Bill Text: IL HB3821 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that if laundry services are provided by an outside firm or another hospital to a hospital licensed pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act, then the Department of Public Health shall allow clean and soiled linens to be transported in separate carts within the same vehicle. Provides that for the purpose of the provision concerning hospital laundry services, "cart" means an enclosed, fluid-resistant container that maintains a barrier of separation between clean and soiled linens and is able to be secured within a transporting vehicle so as not to shift during transport.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3821 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB3821-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB3821 Introduced , by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2310/2310-665 new
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that if laundry services are provided by an outside firm or another hospital to a hospital licensed pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act, then the Department of Public Health shall allow clean and soiled linens to be transported in separate carts within the same vehicle. Provides that for the purpose of the provision concerning hospital laundry services, "cart" means an enclosed, fluid-resistant container that maintains a barrier of separation between clean and soiled linens and is able to be secured within a transporting vehicle so as not to shift during transport.
LRB097 13645 RPM 58183 b
A BILL FOR
HB3821 LRB097 13645 RPM 58183 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 Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-665 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-665 new)
Sec. 2310-665. Hospital laundry services. If laundry
services are provided by an outside firm or another hospital to
a hospital licensed pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act,
then the Department shall allow clean and soiled linens to be
transported in separate carts within the same vehicle. For the
purpose of this Section, "cart" means an enclosed,
fluid-resistant container that maintains a barrier of
separation between clean and soiled linens and is able to be
secured within a transporting vehicle so as not to shift during
transport.