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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0772
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that no later than one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a nursing home must: (1) acquire at least one automated external defibrillator (AED); (2) ensure that the AED is tested and maintained; (3) arrange for training in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the use of the AED for employees of the nursing home; and (4) ensure that employees of the nursing home comply with certain provisions concerning the use of the AED.
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SB0772 |
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LRB094 08100 DRJ 38285 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 3-202.05 as follows:
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| (210 ILCS 45/3-202.05 new)
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| Sec. 3-202.05. Automated external defibrillator required. |
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| No later than one year after the effective date of this |
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| amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, a facility must do |
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| all of the following: |
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| (1) Acquire at least one automated external |
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| defibrillator ("AED"), which shall be maintained in a |
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| central location within the facility that shall be made |
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| known and available to the employees of the facility. |
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| (2) Ensure that the AED is tested and maintained in |
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| accordance with the Automated External Defibrillator Act, |
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| and provide notification to the appropriate first aid, |
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| ambulance or rescue squad, or other appropriate emergency |
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| medical services provider regarding the AED, the type of |
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| AED acquired, and its location in the facility. |
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| (3) Arrange for training in cardio-pulmonary |
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| resuscitation and the use of the AED for employees of the |
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| facility in accordance with the Automated External |
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| Defibrillator Act. |
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| (4) Ensure that employees of the facility comply with |
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| any other rules of the Department concerning the use of the |
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| AED. |
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| As used in this Section, "automated external |
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| defibrillator" has the meaning attributed to that term in the |
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| Automated External Defibrillator Act.
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