Illinois Senate Bill 3304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable Act. Provides that before a patient is discharged from a hospital and no later than 24 hours after a patient enters a hospital, the hospital shall provide the patient or the patient's legal guardian with the opportunity to designate a caregiver. Provides that the hospital shall document the patient's designation of a caregiver and shall provide instruction regarding after-care tasks to the caregiver. Requires the hospital to notify the patient's caregiver at least 4 hours before the patient is discharged. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to adopt rules relating to the implementation of the Act. Sets forth other provisions. Effective immediately.

HOSPITAL DISCHARGE-CAREGIVERS

Sen. Chapin Rose [R]

Sen. Heather Steans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2014-07-01	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2014-04-11	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 1, 2014
2014-04-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2014-03-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2014
2014-03-26	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
2014-03-20	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
2014-03-05	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
2014-02-25	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2014-02-14	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2014-02-14	Senate	First Reading
2014-02-14	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3304&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB3304.htm