101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3172
 
Introduced 2/11/2020, by Sen. Steve Stadelman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
405 ILCS 90/10

     Amends the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act. Includes nursing homes and hospitals in the definition of "health care workplace". Effective January 1, 2021.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (405 ILCS 90/10)
7    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
8    "Department" means (i)  the Department of Human Services, in 
9the case of a health care workplace that is operated or 
10regulated by the Department of Human Services, or (ii) the 
11Department of Public Health, in the case of a health care 
12workplace that is operated or regulated by the Department of 
13Public Health.
14    "Director" means the Secretary of Human Services or the 
15Director of Public Health, as appropriate.
16    "Employee" means any individual who is employed on a 
17full-time, part-time, or contractual basis by a health care 
18workplace.
19    "Health care workplace" means a mental health facility or 
20developmental disability facility as defined in the Mental 
21Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, a nursing home, or  
22other than a hospital or unit thereof licensed under the 
23Hospital Licensing Act or operated under the University of 
 
 
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1Illinois Hospital Act. "Health care workplace" does not 
2include, and shall not be construed to include, any office of a 
3physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an 
4advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant, 
5regardless of the form of such office. 
6    "Imminent danger" means a preliminary determination of 
7immediate, threatened, or impending risk of physical injury as 
8determined by the employee.
9    "Responsible agency" means the State agency that (i) 
10licenses, certifies, registers, or otherwise regulates or 
11exercises jurisdiction over a health care workplace or a health 
12care workplace's activities or (ii) contracts with a health 
13care workplace for the delivery of health care services.

14    "Violence" or "violent act" means any act by a patient or 
15resident  that causes or threatens to cause an injury to  another 
16person.


17(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
191, 2021.