn
relating
to current nursing supply, demand, and workforce concerns in the State and
to future workforce projections and needs. Sets forth the information that must
be
contained in the database. Provides that no later than January 15, 2006, the
Department shall submit a report to the Governor and members of the General
Assembly
regarding the development of the database and the effectiveness of its use.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB093 17023 BDD 42687 b |
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| AN ACT concerning the Department of 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 2310-228 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-228 new)
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| Sec. 2310-228. Nursing workforce database.
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| (a) The Department shall establish and administer a nursing
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| workforce database. The database shall be assembled and |
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| maintained with the
assistance of the Department of |
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| Professional Regulation, the Department of
Labor, the |
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| Department of Employment Security,
and any other State agency |
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| or department with access to nursing and nursing
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| workforce-related information.
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| (b) The objective of establishing the database shall be the
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| collection and analysis of data related to nursing and to the |
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| nursing
workforce,
so
that conclusions may be drawn relating to |
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| current nursing supply, demand, and
workforce concerns in the |
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| State and to future workforce projections and needs.
The |
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| information to be collected and analyzed shall include, but not |
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| be limited
to,
all of the following:
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| (1) Nursing supply and demand, including issues |
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| relating
to the recruitment and retention of nurses and the |
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| effective and efficient use
of
nursing workforce |
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| resources.
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| (2) Analysis and acuity measurements relating to |
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| nursing
quality, including patient classification systems, |
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| patient outcomes,
the amount of direct nursing care, and |
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| outcomes indicators.
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| (3) Research concerning nurse classifications to |
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| ensure
that distinctions in the scope of practicing and |
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| practice settings are
identified and analyzed, including |
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| registered nurses, licensed practical
nurses, and advanced |
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| practice nurses.
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| (4) Information compiled by other sources, including
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| national associations, institutions of higher learning, |
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| medical journals,
and State medical societies, that |
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| facilitates the analysis of the correlations
between nurse |
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| staffing issues and patient outcomes and the quality of |
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| patient
care.
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| (5) State, regional, and local nursing shortages.
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| (6) The extent to which unlicensed personnel are used |
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| in
the health care field and the impact upon nursing
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| staffing, quality, and patient care.
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| (c) To accomplish the objectives set forth in subsection |
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| (b),
information obtained and assembled by the Department into |
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| a database may be
used
by the Department, medical institutions |
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| and societies, and other interested
parties to assess current |
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| and projected nursing workforce shortfalls and
develop |
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| strategies for overcoming them; to more effectively conduct |
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| analysis of
(i) patient classification systems and outcomes, |
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| (ii) nursing workload
comparisons, including the amount of |
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| direct nursing care, (iii) outcomes
indicators, and (iv) other |
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| research conducted to ensure quality patient care
and nursing |
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| competence; to publish or distribute information regarding
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| conclusions to be drawn from the database information; to |
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| recommend systemic
changes and
strategies for their |
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| implementation; and to share and collaborate with other
states |
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| that collect health data, nursing workforce outcomes, and |
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| quantitative
information related to direct nursing care. |
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| Additionally, schools of nursing
may use the
database
to
assist |
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| in
determining enrollment, educational curriculum, and related |
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| nursing workforce
educational issues and needs.
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| (d) No later than January 15, 2006, the Department shall |
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| submit a
report to the Governor and to the members of the |
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| General Assembly regarding the
development of the
database and |
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| the effectiveness of its use.
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