104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3487
 
Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Laura Fine
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 85/6.26
    Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires every hospital to adopt an influenza and pneumococcal immunization policy that includes procedures for identifying patients age 18 or older (rather than 50 or older) for influenza immunization and 50 or older (rather than 65 or older) for pneumococcal immunization.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by 
5changing Section 6.26 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 85/6.26)
7    Sec. 6.26. Immunization against influenza virus and 
8pneumococcal disease.
9    (a) Every hospital shall adopt an influenza and 
10pneumococcal immunization policy that includes, but need not 
11be limited to, the following:
12        (1) Procedures for identifying patients age 18 50 or 
13    older for influenza immunization and 50 65 or older for 
14    pneumococcal immunization and, at the discretion of the 
15    facility, other patients at risk.
16        (2) Procedures for offering immunization against 
17    influenza virus when available between September 1 and 
18    April 1, and against pneumococcal disease upon admission 
19    or discharge, to patients in accordance with the 
20    recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization 
21    Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and 
22    Prevention that are most recent to the time of 
23    vaccination, unless contraindicated.
 
 
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1        (3) Procedures for ensuring that patients offered 
2    immunization, or their guardians, receive information 
3    regarding the risks and benefits of vaccination.
4    The hospital shall provide a copy of its influenza and 
5pneumococcal immunization policy to the Department upon 
6request.
7    (b) A home rule unit may not regulate immunization against 
8influenza virus and pneumococcal disease in a manner 
9inconsistent with the regulation of such immunizations under 
10this Section. This subsection is a limitation under subsection 
11(i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on 
12the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and 
13functions exercised by the State.
14(Source: P.A. 103-57, eff. 1-1-24.)