Rep. Tom Demmer

Filed: 3/29/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1953

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1953 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
5changing Section 3-602 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 45/3-602)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-602)
7    Sec. 3-602. The licensee shall pay the actual damages and
8costs and attorney's fees to a facility resident whose rights,
9as specified in Part 1 of Article II of this Act, are violated.
10If non-monetary relief is sought under this Section, then the
11licensee shall also pay costs and attorney's fees to a facility
12resident whose rights, as specified in Part 1 of Article II of
13this Act, are violated. If monetary relief is sought under this
14Section, then costs and attorney's fees are not recoverable by
15a facility resident whose rights, as specified in Part 1 of
16Article II of this Act, are violated.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 89-197, eff. 7-21-95.)".