Illinois Senate Bill 3563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-19 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a nursing home administrator may seek an order of protection in the name of a resident to protect that resident from abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a facility shall take appropriate steps to secure the enforcement of every order of protection entered on behalf of a resident or staff member of which the facility has reasonable knowledge. Provides that such steps include, but are not limited to, reporting violations to an appropriate law enforcement agency. Provides that a facility taking steps to secure the enforcement of a valid order of protection shall be held harmless from sanctions under the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility reporting a violation of an order of protection shall be held harmless from any sanctions under the Nursing Home Care Act if the facility shows a good faith effort to secure the enforcement of the order of protection. Effective immediately.

NURSING HOME-ORDER OF PROTECTN

Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-19		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2010-03-05		Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 19, 2010
2010-03-03		To Public Health Subcommittee on Nursing Home Care
2010-02-24		Assigned to Public Health
2010-02-10		Referred to Assignments
2010-02-10		First Reading
2010-02-10		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3563&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB3563.htm