NURSING HOME CARE-VACCINATIONS Senate SponsorsSen. Donne E. Trotter-Heather Steans-William Delgado-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg-Michael Noland, Emil Jones, III and Jacqueline Y. Collins House Sponsors(Rep. Robyn Gabel-Elizabeth Hernandez) 7/23/2010SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1259 210 ILCS 45/2-213Amends 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.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that all persons determined to be susceptible to the hepatitis B virus shall be offered immunizations within 10 days of admission to any nursing facility (rather than upon admission). Provides an exemption to nursing facilities licensed or regulated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. 1/21/2010SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter 1/21/2010SenateFirst Reading 1/21/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 2/9/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans 2/9/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 2/10/2010SenateAssigned to Public Health 2/10/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 2/10/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 2/17/2010SenatePostponed - Public Health 2/19/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter 2/19/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 2/23/2010SenateDo Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 2/23/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2010 2/25/2010SenateSecond Reading 2/25/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2010 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/11/2010SenateThird Reading - Passed; 046-010-000 3/11/2010HouseArrived in House 3/11/2010HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 3/11/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/11/2010HouseFirst Reading 3/11/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/22/2010HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 4/21/2010HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-000 4/21/2010HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/21/2010HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robyn Gabel 4/21/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 4/22/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/22/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2010HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-008-000 4/27/2010SenatePassed Both Houses 5/26/2010SenateSent to the Governor 7/23/2010SenateGovernor Approved 7/23/2010SenateEffective Date January 1, 2011 7/23/2010SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1259