HB4484 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB098 15181 RPS 50161 b

98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4484

Introduced , by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Patient Transitions and Continuity of Care Act. Provides that whenever a patient is transferred from a hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility the transferring hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility shall provide the receiving hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility with a form that lists certain specified information about the patient. Provides that the Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop and publish the form that is to be used by the transferring hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Patient Transitions and Continuity of Care Act.

Section 5. Purpose. It is the intent of the General Assembly to decrease administrative burdens for health care professionals and health care institutions; improve patient care by simplifying the continuation of care; and eliminate unnecessary paperwork.

Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms have the meaning given in this Section.

"Assisted living facility" has the meaning ascribed to the term "assisted living establishment" in Section 10 of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.

"Hospital" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 3 of the Hospital Licensing Act. "Hospital" also has the meaning ascribed to the term "University of Illinois Hospital" in Section 1 of the University of Illinois Hospital Act.

"Nursing home" has the meaning ascribed to the term "facility" in Article 1 of the Nursing Home Care Act.

Section 15. Uniform transition of care forms required.

(a) Whenever a patient transfers from a hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility to another hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility, the transferring hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility shall provide a form to the receiving hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility that provides the following mandatory data elements regarding the patient that includes, but is not limited to:

(1) Patient name;

(2) Patient date of birth;

(3) Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance number;

(4) Diagnosis;

(5) Treatment plan;

(6) Medications prescribed or presently taking;

(7) Schedule of prescriptions;

(8) Medical equipment used;

(9) Activities requiring assistance;

(10) Dietary instructions;

(11) Activities of daily living (ADL) capability;

(12) Level of functioning, such as ambulatory, ambulatory with assistance, or bedridden;

(13) Transferring physician's name;

(14) Transferring physician's contact information;

(15) Patient allergies;

(16) Patient emergency contact's name and phone number;

(17) Receiving physician's name;

(18) Receiving physician's contact information;

(19) Mental condition;

(20) Consciousness level, including the assessment screening that was performed and the result of the screening;

(21) Vital signs, including pulse rate, respiration rate, body temperature, and blood pressure;

(22) Urinary or fecal incontinence;

(23) The patient's directions regarding the limitation of resuscitative efforts in the event of cardiac or pulmonary arrest (commonly referred to as the patient's "Code status");

(24) Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) status;

(25) Reason for transfer; and

(26) Communication barriers, such as hearing impairment, limited English proficiency, or aphasia.

(b) The Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop and publish the form to be used by a transferring hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility. The form developed by the Department of Public Health shall include the information specified in subsection (a).

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.