HB4868 - 104th General Assembly

NURSING HOME-INCIDENT REPORT
Last Action
5/06/2026 - Senate: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
House Sponsors
Rep. Amy Elik, Jason R. Bunting and Tony M. McCombie

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Erica Harriss)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 45/3-610.5 new
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires each facility to notify the appropriate regional office of the Department of Public Health within 24 hours, or by the end of the next business day, after each reportable incident or accident. Requires the facility to send a narrative summary of each reportable incident or accident to the Department within 5 days after the incident or accident.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that each facility shall notify the Department of any incident or accident that results in serious physical harm or injury to a resident (rather than significant physical harm or injury). Provides that a facility is not precluded from reporting any suspected abuse or neglect that must be reported according to the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Provides that notification shall be made by phone, by fax, or through the Office of Health Care Regulation LLCS Portal (rather than just through the Office of Health Care Regulation LLCS Portal) to the appropriate regional office of the Department within 24 hours after each reportable incident or accident (rather than with 24 hours after each reportable incident or accident or by the end of the next business day, whichever is later). Requires a narrative summary of each reportable incident or accident to be sent to the Department within 5 business days (rather than 5 days) after the incident or accident.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds notification by email to the list of contact methods that a facility may use to complete the required notification to an appropriate regional office of the Department of Public Health within 24 hours after each reportable incident or accident.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/03/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik
2/06/2026 House First Reading
2/06/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2026 House Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
3/25/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
3/25/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik
4/07/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/08/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
4/08/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
4/10/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/14/2026 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2026 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
4/15/2026 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/15/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2026 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
4/15/2026 Senate First Reading
4/15/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
4/16/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
4/28/2026 Senate Assigned to Health and Human Services
5/04/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss
5/04/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/05/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
5/05/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/06/2026 Senate Do Pass as Amended Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
5/06/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026