98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2630

 

Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. Silvana Tabares

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 45/2-208  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-208
210 ILCS 47/2-208
210 ILCS 48/2-208

    Amends the Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act. Provides that written notice of the death of a resident which occurs at a facility, or the death of a resident who has not been discharged from a facility but whose death occurs elsewhere, shall within 10 days of the resident's death be mailed to the Department of Public Health. Provides that the Department, for the primary purpose of monitoring patterns of abuse and neglect of residents, shall make such notices available to the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission and to the agency designated by the Governor under the Protection and Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled Persons Act. Provides that the notice shall include the name of the resident, the name and address of the facility at which the death occurred, the resident's age, the nature of the resident's condition, including any evidence of previous injuries or disabilities or relevant medical conditions, and any other information which might be helpful in establishing the cause of death. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing
5Section 2-208 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 45/2-208)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-208)
7    Sec. 2-208. Notice of resident's death or imminent death.
8    (a) A facility shall immediately notify the resident's next
9of kin, representative and physician of the resident's death or
10when the resident's death appears to be imminent.
11    (b) Written notice of the death of a resident which occurs
12at a facility, or the death of a resident who has not been
13discharged from a facility but whose death occurs elsewhere,
14shall within 10 days of the resident's death be mailed to the
15Department of Public Health. The Department, for the primary
16purpose of monitoring patterns of abuse and neglect of
17residents, shall make such notices available to the
18Guardianship and Advocacy Commission and to the agency
19designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection
20and Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled Persons Act. The
21notice shall include the name of the resident, the name and
22address of the facility at which the death occurred, the
23resident's age, the nature of the resident's condition,

 

 

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1including any evidence of previous injuries or disabilities or
2relevant medical conditions, and any other information which
3might be helpful in establishing the cause of death.
4(Source: P.A. 81-223.)
 
5    Section 10. The ID/DD Community Care Act is amended by
6changing Section 2-208 as follows:
 
7    (210 ILCS 47/2-208)
8    Sec. 2-208. Notice of death or imminent death, unusual
9incident, abuse, or neglect.
10    (a) A facility shall immediately notify the identified
11resident's next of kin, guardian, resident's representative,
12and physician of the resident's death or when the resident's
13death appears to be imminent. A facility shall immediately
14notify the Department by telephone of a resident's death within
1524 hours after the resident's death. The facility shall notify
16the Department of the death of a facility's resident that does
17not occur in the facility immediately upon learning of the
18death. A facility shall promptly notify the coroner or medical
19examiner of a resident's death in a manner and form to be
20determined by the Department after consultation with the
21coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the facility
22is located. In addition to notice to the Department by
23telephone, the Department shall require the facility to submit
24written notification of the death of a resident within 72 hours

 

 

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1after the death, including a report of any medication errors or
2other incidents that occurred within 30 days of the resident's
3death. A facility's failure to comply with this Section shall
4constitute a Type "B" violation.
5    (a-5) Written notice of the death of a resident which
6occurs at a facility, or the death of a resident who has not
7been discharged from a facility but whose death occurs
8elsewhere, shall within 10 days of the resident's death be
9mailed to the Department of Public Health. The Department, for
10the primary purpose of monitoring patterns of abuse and neglect
11of residents, shall make such notices available to the
12Guardianship and Advocacy Commission and to the agency
13designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection
14and Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled Persons Act. The
15notice shall include the name of the resident, the name and
16address of the facility at which the death occurred, the
17resident's age, the nature of the resident's condition,
18including any evidence of previous injuries or disabilities or
19relevant medical conditions, and any other information which
20might be helpful in establishing the cause of death.
21    (b) A facility shall immediately notify the resident's next
22of kin, guardian, or resident representative of any unusual
23incident, abuse, or neglect involving the resident. A facility
24shall immediately notify the Department by telephone of any
25unusual incident, abuse, or neglect required to be reported
26pursuant to State law or administrative rule. In addition to

 

 

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1notice to the Department by telephone, the Department shall
2require the facility to submit written notification of any
3unusual incident, abuse, or neglect within one day after the
4unusual incident, abuse, or neglect occurring. A facility's
5failure to comply with this Section shall constitute a Type "B"
6violation. For purposes of this Section, "unusual incident"
7means serious injury; unscheduled hospital visit for treatment
8of serious injury; 9-1-1 calls for emergency services directly
9relating to a resident threat; or stalking of staff or person
10served that raises health or safety concerns.
11(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 97-38, eff. 6-28-11.)
 
12    Section 15. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation
13Act is amended by changing Section 2-208 as follows:
 
14    (210 ILCS 48/2-208)
15    Sec. 2-208. Notice of death or imminent death.
16    (a) A facility shall immediately notify the resident's next
17of kin, representative and physician of the resident's death or
18when the resident's death appears to be imminent.
19    (b) Written notice of the death of a resident which occurs
20at a facility, or the death of a resident who has not been
21discharged from a facility but whose death occurs elsewhere,
22shall within 10 days of the resident's death be mailed to the
23Department of Public Health. The Department, for the primary
24purpose of monitoring patterns of abuse and neglect of

 

 

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1residents, shall make such notices available to the
2Guardianship and Advocacy Commission and to the agency
3designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection
4and Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled Persons Act. The
5notice shall include the name of the resident, the name and
6address of the facility at which the death occurred, the
7resident's age, the nature of the resident's condition,
8including any evidence of previous injuries or disabilities or
9relevant medical conditions, and any other information which
10might be helpful in establishing the cause of death.
11(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.