Public Act 095-0312
 		





SB0233 Enrolled
LRB095 07649 DRJ 30774 b






    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 MRSA 
Screening and Reporting Act.
 
    Section 5. MRSA control program.  In order to improve the 
prevention of hospital-associated bloodstream infections due 
to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA"), every 
hospital shall establish an MRSA control program that requires:
        (1) Identification of all MRSA-colonized patients in 
    all intensive care units, and other at-risk patients 
    identified by the hospital, through active surveillance 
    testing.
        (2) Isolation of identified MRSA-colonized or 
    MRSA-infected patients in an appropriate manner.
        (3) Monitoring and strict enforcement of hand hygiene 
    requirements.
        (4) Maintenance of records and reporting of cases under 
    Section 10 of this Act.

 
    Section 10. Reporting by Department of Public Health.
 
    (a) After October 1, 2007, the Department of Public Health 
shall compile aggregate data for all hospitals on the total 
number of infections due to methicillin-resistant 
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that (1) are present on admission 
to a hospital and (2) occurred during the hospital stay, 
reported separately, as compiled from diagnostic codes 
contained in the Hospital Discharge Dataset provided to the 
Department; provided, that this reporting requirement shall 
apply only for patients in all intensive care units and other 
at-risk patients identified by hospitals for active 
surveillance testing for MRSA. The Department is authorized to 
require hospitals, based on guidelines developed by the 
National Center for Health Statistics, after October 1, 2007, 
to submit data to the Department that is coded as "present on 
admission" and "occurred during the stay".
    (b) The Department shall make such data available on its 
web site, in an annual report, and on the Hospital Report Card 
pursuant to the Hospital Report Card Act.
 
    Section 90. Repeal.  This Act is repealed on January 1, 
2011.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.