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91_HB4346 LRB9111822ACtm 1 AN ACT to amend the Hospital Licensing Act. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by 5 adding Section 12.1 as follows: 6 (210 ILCS 85/12.1 new) 7 Sec. 12.1. Report of adverse events. 8 (a) In addition to any other requirements of law, the 9 Hospital Licensing Board shall adopt rules by July 1, 2000 10 that develop standardized criteria, standards, procedures, 11 and forms by which a hospital must report an adverse event. 12 (b) Reports must be submitted in a timely manner as 13 determined by the Department. 14 (c) The Department must review the reports and may 15 conduct on-site visits for the purpose of verification and 16 classification. 17 (d) The Department may develop and maintain a central 18 information system of adverse events to support its 19 regulatory and public health functions and for research 20 purposes. 21 (e) The Department may consider other reports required 22 by law to be satisfactory for compliance with this Section. 23 (f) Information contained in a report under this Section 24 may be disclosed only if the information is included in 25 reports or information subject to disclosure under Sections 26 6.14a, 6.14b, 6.14c, 6.14d, and 9 of this Act. 27 (g) The Department must submit a report to the Governor 28 and General Assembly that contains a statistical summary of 29 the data on the adverse events by April 1 of each calendar 30 year. 31 (h) For the purposes of this Section, "adverse event" -2- LRB9111822ACtm 1 means an event that seriously compromises quality assurance 2 or patient safety. "Adverse event" includes an injury to a 3 patient, an employee, or a visitor that is life-threatening, 4 results in death, or requires the person to undergo 5 significant additional diagnostic or treatment measures; 6 medication errors; major biomedical device or other equipment 7 failure resulting in serious injury or having potential for 8 serious injury; surgical errors involving the wrong patient, 9 the wrong side of the body, the wrong organ, or the retention 10 of a foreign object; blood transfusion errors; a maternal 11 death within 90 days of delivery or termination of pregnancy; 12 death of a person by suicide; infant abduction or discharge 13 to the wrong family; unlicensed practice of a regulated 14 profession; occurrences such as epidemic outbreaks, 15 poisonings, fires, major accidents, death from unnatural 16 causes, or other catastrophes and unusual occurrences that 17 threaten the welfare, safety, or health of patients, 18 personnel, or visitors. "Adverse event" also includes 19 interruptions of service at the hospital; prevalence of 20 commmunicable disease; infestation by parasites or vectors; 21 disappearance or loss of a patient; rape or other sexual acts 22 involving patients who are minors, nonconsenting adults, or 23 persons incapable of consent; physical assaults on patients, 24 employees, or visitors; and all suspected criminal activity 25 involving patients, employees, or visitors. 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 27 becoming law.