HB2531sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 4/14/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2531

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2531 on page 1, line 5, after "40", by inserting "and by adding Section 70"; and

on page 10, immediately below line 29, by inserting the following:

"(225 ILCS 46/70 new)

Sec. 70. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) grant.

(a) "Selected health care employer" means any of the following that are located in counties selected to participate in the CMMS grant:

(1) a community living facility as defined in the Community Living Facility Act;

(2) a long-term care facility as defined in the Nursing Home Care Act;

(3) a home health agency as defined in the Home Health Agency Licensing Act;

(4) a full hospice as defined in the Hospice Licensing Act;

(5) an establishment licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act;

(6) a supportive living facility as defined in the Illinois Public Aid Code;

(7) a day training program certified by the Department of Human Services;

(8) a community integrated living arrangement operated by a community mental health and developmental service agency as defined in the Community Integrated Living Arrangements Licensing and Certification Act.

(b) Selected health care employers shall be phased in to participate in the CMMS grant between January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007, as prescribed by the Department of Public Health by rule.

(c) With regards to individuals who have direct access to residents, patients, or clients of the selected health care employer, selected health care employers must comply with Section 25 of this Act.

"Individuals who have direct access" includes, but is not limited to, (i) direct care workers as described in subsection (a) of Section 25; (ii) individuals licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, such as nurses, physicians, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and pharmacists; (iii) individuals who provide services on site, through contract; and (iv) non-direct care workers, such as those who work in environmental services, food service, and administration.

"Individuals who have direct access" does not include volunteers.

The Department of Public Health may further define "individuals who have direct access" by rule.

(d) Each applicant seeking employment in a position described in subsection (c) of this Section with a selected health care employer shall, as a condition of employment, have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department of State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record information by the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed. The Department of State Police shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Department of State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to the Department of Public Health.

(e) A selected health care employer who makes a conditional offer of employment to an applicant shall:

(1) ensure that the applicant has complied with the fingerprinting requirements of this Section;

(2) complete documentation relating to any criminal history record, as revealed by the applicant, as prescribed by rule by the Department of Public Health;

(3) complete documentation of the applicant's personal identifiers as prescribed by rule by the Department of Public Health; and

(4) provide supervision, as prescribed by rule by the licensing agency, if the applicant is hired and allowed to work prior to the results of the criminal history records check being obtained.

(f) A selected health care employer having actual knowledge from a source that an individual with direct access to a resident, patient, or client has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit one of the offenses enumerated in Section 25 of this Act shall contact the licensing agency or follow other instructions as prescribed by administrative rule.

(g) This Section shall be inapplicable upon the conclusion of the CMMS grant.".