210 ILCS 45/2-213
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 210 - HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION|210 ILCS 45/ - Nursing Home Care Act.|Article II - Rights And Responsibilities

Sec. 2-213. Vaccinations.(a) A facility shall annually administer or arrange for administration of a vaccination against influenza to  each  resident, in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on  Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that  are most  recent to the time of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically  contraindicated or  the resident has refused the vaccine. Influenza vaccinations for all residents  age 65 and  over shall be completed by November 30 of each year or as soon as practicable  if vaccine  supplies are not available before November 1. Residents admitted after November  30,  during the flu season, and until February 1 shall, as medically appropriate,  receive an influenza vaccination prior to or upon admission or as soon as  practicable if vaccine  supplies are not available at the time of the admission, unless the vaccine is  medically  contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine. In the event that the  Advisory  Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention  determines that dates of administration other than those stated in this Act are  optimal to  protect the health of residents, the Department is authorized to develop rules  to mandate  vaccinations at those times rather than the times stated in this Act. A  facility shall document in the resident's medical record that an annual  vaccination against influenza  was administered, arranged, refused or medically contraindicated.(b) A facility shall administer or arrange for administration of a pneumococcal  vaccination to each resident, in accordance with the  recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the  Centers  for Disease Control and Prevention, who has not received this immunization  prior to or  upon admission to the facility, unless the resident refuses the offer for  vaccination or the  vaccination is medically contraindicated. A facility shall document in each  resident's  medical record that a vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia was offered  and administered, arranged, refused, or medically contraindicated.(c) All persons seeking admission to a nursing facility shall be verbally screened for risk factors associated with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) according to guidelines established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Persons who are identified as being at high risk for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV shall be offered an opportunity to undergo laboratory testing in order to determine infection status if they will be admitted to the nursing facility for at least 7 days and are not known to be infected with any of the listed  viruses. All HIV testing shall be conducted in compliance with the AIDS Confidentiality Act. All persons determined to be susceptible to the hepatitis B virus shall be offered immunization within 10 days of admission to any nursing facility. A facility shall document in the resident's medical record that he or she was verbally screened for risk factors associated with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, and whether or not the resident was immunized against hepatitis B. Nothing in this subsection (c) shall apply to a nursing facility licensed or regulated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.(d) A skilled nursing facility shall designate a person or persons as Infection Prevention and Control Professionals to develop and implement policies governing control of infections and communicable diseases. The Infection Prevention and Control Professionals shall be qualified through education, training, experience, or certification or a combination of such qualifications. The Infection Prevention and Control Professional's qualifications shall be documented and shall be made available for inspection by the Department.(e) The Department shall provide facilities with educational information on all vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, including, but not limited to, the risks associated with shingles and how to protect oneself  against the varicella-zoster virus. A facility shall distribute the information to: (1) each resident who requests the information; and (2)  each newly admitted resident. The facility may distribute the information to residents electronically. (Source: P.A. 100-1042, eff. 1-1-19.)