Bill Text: IL HB5764 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled


Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that hospitals shall have policies and procedures for readily gaining access to a locked bathroom in a patient's room.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0925 [HB5764 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB5764-Enrolled.html



HB5764 Enrolled LRB096 18633 KTG 34016 b
1 AN ACT concerning regulation, which may be referred to as
2 Seth's law.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
6 Section 11.6 as follows:
7 (210 ILCS 85/11.6 new)
8 Sec. 11.6. Policy and procedure for patient bathroom door
9 locks. Hospitals shall have policies and procedures for readily
10 gaining access to a locked bathroom in a patient's room.
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