HB1937eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1937 Engrossed LRB097 10579 RPM 50935 b

AN ACT concerning public health.

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

Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is amended by adding Section 4 as follows:

(410 ILCS 625/4 new)

Sec. 4. Disclosure; food employee. An individual with a contagious disease that can be transmitted by a food handler through food, who works in a business establishment dealing in the sale or manufacture of food items must disclose the disease to his or her employer. The employer may not terminate the employee due to receiving this information, but must take reasonable precaution to protect the public and comply with rules promulgated by the Department to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission in order to protect the public.