John M. Sullivan
Filed: 2/23/2004
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2270




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2270 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
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Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by adding Section 2310-228 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-228 new)

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    Sec. 2310-228. Nursing workforce database.

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    (a) The Department shall, in consultation with the Illinois 
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Coalition for Nursing Resources, the Illinois Nurses 
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Assocation, and other nursing associations, establish and 
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administer a nursing
workforce database. The database shall be 
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assembled from data currently collected by State agencies or 
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departments that may be released under the Freedom of 
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Information Act and shall be maintained with the
assistance of 
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the Department of Professional Regulation, the Department of

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Labor, the Department of Employment Security,
and any other 
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State agency or department with access to nursing

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workforce-related information.

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    (b) The objective of establishing the database shall be to 
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compile the following data related to the nursing
workforce 
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that is currently collected by State agencies or departments 
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that may be released under the Freedom of Information Act:
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        (1) Data on current and projected population 
 


 






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demographics and available health indicator data to 
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determine how the population needs relate to the demand for 
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nursing services.
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        (2) Data to create a dynamic system for projecting 
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nurse workforce supply and demand.
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        (3) Data related to the development of a nursing 
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workforce that considers the diversity, educational mix, 
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geographic distribution, and number of nurses needed 
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within the State.
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        (4) Data on the current and projected numbers of nurse 
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faculty who are needed to educate the nurses who will be 
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needed to meet the needs of the residents of the State.
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        (5) Data on nursing education programs within the State 
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including number of nursing programs, applications, 
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enrollments, and graduation rates.
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        (6) Data needed to develop collaborative models 
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between nursing



education and practice to identify 
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necessary competencies,



educational strategies, and models 
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of professional practice.
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        (7) Data on nurse practice setting, practice 
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locations, and specialties.

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    (c) To accomplish the objectives set forth in subsection 
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(b),
data compiled by the Department into a database may be

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used
by the Department, medical institutions and societies, 
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health care facilities and associations of health care 
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facilities, and nursing programs to assess current and 
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projected nursing workforce shortfalls and
develop strategies 
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for overcoming them.  Notwithstanding any other provision of 
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law, the Department may not disclose any data that it compiles 
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under this Section in a manner that would allow the 
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identification of any particular health care professional or 
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health care facility.

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    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as requiring 
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any health care facility to file or submit any data, 
 


 






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information, or reports to the Department or any State agency 
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or department.

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    (e) No later than January 15, 2006, the Department shall 
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submit a
report to the Governor and to the members of the 
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General Assembly regarding the
development of the
database and 
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the effectiveness of its use.".