Illinois Senate Bill 3524 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Creates the Certified Medication Aide Program within the Department of Public Health. Provides that the Department shall implement and enforce the Program. Sets forth requirements for a facility to be designated as a qualified facility within the Program. Describes exempt activities. Sets forth the scope of practice for a certified medication aide. Provides for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000, to be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty, for uncertified practice as a certified medication aide. Provides that the Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for certification at the times and places it may designate. Provides for examination fees to be paid by applicants for certification. Sets forth requirements for an applicant to be certified under the Program. Provides that a person certified under the Program shall use the words "certified medication aide" in connection with the person's name to denote the person's certification under the Program. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to administer, implement, and enforce the Program.

CERTIFIED MEDICATION AIDES

Sen. Doris Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	Senate	Session Sine Die
2024-04-19	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-04-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-04-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-03-14	Senate	Postponed - Licensed Activities
2024-02-20	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
2024-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
210	45	3-220	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3524&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3524.htm