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91_HB1539
LRB9103499ACtm
1 AN ACT concerning vaccinations in health facilities.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Life Care Facilities Act is amended by
5 adding Section 10.1 as follows:
6 (210 ILCS 40/10.1 new)
7 Sec. 10.1. Vaccinations.
8 (a) A facility shall document evidence of annual
9 vaccination against influenza for each resident who is age 60
10 or over in accordance with the recommendations of the
11 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers
12 for Disease Control and Prevention that is most recent to
13 the time of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
14 contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine.
15 Influenza vaccinations for all residents age 60 and over
16 shall be completed by November 30 of each year. Residents
17 admitted after November 30, during the flu season, and until
18 February 1 shall, as medically appropriate, receive an
19 influenza vaccination prior to or upon admission, unless
20 refused by the resident.
21 (b) A facility shall document evidence of vaccination
22 against pneumococcal disease for each resident who is age 60
23 and over in accordance with the recommendations of the
24 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers
25 for Disease Control and Prevention that is most recent to the
26 time of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
27 contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine. A
28 facility shall provide or arrange for pneumococcal
29 vaccination of residents who have not received this
30 immunization prior to or upon admission to the facility,
31 unless the resident refuses the offer for vaccination.
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1 Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
2 changing Section 2-213 as follows:
3 (210 ILCS 45/2-213)
4 Sec. 2-213. Vaccinations.
5 (a) A facility shall document evidence of annual
6 vaccination against influenza for each resident who is age 60
7 or over in accordance with the recommendations of the
8 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers
9 for Disease Control and Prevention that is most recent to the
10 time of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
11 contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine.
12 Influenza vaccinations for all residents age 60 and over
13 shall be completed by November 30 of each year. Residents
14 admitted after November 30, during the flu season, and until
15 February 1 shall, as medically appropriate, receive an
16 influenza vaccination prior to or upon admission, unless
17 refused by the resident.
18 (b) A facility shall document evidence of vaccination
19 against pneumococcal disease for each resident who is age 60
20 or over in accordance with the recommendations of the
21 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers
22 for Disease Control and Prevention that is most recent to the
23 time of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
24 contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine. A
25 facility shall provide or arrange for pneumococcal
26 vaccination of residents who have not received this
27 immunization prior to or upon admission to the facility,
28 unless the resident refuses the offer for vaccination.
29 Pneumonia shots. Before a prospective resident's admission
30 to a facility the facility shall advise the prospective
31 resident to consult a physician to determine whether the
32 prospective resident should obtain a vaccination against
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1 pneumococcal pneumonia.
2 (Source: P.A. 90-366, eff. 8-10-97.)
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4 becoming law.