94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB3087


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













110 ILCS 330/7 new






210 ILCS 85/6.22 new










    Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that every hospital subject to either of the Acts must screen all patients admitted to the hospital for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Provides that if a patient tests positive for MRSA, the hospital must segregate that patient from patients who test negative for MRSA and must provide treatment to that patient.
















LRB094 18822 DRJ 54232 b

















FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


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SB3087

LRB094 18822 DRJ 54232 b






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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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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 University of Illinois Hospital Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 7 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 330/7  new)
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    Sec. 7. Screening patients for MRSA. The University of 
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Illinois Hospital shall screen all patients admitted to the 
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hospital for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 
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(MRSA). If a patient tests positive for MRSA, the hospital must 
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segregate that patient from patients who test negative for MRSA 
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and must provide treatment to that patient.
 
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    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 6.22 as follows:
 
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    (210 ILCS 85/6.22  new)
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    Sec. 6.22. Screening patients for MRSA. Every hospital 
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shall screen all patients admitted to the hospital for 
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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). If a 
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patient tests positive for MRSA, the hospital must segregate 
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that patient from patients who test negative for MRSA and must 
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provide treatment to that patient.