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This bill, amending the Hospital Licensing Act, requires every hospital to implement an influenza and pneumococcal immunization policy that expands the age groups eligible for these vaccinations. Specifically, hospitals must now identify patients aged 18 and older for influenza immunization, a decrease from the previous age of 50, and patients aged 50 and older for pneumococcal immunization, down from the previous age of 65. The policy must also include procedures for offering these immunizations to at-risk patients, providing information about the risks and benefits of vaccination, and adhering to the most recent recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unless medically contraindicated. This change aims to increase vaccination rates among a broader patient population to prevent serious respiratory illnesses.

Health and Social Services

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3487&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104