(405 ILCS 90/25)

Sec. 25. Record of violent acts. Beginning no later than July 1, 2007 (in the case of a health care workplace participating in the pilot project under Section 35) or July 1, 2008 (in the case of health care workplaces not participating in the pilot project), every health care workplace must keep a record of any violent act against an employee, a patient, or a visitor occurring at the workplace. At a minimum, the record must include the following:

(1) The health care workplace's name and address.

(2) The date, time, and specific location at the health care workplace where the violent act occurred.

(3) The name, job title, department or ward assignment, and staff identification or other identifier of the victim, if the victim was an employee.

(4) A description of the person against whom the violent act was committed as one of the following:

(A) A patient.

(B) A visitor.

(C) An employee.

(D) Other.

(5) A description of the person committing the violent act as one of the following:

(A) A patient.

(B) A visitor.

(C) An employee.

(D) Other.

(6) A description of the type of violent act as one of the following:

(A) A verbal or physical threat that presents imminent danger.

(B) A physical assault with major soreness, cuts, or large bruises.

(C) A physical assault with severe lacerations, a bone fracture, or a head injury.

(D) A physical assault with loss of limb or death.

(E) A violent act requiring employee response, in the course of which an employee is injured.

(7) An identification of any body part injured.

(8) A description of any weapon used.

(9) The number of employees in the vicinity of the violent act when it occurred.

(10) A description of actions taken by employees and the health care workplace in response to the violent act.

(Source: P.A. 94-347, eff. 7-28-05.)