S1189B1855A07150 PWK:NLG 09/14/20 #90 A07150
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1189
Sponsor: SENATOR K. WARD
Printer's No. 1855
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 13 through 15, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 2(e) of the act of April 23, 1956 (1955
P.L.1510, No.500), known as the Disease Prevention and Control
Law of 1955, is amended and the section is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 10 and 11
(e) Isolation. The separation for the period of
communicability of infected persons or animals from other
persons or animals in such places and under such conditions as
will prevent the direct or indirect transmission of the
infectious agent from infected persons or animals to other
persons or animals who are susceptible or who may spread the
disease to others. The term includes cohorting only individuals
who have been confirmed positive for the same communicable
disease through a laboratory test.
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 27 through 30; page 3, lines 1
through 8; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
(1) Ensure that no individual who is less than fourteen days
from testing positive for the communicable disease subject to
the disaster emergency or who is less than fourteen days from
being asymptomatic of the communicable disease subject to the
disaster emergency shall be admitted as a resident to a facility
without being placed in isolation within the facility with
dedicated personnel assigned only to the area of isolation
during the period of time in which the personnel is working. The
following shall apply:
(i) Nothing under this subsection shall be construed to
allow the secretary to force the admission of an individual
without the consideration of and in conflict with a facility's
admissions policy and the ability of a facility to care for the
individual seeking admission.
(ii) The admissions policy of a facility shall be consistent
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with any relevant guidelines for the prevention and control of a
communicable disease subject to the disaster emergency issued by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(2) Ensure that facilities are adequately equipped to follow
and implement recommendations and guidelines issued by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services for the prevention and control of
the communicable disease subject to the disaster emergency
within facilities, including personal protective equipment for
individuals admitted to or working within the facility,
laboratory testing and staff accessibility.
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