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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, subject to appropriation and in |
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| consultation with the Illinois Coalition for Nursing |
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| Resources, the Illinois Nurses Association, and other nursing |
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| associations, establish and administer a nursing
workforce |
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| database. The database shall be assembled from data currently |
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| collected by State agencies or departments that may be released |
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| under the Freedom of Information Act and shall be maintained |
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| with the
assistance of the Department of Professional |
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| Regulation, the Department of
Labor, the Department of |
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| Employment Security,
and any other State agency or department |
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| with access to nursing
workforce-related information.
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| (b) The objective of establishing the database shall be to |
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| compile the following data related to the nursing
workforce |
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| that is currently collected by State agencies or departments |
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| that may be released under the Freedom of Information Act: |
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| (1) Data on current and projected population |
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| demographics and available health indicator data to |
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| determine how the population needs relate to the demand for |
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| nursing services. |
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| (2) Data to create a dynamic system for projecting |
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| nurse workforce supply and demand. |
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| (3) Data related to the development of a nursing |
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| workforce that considers the diversity, educational mix, |
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| geographic distribution, and number of nurses needed |