IL SB1779 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-5)
Status: Passed on August 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0898
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-5)
Status: Passed on August 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0898
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Creates a permanent certified medication aide program. Defines "certified medication aide" and "qualified employer". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall administer and enforce a certified medication aide program. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of: (1) any person licensed in this State by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed; (2) any person employed as a medication aide by the government of the United States, if the person practices as a medication aide solely under the direction or control of the organization by which the person is employed; or (3) any person pursuing a course of study leading to a certificate in medication aide at an accredited or approved educational program if their activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and if the person is designated by a title which clearly indicates the person's status as a student or trainee. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not be construed to limit the delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, or podiatric physician as authorized by law. Provides that a certified medication aide: (i) may only practice in a qualified facility; (ii) must be supervised by and receive delegation from a registered nurse that is on duty and present in the facility at all times when the certified medication aide is administering medication; (iii) shall not perform other duties during the duration of the medication distribution; (iv) shall not administer any medication until a physician has conducted an initial assessment of the resident; and (v) shall not administer any Schedule II controlled substances, as set forth in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or any subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous medication. Provides that, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a medication aide without being certified under the amendatory Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount determined by the Department by rule. Provides that the Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all activity under the amendatory Act that is not certified. Provides that the civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty and that the order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record. Provides that the Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for certification as a certified medication aide at the times and places it designates. Provides that applicants for examination as a certified medication aide shall be required to pay, either to the Department or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Provides that an applicant's failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee by the applicant. Sets forth requirements for an applicant for examination as a certified medication aide, including requirements for a course of study approved by the Department. Provides that the expiration date for each certificate to practice as a certified medication aide shall be set by rule. Provides that violations and enforcement of this amendatory Act shall be as provided in Article III of the Act. Provides that any person who is issued a certification as a medication aide under the amendatory Act shall use the words "certified medication aide" in connection with the person's name to denote the person's certification. Provides that the Department shall propose rules.
Title
MEDICATION AIDE PROGRAM
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-05-26 - Senate - Concurrence in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-26 - Senate - Concurrence in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-24 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 42 N: 7 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-26 - Senate - Concurrence in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-24 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 42 N: 7 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-09 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0898 |
| 2024-08-09 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2025 |
| 2024-08-09 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 2024-06-24 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 2024-05-26 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 2024-05-26 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 2024-05-26 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 |
| 2024-05-26 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000 |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000 |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Doris Turner |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Doris Turner |
| 2024-05-24 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 - May 24, 2024 |
| 2024-05-24 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |
| 2024-05-24 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-05-24 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 2024-05-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 2024-05-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 2024-05-21 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-05-21 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-05-21 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-05-21 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2024-05-21 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-05-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| 2024-05-20 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 |
| 2024-05-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2024-05-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-05-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2024-05-15 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2024-05-15 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| 2024-05-15 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2024-05-15 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 2024-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 2024-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2024-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2024-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2024-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 2024-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. |
| 2024-05-14 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-05-14 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2024-05-13 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024 |
| 2024-05-13 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2023-04-28 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-04-26 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 2023-04-26 | House | Remains in Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 2023-04-26 | House | Motion Do Pass - Lost Health Care Licenses Committee; 006-006-000 |
| 2023-04-20 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins |
| 2023-04-20 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2023-04-20 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2023-04-20 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| 2023-04-20 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2023-04-19 | House | Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| 2023-04-19 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2023-04-19 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| 2023-04-18 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 2023-04-11 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-04-11 | House | First Reading |
| 2023-03-31 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2023-03-31 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2023-03-31 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2023-03-30 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 042-007-000 |
| 2023-03-28 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2023 |
| 2023-03-28 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2023-03-28 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2023-03-24 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 2023-03-09 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 |
| 2023-03-09 | Senate | Do Pass Health and Human Services; 013-000-000 |
| 2023-02-21 | Senate | Assigned to Health and Human Services |
| 2023-02-09 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2023-02-09 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2023-02-09 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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| 225 | 65 | 80-10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 225 | 65 | 80-45 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 225 | 65 | Art. 80 heading | Amended Code | Citation Text |
