Illinois HR 565: IEMA-OHS ERPS REGULATIONS

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HR0565LRB104 15968 ECR 29210 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Interventional cardiologists, radiologists, and 

3other health care professionals in Illinois are routinely 

4exposed to scatter radiation during fluoroscopically guided 

5procedures, and they have long relied on heavy lead aprons for 

6personal protection; and

7 WHEREAS, Decades of reliance on wearable lead aprons have 

8caused a substantial burden of occupational injury, including 

9chronic back pain, spinal disc disease, joint degeneration, 

10and other serious orthopedic conditions that shorten careers 

11and diminish quality of life for health professionals; and

12 WHEREAS, It is estimated that between 10,000 and 12,000 

13Illinois health care professionals, including physicians, 

14nurses, and technologists, are required to wear lead aprons in 

15cardiac catheterization laboratories and interventional suites 

16on a routine basis, placing a large segment of the health 

17workforce at risk of such preventable injuries; and

18 WHEREAS, Current law in Illinois Administrative Code Title 

1932 Part 360 requires wearable protective garments as the 

20standard shielding for fluoroscopic procedures, which has the 

21effect of prohibiting hospitals and facilities from adopting 

22fully "lead-free" interventional labs; and

HR0565- 2 -LRB104 15968 ECR 29210 r

1 WHEREAS, New technology, known as Enhanced Radiation 

2Protection Systems (ERPS), provides non-wearable, externally 

3mounted radiation shielding that meets or exceeds the 

4protective equivalent of 0.5 millimeters of lead under 

5clinical use conditions while eliminating the long-term 

6orthopedic hazards associated with wearable lead garments; and

7 WHEREAS, Modernizing protective garment r