Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Filed: 4/9/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3886 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3886 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
5Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
6amended by adding Section 2310-257 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-257 new)
8    Sec. 2310-257. Crisis standards of care plan.
9    (a) The Department shall develop and implement a crisis 
10standards of care plan as an annex to the Department of Public 
11Health's Essential Support Function (ESF-8) Plan for Public 
12Health and Medical Services, to assist health care facilities 
13and provide support in situations in which local medical 
14resources are overwhelmed, including, but not limited to, 
15public health emergencies, as that term is defined in Section 
164 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. 
 
 
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1    (b) In developing a crisis standards of care plan, the 
2Department shall: 
3        (1) collaborate with the entities listed in Sections 
4    2310-50.5 and 2310-620 of the Department of Public Health 
5    Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 
6    Illinois;
7        (2) ensure the crisis standards of care plan addresses 
8    situations in which a conventional response moves to a 
9    crisis response and key resources may be affected;
10        (3) establish a multi-disciplinary planning committee 
11    with representation from the following, as applicable:
12            (A) the Department and local public health 
13        agencies;
14            (B) emergency medical services;
15            (C) healthcare providers and facilities, including 
16        representation of rural, urban, and critical access 
17        and municipal healthcare providers and facilities;
18            (D) medical ethicists;
19            (E) healthcare coalitions, including, but not 
20        limited to, a statewide association representing 
21        hospitals; and
22            (F) other members from across the State with 
23        expertise within their disciplines, as necessary, to 
24        inform and develop an emergency medical disaster plan;
25        (4) conduct literature reviews to develop an 
26    inclusive, culturally sensitive, and ethical framework for 
 
 
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1    the Emergency Medical Disaster Plan Crisis Standards of 
2    Care Annex, which considers, among other factors, ethical 
3    healthcare decision making, health equity, and social 
4    determinants of health, and the equitable distribution of 
5    patients and critical healthcare resources in a manner 
6    that, to the maximum extent possible and given resources 
7    available at the time, reduces shortages of healthcare 
8    resources to preserve lives during a public health 
9    emergency; and
10        (5) disseminate the crisis standards of care plan 
11    among healthcare providers and facilities, emergency 
12    management officials, public safety communities, and other 
13    stakeholders, including, but not limited to, disseminating 
14    information about, and gathering feedback on, the 
15    emergency medical disaster plan, including gathering 
16    general information and data, assessing regional needs, 
17    perspectives, specific capabilities and potential 
18    challenges, to ensure a structured, ethical, culturally 
19    sensitive, and integrated framework and approach to 
20    equitable distribution of resources during public health 
21    emergencies. 
22    (c) The Department may adopt rules necessary to implement 
23this Section.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.".