Bill Text: IL HB3147 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that, upon request, a facility shall make every reasonable effort to facilitate at least one phone call or video call between a resident and a single family member of the resident each day during a disaster declared by the Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, unless doing so could pose a danger to residents or staff or redirect resources away from direct resident care and protection. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that during a pandemic or other public health emergency, a hospital licensed under the Act shall develop and implement a contact policy to encourage patients' ability to engage with family members throughout the duration of the pandemic or other public health emergency, including through the use of phone calls, videos calls, or other electronic mechanism. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-7)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0398 [HB3147 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3147-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB3147 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 45/2-108.5 new
210 ILCS 85/6.28 new
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Upon request, requires long-term care facilities and hospitals to facilitate at least one phone call or video call between a resident or patient and a family member of the resident or patient each day during a pandemic or other public health emergency. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
Section 2-108.5 as follows:
(210 ILCS 45/2-108.5 new)
Sec. 2-108.5. Resident phone call or video call during
pandemics or other public health emergencies. Upon request, a
facility shall facilitate at least one phone call or video
call between a resident and a family member of the resident
each day during a pandemic or other public health emergency.
Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
adding Section 6.28 as follows:
(210 ILCS 85/6.28 new)
Sec. 6.28. Patient phone call or video call during
pandemics or other public health emergencies. Upon request, a
hospital licensed under this Act shall facilitate at least one
phone call or video call between a patient and a family member
of the patient each day during a pandemic or other public
health emergency.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.