Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2474

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Directs the Department of Children and Family Services to amend its rules establishing licensing standards for group day care homes to provide a revised maximum authorized extended capacity for group day care homes that is applicable through July 1, 2025. Provides that the revised maximum extended capacity rules adopted by the Department shall, at a minimum, allow one caregiver and 2 assistants to have the option of caring for 2 additional children who are 30 months of age or older, as well as 2 additional children who are attending school full-time, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act. Requires the revised rules not only to provide that the second full-time assistant shall be present at all times when there are more than 12 children in the home, but also to prohibit the total capacity of the group day care home from exceeding 16 children. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides, in a provision that prohibits retaliatory action against residents, that "retaliatory action" means an action that is taken in retaliation for a resident's involvement in certain protected activities and that interferes with a resident's quality of life at the facility or results in either the imposition of selective restrictions or the resident's neglect or reduced access to services. Prohibits a facility, licensee of a facility, or an employee of a facility from threatening to take or taking a retaliatory action against a resident of the facility because the resident engages in one or more of the specified protected activities. Authorizes a resident of a facility who alleges a violation by a facility, the licensee of a facility, or an employee of a facility to bring a civil action for damages against the facility, the licensee who is responsible for the facility, or both, within 2 years after the date of the last violation that is alleged in the resident's complaint. Provides that, for each claimed violation by a facility, a licensee of a facility, or an employee of a facility, the facility, the licensee who is responsible for the facility, or both may also be liable to the resident for additional damages in an amount equal to the average monthly billing rate for Medicaid recipients in the facility. Requires a copy of residents' complaints under these provisions to be filed with the Department of Public Health. Provides that each licensee shall annually provide, to the residents of its facilities and their next of kin, a document containing a description of the retaliation complaint procedures and remedies established under the Act. Contains provisions concerning retaliation-prevention training. Requires every facility to conspicuously post for display in an area of its offices accessible to residents, employees, and visitors a description of the retaliation complaint procedures and remedies established under the Act. Makes a conforming change.

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