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HB0398 Engrossed |
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LRB094 06903 RSP 37015 b |
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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility |
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| Residents Reporting
Act is amended by changing Section 6.8 as |
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| follows: |
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| (210 ILCS 30/6.8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.8)
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| Sec. 6.8. Program audit. The Auditor General shall conduct |
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| a biennial
program audit of the office of the Inspector General |
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| in relation to the
Inspector General's compliance with this |
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| Act. The audit shall specifically
include the Inspector |
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| General's effectiveness in investigating reports of
alleged |
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| neglect or abuse of residents in any facility operated by the
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| Department of Human Services and in making recommendations for |
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| sanctions to
the Departments of
Human Services and Public
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| Health. In conjunction with the audit required by this Section, |
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| the Auditor General shall examine, on a test basis, facility |
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| records concerning reports of suspected abuse of facility staff |
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| by patients or residents. The Auditor General shall conduct the |
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| program audit according to the
provisions of the Illinois State |
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| Auditing Act and shall report its findings to
the General |
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| Assembly no later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-358, eff. 8-15-01; 93-636, eff. 12-31-03.)
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