HB3845eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3845 Engrossed LRB096 11332 ASK 21780 b

AN ACT concerning professional regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing Section 3-206 as follows:

(210 ILCS 45/3-206) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-206)

Sec. 3-206. The Department shall prescribe a curriculum for training nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides.

(a) No person, except a volunteer who receives no compensation from a facility and is not included for the purpose of meeting any staffing requirements set forth by the Department, shall act as a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide in a facility, nor shall any person, under any other title, not licensed, certified, or registered to render medical care by the Department of Professional Regulation, assist with the personal, medical, or nursing care of residents in a facility, unless such person meets the following requirements:

(1) Be at least 16 years of age, of temperate habits and good moral character, honest, reliable and trustworthy;

(2) Be able to speak and understand the English language or a language understood by a substantial percentage of the facility's residents;

(3) Provide evidence of employment or occupation, if any, and residence for 2 years prior to his present employment;

(4) Have completed at least 8 years of grade school or provide proof of equivalent knowledge;

(5) Begin a current course of training for nursing assistants, habilitation aides, or child care aides, approved by the Department, within 45 days of initial employment in the capacity of a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide at any facility. Such courses of training shall be successfully completed within 120 days of initial employment in the capacity of nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide at a facility. Nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides who are enrolled in approved courses in community colleges or other educational institutions on a term, semester or trimester basis, shall be exempt from the 120 day completion time limit. The Department shall adopt rules for such courses of training. These rules shall include procedures for facilities to carry on an approved course of training within the facility.

The Department may accept comparable training in lieu of the 120 hour course for student nurses, foreign nurses, military personnel, or employes of the Department of Human Services.

The facility shall develop and implement procedures, which shall be approved by the Department, for an ongoing review process, which shall take place within the facility, for nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides.

At the time of each regularly scheduled licensure survey, or at the time of a complaint investigation, the Department may require any nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide to demonstrate, either through written examination or action, or both, sufficient knowledge in all areas of required training. If such knowledge is inadequate the Department shall require the nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide to complete inservice training and review in the facility until the nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide demonstrates to the Department, either through written examination or action, or both, sufficient knowledge in all areas of required training; and

(6) Be familiar with and have general skills related to resident care.

(a-0.5) An educational entity, other than a secondary school, conducting a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide training program shall initiate a UCIA criminal history record check prior to entry of an individual into the training program. A secondary school may initiate a UCIA criminal history record check prior to the entry of an individual into a training program.

(a-1) Nursing assistants, habilitation aides, or child care aides seeking to be included on the registry on or after January 1, 1996 must authorize the Department of Public Health or its designee that tests nursing assistants to request a UCIA criminal history check and submit all necessary information.

(b) Persons subject to this Section shall perform their duties under the supervision of a nurse.

(c) It is unlawful for any facility to employ any person in the capacity of nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide, or under any other title, not licensed by the State of Illinois to assist in the personal, medical, or nursing care of residents in such facility unless such person has complied with this Section.

(d) Proof of compliance by each employee with the requirements set out in this Section shall be maintained for each such employee by each facility in the individual personnel folder of the employee.

(e) Each facility shall certify to the Department on a form provided by the Department the name and residence address of each employee, and that each employee subject to this Section meets all the requirements of this Section.

(f) Any facility that is operated under Section 3-803 shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.

(g) Each skilled nursing and intermediate care facility that admits persons who are diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease or related dementias shall require all nursing assistants, habilitation aides, or child care aides, who did not receive 12 hours of training in the care and treatment of such residents during the training required under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), to obtain 12 hours of in-house training in the care and treatment of such residents. If the facility does not provide the training in-house, the training shall be obtained from other facilities, community colleges or other educational institutions that have a recognized course for such training. The Department shall, by rule, establish a recognized course for such training. The Department's rules shall provide that such training may be conducted in-house at each facility subject to the requirements of this subsection, in which case such training shall be monitored by the Department.

The Department's rules shall also provide for circumstances and procedures whereby any person who has received training that meets the requirements of this subsection shall not be required to undergo additional training if he or she is transferred to or obtains employment at a different facility but remains continuously employed as a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide. Licensed sheltered care facilities shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.

(h) Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, all rulemaking authority relating to nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides under this Section, Section 3-206.02, and Section 3-206.04 of this Act is transferred to the Board of Nursing, established under Section 50-65 of the Nurse Practice Act. Upon transfer, the rules established pursuant to these Sections by the Illinois Department of Public Health shall continue in effect as the rules of the Board of Nursing until amended or repealed by the Board of Nursing. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall continue to administer these rules until July 1, 2010 and then the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall have the responsibility of administering the rules relating to nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides that are promulgated pursuant to this Section, Section 3-206.02, and Section 3-206.04 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-598, eff. 1-1-00.)

Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 50-55 and 50-65 as follows:

(225 ILCS 65/50-55) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-10)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 50-55. Department powers and duties.

(a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for administration of licensing acts and shall exercise other powers and duties necessary for effectuating the purpose of this Act. None of the functions, powers, or duties of the Department with respect to licensure and examination shall be exercised by the Department except upon review by the Board. The Department shall adopt rules to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions and purposes of this Act; however no such rules shall be adopted by the Department except upon review by the Board.

(b) The Department shall prepare and maintain a list of approved programs of professional nursing education and programs of practical nursing education in this State, whose graduates, if they have the other necessary qualifications provided in this Act, shall be eligible to apply for a license to practice nursing in this State.

(c) The Department may act upon the recommendations of the Center for Nursing Advisory Board.

(d) On July 1, 2010, the Department shall have the responsibility of administering the rules relating to nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides promulgated pursuant to Sections 3-206, 3-206.02, and 3-206.04 of the Nursing Home Care Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-1020, eff. 7-11-06; 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)

(225 ILCS 65/50-65) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-25)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 50-65. Board.

(a) The term of each member of the Board of Nursing and the Advanced Practice Nursing Board serving before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Secretary shall solicit recommendations from nursing organizations and appoint the Board of Nursing, which shall consist of 13 members, one of whom shall be a practical nurse; one of whom shall be a practical nurse educator; one of whom shall be a registered professional nurse in practice; one of whom shall be an associate degree nurse educator; one of whom shall be a baccalaureate degree nurse educator; one of whom shall be a nurse who is actively engaged in direct care; one of whom shall be a registered professional nurse actively engaged in direct care; one of whom shall be a nursing administrator; 4 of whom shall be advanced practice nurses representing CNS, CNP, CNM, and CRNA practice; and one of whom shall be a public member who is not employed in and has no material interest in any health care field. The Board shall receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

Members of the Board of Nursing and the Advanced Practice Nursing Board whose terms were terminated by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be considered for membership positions on the Board.

All nursing members of the Board must be (i) residents of this State, (ii) licensed in good standing to practice nursing in this State, (iii) graduates of an approved nursing program, with a minimum of 5 years experience in the field of nursing, and (iv) at the time of appointment to the Board, actively engaged in nursing or work related to nursing.

Membership terms shall be for 3 years, except that in making initial appointments, the Secretary shall appoint all members for initial terms of 2, 3, and 4 years and these terms shall be staggered as follows: 3 shall be appointed for terms of 2 years; 4 shall be appointed for terms of 3 years; and 6 shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. In the case of a vacated position, an individual may be appointed to serve the unexpired portion of that term; if the term is less than half of a full term, the individual is eligible to serve 2 full terms.

The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty. The Secretary shall reduce to writing any causes for removal.

The Board shall meet annually to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson. The Board shall hold regularly scheduled meetings during the year. A simple majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. Any action taken by the Board must be on the affirmative vote of a simple majority of members. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted. In the case of an emergency where all Board members cannot meet in person, the Board may convene a meeting via an electronic format in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

(b) The Board may perform each of the following activities:

(1) Recommend to the Department the adoption and the revision of rules necessary for the administration of this Act;

(2) Recommend the approval, denial of approval, withdrawal of approval, or discipline of nursing education programs;

(c) The Board shall participate in disciplinary conferences and hearings and make recommendations to the Department regarding disciplinary action taken against a licensee as provided under this Act. Disciplinary conference hearings and proceedings regarding scope of practice issues shall be conducted by a Board member at the same or higher licensure level as the respondent. Participation in an informal conference shall not bar members of the Board from future participation or decisions relating to that matter.

(d) With the exception of emergency rules, any proposed rules, amendments, second notice materials, and adopted rule or amendment materials or policy statements concerning advanced practice nurses shall be presented to the Medical Licensing Board for review and comment. The recommendations of both the Board of Nursing and the Medical Licensing Board shall be presented to the Secretary for consideration in making final decisions. Whenever the Board of Nursing and Medical Licensing Board disagree on a proposed rule or policy, the Secretary shall convene a joint meeting of the officers of each Board to discuss resolution of any disagreements.

(e) Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Board shall assume all rulemaking authority relating to nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides under Sections 3-206, 3-206.02, and 3-206.04 of the Nursing Home Care Act. The rules established by the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant to Sections 3-206, 3-206.02, and 3-206.04 of the Nursing Home Care Act shall continue in effect as the rules of the Board of Nursing until amended or repealed by the Board of Nursing. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall continue to administer the rules relating to nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and child care aides under Sections 3-206, 3-206.02, and 3-206.04 of the Nursing Home Care Act until July 1, 2010, and then the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall have the responsibility of administering these rules.

(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.