92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB2276
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House Sponsors:
RYDER-MILLER-COULSON-KLINGLER-OSMOND AND MAY.

Senate Sponsors:
SILVERSTEIN-OBAMA-SYVERSON

Short description: 
HLTH-DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties  Law  of      
   the Civil  Administrative Code of Illinois, the Nursing Home Care Act,      
   the  Emergency  Medical  Services  (EMS)  Systems  Act,  the  Hospital      
   Licensing  Act,  and  the  Health  Care  Surrogate  Act.  Requires the      
   Department  of  Public  Health  to  develop  and  publish  a   uniform      
   do-not-resuscitate  order form for use by physicians, and provides for      
   acceptance of the form by nursing homes,  emergency  medical  services      
   providers,  and  hospitals.   Provides  for acceptance of the form for      
   purposes of the Health Care Surrogate Act, and authorizes  individuals      
   to execute a do-not-resuscitate order.  Effective October 1, 2001.          
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        In the  Department  of  Public  Health  Powers  and  Duties  Law,      
   provides  that  the  Department  of  Public  Health may consult with a      
   statewide organization representing registered professional nurses  on      
   preparing materials required by the federal Patient Self-Determination      
   Act and on preparing the uniform DNR order form. In the Health Care         
   Surrogate Act, provides that an individual may execute a document           
   "consistent with the IDPH Uniform DNR Order Form" (instead of may           
   execute a document "commonly referred to as a DNR order"). Also             
   provides that the immunity provision for health care providers or           
   health care professionals does not apply to willful and wanton              
   misconduct.                                                                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          210 ILCS 85/6.20 new                                                 
        In the  Department  of  Public  Health  Powers  and  Duties  Law,      
   requires  the  Department of Public Health to act in consultation with      
   statewide organizations representing nursing  homes  in  developing  a      
   uniform  form  for  DNR orders.  Further amends the Hospital Licensing      
   Act; requires hospitals to have a written policy addressing the use of      
   restraints and seclusion, and  establishes  requirements  for  such  a      
   policy.                                                                     
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0356

   Last action date: AUG-15-2001

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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