Public Act 0542 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1214 Enrolled LRB101 07807 CPF 52858 b

Public Act 101-0542

AN ACT concerning health.

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

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2310-218 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-218 new)

Sec. 2310-218. Phlebotomy on children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(a) As used in this Section, "phlebotomist" means a person specifically trained to draw blood for diagnostic purposes in a health care setting.

(b) The Department shall make available training materials that ensure that all phlebotomists are trained in the most current methods of drawing blood from children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The materials shall conform to the best available practices used for drawing blood in a safe manner that is as comfortable as possible for the individual from whom blood is drawn and for the families, guardians, caretakers, or companions of the individual accompanying him or her while blood is drawn. The Department shall review these materials every 3 years to ensure that they conform with the best available practices.

(c) The Department shall ensure that health care providers, as that term is defined under the Health Care Services Lien Act, and laboratories, as that term is defined under the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act, that employ a phlebotomist incorporate the training described in subsection (b) as part of a phlebotomist's initial employment training and as part of any ongoing training to maintain competencies and certifications as a phlebotomist.

(d) This Section does not apply to nonprofit blood banks or the affiliated laboratories of nonprofit blood banks.