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Public Act 0795 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 093-0795

SB2270 Enrolled LRB093 17023 BDD 42687 b

    AN ACT concerning the Department of Public Health.

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

    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-228 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-228 new)
    Sec. 2310-228. Nursing workforce database.
    (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation and in
consultation with the Illinois Coalition for Nursing
Resources, the Illinois Nurses Association, and other nursing
associations, establish and administer a nursing workforce
database. The database shall be assembled from data currently
collected by State agencies or departments that may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act and shall be maintained
with the assistance of the Department of Professional
Regulation, the Department of Labor, the Department of
Employment Security, and any other State agency or department
with access to nursing workforce-related information.
    (b) The objective of establishing the database shall be to
compile the following data related to the nursing workforce
that is currently collected by State agencies or departments
that may be released under the Freedom of Information Act:
        (1) Data on current and projected population
    demographics and available health indicator data to
    determine how the population needs relate to the demand for
    nursing services.
        (2) Data to create a dynamic system for projecting
    nurse workforce supply and demand.
        (3) Data related to the development of a nursing
    workforce that considers the diversity, educational mix,
    geographic distribution, and number of nurses needed
    within the State.
        (4) Data on the current and projected numbers of nurse
    faculty who are needed to educate the nurses who will be
    needed to meet the needs of the residents of the State.
        (5) Data on nursing education programs within the State
    including number of nursing programs, applications,
    enrollments, and graduation rates.
        (6) Data needed to develop collaborative models
    between nursing education and practice to identify
    necessary competencies, educational strategies, and models
    of professional practice.
        (7) Data on nurse practice setting, practice
    locations, and specialties.
    (c) To accomplish the objectives set forth in subsection
(b), data compiled by the Department into a database may be
used by the Department, medical institutions and societies,
health care facilities and associations of health care
facilities, and nursing programs to assess current and
projected nursing workforce shortfalls and develop strategies
for overcoming them. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Department may not disclose any data that it compiles
under this Section in a manner that would allow the
identification of any particular health care professional or
health care facility.
    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as requiring
any health care facility to file or submit any data,
information, or reports to the Department or any State agency
or department.
    (e) No later than January 15, 2006, the Department shall
submit a report to the Governor and to the members of the
General Assembly regarding the development of the database and
the effectiveness of its use.

Effective Date: 1/1/2005

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