96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5764


 
Introduced 2/9/2010, by Rep. John E. Bradley
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







210 ILCS 85/11.6 new











     Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that hospitals shall have policies and procedures for readily gaining access to a locked bathroom in a patient's room.
  















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HB5764

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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 Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 11.6 as follows:
 
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    (210 ILCS 85/11.6 new)
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    Sec. 11.6. Policy and procedure for patient bathroom door 
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locks. Hospitals shall have policies and procedures for readily 
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gaining access to a locked bathroom in a patient's room.