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90_SB0997
210 ILCS 45/3-206.05 new
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Prohibits a nursing
home from permitting a male nurse or other staff member to
provide personal care to a female resident unless a female
staff member is present. Prohibits a nursing home from
permitting a male staff member to provide services other than
personal care to a female resident unless a female staff
member is present. Does not apply to services provided by a
physician. Makes violation a business offense. Effective
immediately.
LRB9001736DJcdA
LRB9001736DJcdA
1 AN ACT to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by adding
2 Section 3-206.05.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
6 adding Section 3-206.05 as follows:
7 (210 ILCS 45/3-206.05 new)
8 Sec. 3-206.05. Restrictions on certain male staff;
9 penalty.
10 (a) A facility shall not permit a male nurse, male nurse
11 aide, male orderly, or male nurse technician to provide
12 personal care to a female resident of the facility except in
13 the presence of a female staff member of the facility.
14 (b) A facility shall not permit a male staff member of
15 the facility to provide services other than personal care,
16 such as maintenance and dietary services, to a female
17 resident of the facility except in the presence of a female
18 staff member of the facility.
19 (c) This Section does not apply to services provided by
20 a physician.
21 (d) A facility that violates subsection (a) or (b)
22 commits a business offense, and upon conviction of such an
23 offense the facility shall be fined an amount of at least
24 $10,000 and not more than $20,000.
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.