Illinois House Bill 3729 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Provides that any home care and home health worker who functions as a personal assistant or as an individual maintenance home health worker and provides services under the Department of Human Services' Home Services Program shall complete standardized training as determined by the Department before enrollment under the Program. Provides that the training must be available in languages other than English and must be available to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. Provides that home care and home health worker training must include successful completion of the following training components: basic first aid, working with vulnerable adults, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, and basic roles and responsibilities of home care and home health workers, including information about assistance with lifting and transfers for Program recipients, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, fraud issues, and completion of time sheets. Provides that upon completion of the training components, the home care and home health worker must demonstrate the competency to provide assistance to Program recipients. Effective immediately.

DHS-HOME SRVCES PGRAM-TRAINING

Rep. Charles Meier [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-10	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2015-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-26	House	First Reading
2015-02-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2405	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3729&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB3729.htm