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Public Act 100-0293
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing |
Section 2-106a as follows:
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(210 ILCS 45/2-106a)
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Sec. 2-106a. Resident identification wristlet. An |
identification wristlet may be employed for any resident upon a |
physician's order, which shall document the need for the |
identification wristlet in the resident's clinical record. A |
facility may require a resident residing in an Alzheimer's |
disease unit with a history of wandering to wear an |
identification wristlet, unless the resident's guardian or |
power of attorney directs that the wristlet be removed. All |
identification wristlets shall include, at a
minimum, No |
identification
wristlets shall be employed except as ordered by |
a physician who documents the
need for such mandatory |
identification in the resident's clinical record. When
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identification bracelets are required, they must identify the |
resident's name,
and the name, telephone number, and address of |
the facility issuing the identification wristlet.
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(Source: P.A. 97-861, eff. 7-30-12.)
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