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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB3886 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require health care facilities and health care professionals to conform to specified requirements regarding patient care during a public health emergency. Requires the Department to adopt rules necessary to effectuate the provisions. Effective immediately.
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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 2310-50.15 as follows: |
7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-50.15 new) |
8 | | Sec. 2310-50.15. Public health emergencies; requirements |
9 | | for health care facilities and health care professionals; |
10 | | rules. |
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12 | | (a) During a public health emergency, the Department, for |
13 | | such period as the public health emergency exists, shall |
14 | | require health care facilities and health care professionals |
15 | | to: |
16 | | (1) permit a patient who is eligible for intensive |
17 | | care unit services and other critical care services during |
18 | | ordinary circumstances to remain eligible for such |
19 | | services irrespective of the patient's age, disability, or |
20 | | other factors pertaining to the patient's identity; |
21 | | (2) provide patients individualized assessments based |
22 | | on the best available objective medical evidence; |
23 | | (3) ensure that no patient is denied care based on |
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1 | | stereotypes, assessments of the patient's quality of life, |
2 | | or assessments related to whether the patient is disabled |
3 | | or other factors pertaining to the patient's identity; |
4 | | (4) ensure that decisions on the allocation of health |
5 | | care resources are not based on and, to the extent that it |
6 | | is possible, made with knowledge of a patient's age, race, |
7 | | creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, |
8 | | marital status, domestic partnership or civil union |
9 | | status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender |
10 | | identity or expression, disability, place of residence, or |
11 | | socioeconomic or health insurance status; |
12 | | (5) distribute patients and critical care resources, |
13 | | including ventilators, among health care facilities in the |
14 | | State in a manner that reduces shortages of health care |
15 | | resources; and |
16 | | (6) implement and complete such training for health |
17 | | care professionals and other staff as is necessary to |
18 | | effectuate the provisions of this Section. |
19 | | (b) The Department shall adopt rules necessary to |
20 | | effectuate the provisions of this Section.
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21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
22 | | becoming law.
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