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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5218
Introduced 2/3/2010, by Rep. Lou Lang SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a nursing home administrator may seek an order of protection in the name of a resident to protect that resident from abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a facility shall take appropriate steps to secure the enforcement of every order of protection entered on behalf of a resident or staff member of which the facility has reasonable knowledge. Provides that such steps include, but are not limited to, reporting violations to an appropriate law enforcement agency. Provides that a facility taking steps to secure the enforcement of a valid order of protection shall be held harmless from sanctions under the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility reporting a violation of an order of protection shall be held harmless from any sanctions under the Nursing Home Care Act if the facility shows a good faith effort to secure the enforcement of the order of protection. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5218 |
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LRB096 18178 KTG 33553 b |
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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 adding |
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| Section 3-613 as follows:
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| (210 ILCS 45/3-613 new) |
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| Sec. 3-613. Order of protection. An administrator may seek |
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| an order of protection in the name of a resident to protect |
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| that resident from abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation |
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| pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. A |
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| facility shall take appropriate steps to secure the enforcement |
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| of every order of protection entered on behalf of a resident or |
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| staff member of which the facility has reasonable knowledge. |
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| Such steps include, but are not limited to, reporting |
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| violations to an appropriate law enforcement agency. A facility |
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| taking steps to secure the enforcement of a valid order of |
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| protection shall be held harmless from sanctions under this |
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| Act. A facility reporting a violation of an order of protection |
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| shall be held harmless from any sanctions under this Act if the |
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| facility shows a good faith effort to secure the enforcement of |
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| the order of protection.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |