DART-FRITCHEY. New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new Creates the Health Care Worker Needle Stick Injury Protection Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that no later than 6 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Public Health must adopt a bloodborne pathogen standard governing occupa- tional exposure of public employees to infectious materials. Provides that these standards must meet or exceed certain federal standards. Provides that the standards must include (1) a requirement that needleless systems be implemented in facilities employing public employees and (ii) a requirement to log certain exposure incidents. Provides that the Department of Public Health must create a list of needleless systems. Creates the Health Care Worker Injury Protection Fund, moneys in which shall be used for research into needleless systems. MAR-05-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK MAR-05-2001 H FIRST READING MAR-05-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES MAR-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS MAR-16-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 005-000-004 HHSV MAR-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FRITCHEY APR-04-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary