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| Public Act 095-0312 |
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the MRSA | ||||
Screening and Reporting Act. | ||||
Section 5. MRSA control program. In order to improve the | ||||
prevention of hospital-associated bloodstream infections due | ||||
to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA"), every | ||||
hospital shall establish an MRSA control program that requires: | ||||
(1) Identification of all MRSA-colonized patients in | ||||
all intensive care units, and other at-risk patients | ||||
identified by the hospital, through active surveillance | ||||
testing. | ||||
(2) Isolation of identified MRSA-colonized or | ||||
MRSA-infected patients in an appropriate manner. | ||||
(3) Monitoring and strict enforcement of hand hygiene | ||||
requirements. | ||||
(4) Maintenance of records and reporting of cases under | ||||
Section 10 of this Act.
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Section 10. Reporting by Department of Public Health.
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(a) After October 1, 2007, the Department of Public Health | ||||
shall compile aggregate data for all hospitals on the total | ||||
number of infections due to methicillin-resistant | ||
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that (1) are present on admission | ||
to a hospital and (2) occurred during the hospital stay, | ||
reported separately, as compiled from diagnostic codes | ||
contained in the Hospital Discharge Dataset provided to the | ||
Department; provided, that this reporting requirement shall | ||
apply only for patients in all intensive care units and other | ||
at-risk patients identified by hospitals for active | ||
surveillance testing for MRSA. The Department is authorized to | ||
require hospitals, based on guidelines developed by the | ||
National Center for Health Statistics, after October 1, 2007, | ||
to submit data to the Department that is coded as "present on | ||
admission" and "occurred during the stay". | ||
(b) The Department shall make such data available on its | ||
web site, in an annual report, and on the Hospital Report Card | ||
pursuant to the Hospital Report Card Act. | ||
Section 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||
2011. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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