Bob Cupp Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics
Title: Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics
Vote to pass a bill that requires different reporting methods for COVID-19 statistics.
Requires health authorities or officials, health care providers, and coroners or
medical examiners to report to the Department of Health each COVID-19 test that is administered, along with all of the following (Sec. 1-1):
The date the test was administered;
The zip code of residence of the individual tested or, if unknown or not located in this state, the zip code of the location where the test was administered; and
Indication of whether the individual tested resides in a congregate setting, such as a nursing home, residential care facility, hospital, or prison and, if so, identification of the congregate setting.
Requires all of the following to apply when the Department of Health releases information related to cases of COVID-19 (Sec. 1-2):
Each day's figures must accurately reflect the information reported to the Department as of the date of the release; and
The information must be released in the form of a chart, table, or similar format that includes all of the following, broken down by zip code:
The number of individuals tested each day;
The number of positive and negative test results and the date each test was confirmed;
The total number of individuals who have been hospitalized and total hospitalizations;
The number of deaths, by date, that are attributable solely to COVID-19, as well as the age ranges for the deceased; and
The number of deaths from COVID-19 but with no additional complication factors, including identification of those complication factors.
Requires the release of COVID-19 infection rates for congregate settings such as nursing
homes, residential care facilities, hospitals, and prisons (Sec. 1).
Requires projections related to COVID-19 to include all supporting information and documents, including a margin of error (Sec. 1).
Title: Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics