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SB 2601 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

NURSING HOME CARE-VACCINATIONS

Summary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that all persons seeking admission to a nursing facility shall be verbally screened for risk factors associated with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) according to guidelines established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides that persons who are identified as being at high risk for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV shall be offered an opportunity to undergo laboratory testing if they will be admitted to the nursing facility for at least 7 days and are not known to be infected with any of the listed viruses. Provides that all HIV testing shall be conducted in compliance with the AIDS Confidentiality Act and that all persons determined to be susceptible to the hepatitis B virus shall be offered immunization upon admission to any nursing facility. Requires nursing facilities to document a resident's screening for risk factors associated with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, and whether or not the resident was immunized against hepatitis B. Effective January 1, 2011.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2010
House Passage
Apr 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Mar 11, 2010 Signed Jul 23, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2010 · House Apr 27, 2010

How they voted

38–8
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 11, 2010
D Democratic30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican19
10 Yea 8 Nay 1
52% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 23, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Apr 27, 2010
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 21, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2010
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 11, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-8-3)
senate
Feb 23, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 23, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 23, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Feb 19, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 19, 2010
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
upper
Feb 10, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Jan 21, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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