IL SB1927 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 1 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-12-21 - Assigned to Executive Committee
Pending: House Executive Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall investigate every allegation of abuse or neglect of a patient received by the Department. Provides that no administrator, agent, or employee of a hospital or a member of its medical staff may abuse or neglect a patient in the hospital, and provides that any hospital administrator, agent, employee, or medical staff member who has reasonable cause to believe that any patient with whom he or she has direct contact has been subjected to abuse or neglect in the hospital shall promptly report or cause a report to be made to a designated hospital administrator responsible for providing such reports to the Department of Public Health. Sets forth other provisions concerning protection of hospital patients from abuse and neglect. Provides that if no health care surrogate is available for a patient who lacks decision-making capacity, then the hospital may contact the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission to determine the need for a temporary guardian of the person.

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Title

IDPH-HOSPITALS-ABUSE-NEGLECT

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Roll Calls

2009-04-01 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-12-21 Assigned to Executive Committee
2010-12-21 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011
2009-12-01 Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-10-08 Assigned to Executive Committee
2009-10-08 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009
2009-10-07 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2009-05-08 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-04-14 Assigned to Executive Committee
2009-04-01 Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
2009-04-01 Referred to Rules Committee
2009-04-01 First Reading
2009-04-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2009-04-01 Arrived in House
2009-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2009-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2009-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2009-04-01 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2009
2009-03-31 Second Reading
2009-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2009
2009-03-26 Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000
2009-03-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2009-03-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
2009-03-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2009-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
2009-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2009-03-13 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 3, 2009
2009-03-11 To Public Health Subcommittee on Special Issues
2009-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Public Health Subcommittee on Special Issues
2009-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
2009-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2009-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2009-03-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2009-03-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2009-03-04 Assigned to Public Health
2009-02-20 Referred to Assignments
2009-02-20 First Reading
2009-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

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