Illinois House Bill 5320

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-12 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that "hospital worker" means any person who receives an hourly wage directly or indirectly via a subcontractor by a hospital licensed under the Act. Replaces references to "nurse" with "hospital worker". Provides for additional staffing transparency and reporting requirements. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act must employ and schedule enough hospital workers to provide quality patient care and ensure patient safety. Provides that hospitals must make available, at the beginning of each calendar year and upon request, all staffing matrices and other staffing metrics, if any, used to assess and maintain safe staffing levels for hospital workers in each unit. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall produce an annual report based on staffing disclosures. Provides that the Department shall make recommendations for minimum staffing standards for hospital workers in each hospital unit. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act shall conduct, within the first month of employment and at no cost, a competency validation for each hospital worker hired. Provides that a hospital must submit documentation of each hospital worker's competency validation to the Department within 4 weeks after the worker's start date. Provides that hospitals shall conduct ongoing verification for each hospital worker employed during a given calendar year to determine each worker's continued competency to perform the worker's job and shall submit documentation of each worker's ongoing verification to the Department within 2 weeks of completion. Provides that hospitals shall submit a list of all competent employees currently employed at the end of each calendar year. Provides for a public registry of all competent employees to be maintained by the Department. Provides for the imposition of civil penalties for specified violations of the Act. Describes an assignment despite objection resolution process to be implemented by each hospital that is licensed under the Act. Provides for a Hospital Safety Advocate role to be created within the Department.

HOSPITAL STAFFING LEVELS

Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Yolanda Morris [D]	Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]
Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Kevin Olickal [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2024-04-05	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-03-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2024-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2024-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
2024-03-05	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2024-02-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2024-02-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-09	House	First Reading
2024-02-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
210	85	10.15	New Code	See Bill Text
210	85	10.20	New Code	See Bill Text
210	85	10.9	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5320&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB5320.htm