HOLBROOK-DART-BOLAND. (MYERS,J) 210 ILCS 45/3-212 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-212 Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that inspectors and employees of the Department of Public Health and employees and volun- teers of the Ombudsman Program who notify a facility of a pending com- plaint, investigation or inspection shall be guilty of a Class 4 fe- lony and a fine of no less than $10,000, subject to disciplinary action by their employer, and forever barred from participating in the Ombudsman Program. Provides that superiors who knowingly allowed the prenotfication shall be subject to the same penalties. Provides that the Department must file a complaint with the Attorney General or the appropriate State's Attorney within 30 days after discovering information that leads to a good faith belief that a person has prenotified a facility. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Corrections population and fiscal impacts would be minimal. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that an inspector or employee who prenotifies a facility of a pending complaint investigation or inspection is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor rather than a Class 4 felony and shall be fined no more than $2,500. Deletes references to employees of the Ombudsman Program and its volunteers from the new prenotification provision. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) Does not create a State mandate. 99-02-10 H FIRST READING 99-02-10 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-03-03 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-03 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED 99-03-03 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H 99-03-03 H ADOPTED 99-03-03 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HHSV 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-04 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED BLACK 99-03-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DART 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO BOLAND 99-03-10 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 99-03-16 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-16 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-17 99-04-14 S CHIEF SPONSOR MYERS,J 99-04-14 S FIRST READING 99-04-14 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary