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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3970
Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Mark L. Walker SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 2805/2.07 |
from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07 |
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department shall employ and maintain sufficient and
qualified staff at the veterans' homes to
fill all beds. Effective July 1, 2009.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3970 |
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LRB096 10314 DRJ 20484 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Department of Veterans Affairs Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 2.07 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2805/2.07) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)
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| Sec. 2.07. The Department shall employ and maintain |
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| sufficient and
qualified staff at the veterans' homes to fill |
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| all beds and
fulfill the requirements of this Act. The |
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| Department shall report to
the General Assembly, by January 1 |
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| and July 1 of each year, the number of
staff employed in |
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| providing direct patient care at their veterans' homes,
the |
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| compliance or noncompliance with staffing standards |
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| established by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| for
such care, and in the event of
noncompliance with such |
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| standards, the number of staff required for compliance. For |
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| purposes of this Section, a nurse who has a license application |
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| pending with the State shall not be deemed unqualified by the |
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| Department if the nurse is in compliance with Section 50-15 of |
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| the Nurse Practice Act.
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| All contracts between the State and outside contractors to |
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| provide workers
to
staff and service
the Anna
Veterans Home |
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| shall be canceled in accordance with the terms of those
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