Illinois Senate Bill 1908 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Safe Patient Limits Act. Provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. Provides that nothing shall preclude a facility from assigning fewer patients to a registered nurse than the limits provided in Act. Provides that nothing in the Act precludes the use of patient acuity systems consistent with the Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity Act; however, the maximum patient assignments in the Act may not be exceeded, regardless of the use and application of any patient acuity system. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules governing the implementation and operation of the Act. Provides that all facilities shall adopt written policies and procedures for training and orientation of nursing staff and that no registered nurse shall be assigned to a nursing unit or clinical area unless that nurse has, among other things, demonstrated competence in providing care in that area. Provides that the written policies and procedures for the training and orientation of nursing staff shall require that all temporary personnel receive the same amount and type of training and orientation that is required for permanent staff. Provides that the Act's provisions are severable.

SAFE PATIENT LIMITS

Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Christopher Belt [D]
Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]	Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-02-20	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
2019-04-04	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2019-03-28	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
2019-03-22	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
2019-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
2019-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2019-03-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2019-03-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2019-03-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2019-02-27	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2019-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1908&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1908.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1908sam001.htm