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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 103

 
2     WHEREAS, The U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC)
3 have identified Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MROs) as a
4 national threat to public health. These include
5 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus areus (MRSA),
6 vancomycin-resistant (VRE), and certain gram-negative bacilli
7 (GNB) which are microorganisms, predominantly bacteria, that
8 are resistant to one or more classes of antimicrobial agents.
9 These highly resistant organisms deserve special attention
10 because options for treatment are often extremely limited. The
11 95th General Assembly enacted House Bill 192 (PA 95-282) and
12 Senate Bill 233 (PA 95-312) that established MRSA prevention
13 and control programs for licensed hospitals and mental health
14 and developmental disabilities facilities operated by the
15 Department of Human Services, and required the Department of
16 Public Health to publicize guidelines for reducing the
17 incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs), including
18 MRSA, to health care providers, health care facilities, public
19 health departments, prisons, jails, and the general public; and
20 to provide periodic reports and updates to public officials,
21 health professionals, and the general public statewide
22 regarding new developments or procedures concerning prevention
23 and management of infections due to MDROs. Additional control
24 and prevention measures are under consideration and may be
25 required to ensure public safety; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, It is imperative to protect the health and safety
2 of the public by educating the citizens of this State about the
3 dangers of MDROs; therefore be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
6 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created in the
7 Department of Public Health the Joint Task Force on MDRO
8 Education, which shall be charged with the task of spearheading
9 the effort to educate parents, students, teachers, and school
10 administrators about the dangers of MDROs and ways to prevent
11 the spread of diseases related to these organisms; and be it
12 further
 
13     RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall consist of 9
14 members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Director of
15 Public Health; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That the Director shall choose one member
17 representing each of the following groups: nurses, specialists
18 in the field of infection control and epidemiology, education
19 organizations, school principals, health care consumers, the
20 Illinois Department of Public Health, hospitals, doctors, and
21 public health associations; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 delivered to the Director of Public Health.