Bill Title: Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a complaint regarding an alleged violation of the Nursing Home Care Act may be transmitted to the Department of Public Health by electronic means. Provides that when a person requests that the Department investigate an alleged violation of the Act, the Department shall require (instead of shall request) the complainant's identifying information. Allows the complainant to request that his or her identifying information remain confidential or that the complaint be treated as anonymous, and requires the Department to maintain the complainant's confidentiality or anonymity unless: (1) the complainant consents to the disclosure in writing, (2) the Department's investigation results in a judicial proceeding, (3) disclosure of the complainant's identity is essential to the investigation, or (4) disclosure of the complainant's identity is essential for the purposes of investigating or prosecuting the complainant's alleged knowing transmission of a false report to the Department. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0988 [HB5703 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2014-05-22	56	0	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2014-04-02	113	0	1	0	114	Passed	Link	View

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