Illinois HB4977 amends the Hospital Licensing Act to redefine pathogens of epidemiological concern and mandate interventions to prevent and control.
Illinois HB4977 amends the Hospital Licensing Act to redefine "pathogens of epidemiological concern" to include infectious agents with a propensity for transmission within healthcare facilities, temporal or geographic clusters, antimicrobial resistance implications, or association with serious clinical disease. The bill requires hospitals to develop and implement comprehensive interventions to prevent and control these pathogens, considering guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other scientific bodies.
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