EMS-BLOOD & INFECTIOUS DISEASE Senate SponsorsSen. Thomas Cullerton House Sponsors(Rep. Ron Sandack) 8/1/2014SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0851 210 ILCS 85/6.08from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.08Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital must give notice to a private emergency medical services provider if a patient has a dangerous or infectious disease. Provides that to determine the diseases for which notification must be provided, the Department of Public Health shall utilize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases (instead of establishing a list by regulation). Requires a hospital to attempt to provide verbal notice and shall provide written notice (instead of only written notice) regarding a patient. Requires a hospital to send a letter of notification no later than 48 hours (instead of 72 hours) following a confirmed diagnosis of a bloodborne communicable disease as provided by the CDC. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially similar provisions, but with the following addition: requires a hospital to send a letter of notification no later than 48 hours after a confirmed diagnosis of an airborne or droplet-transmitted communicable disease as provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2/14/2014SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton 2/14/2014SenateFirst Reading 2/14/2014SenateReferred to Assignments 3/5/2014SenateAssigned to Public Health 3/10/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton 3/10/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health 3/20/2014SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/20/2014SenateDo Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-000-000 3/20/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014 3/27/2014SenateSecond Reading 3/27/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014 4/2/2014SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/3/2014HouseArrived in House 4/4/2014HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack 4/4/2014HouseFirst Reading 4/4/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/23/2014HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 4/30/2014HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 4/30/2014HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2014HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2014HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2014HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-001-000 5/9/2014SenatePassed Both Houses 6/6/2014SenateSent to the Governor 8/1/2014SenateGovernor Approved 8/1/2014SenateEffective Date August 1, 2014 8/1/2014SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0851