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92_HB2276sam001 LRB9206477DJgcam06 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2276 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2276 on page 1, 3 line 26, after "branches", by inserting ", statewide 4 organizations representing nursing homes,"; and 5 on page 3, line 2, by changing "Section 6.19" to "Sections 6 6.19 and 6.20"; and 7 on page 3, after line 14, by inserting the following: 8 "(210 ILCS 85/6.20 new) 9 Sec. 6.20. Use of restraints. Each hospital licensed 10 under this Act must have a written policy to address the use 11 of restraints and seclusion in the hospital. The Department 12 shall establish, by rule, the provisions that the policy must 13 include, which, to the extent practicable, should be 14 consistent with the requirements for participation in the 15 federal Medicare program. Each hospital policy shall 16 include periodic review of the use of restraints or seclusion 17 in the hospital. 18 In hospitals, restraints or seclusion may only be 19 ordered by (i) a physician licensed to practice medicine in 20 all its branches or (ii) a registered nurse with supervisory 21 responsibilities as authorized by the medical staff. The 22 medical staff of a hospital may adopt a policy specifying -2- LRB9206477DJgcam06 1 the requirements for the use of restraints or seclusion and 2 identifying whether a registered nurse with supervisory 3 responsibilities may order restraints or seclusion in the 4 hospital when the patient's treating physician is not 5 available. 6 Registered nurses authorized to order restraints or 7 seclusion shall have appropriate training and experience as 8 determined by medical staff policy. The treating physician 9 shall be notified when restraints or seclusion are ordered by 10 a registered nurse. Nothing in this Section requires that a 11 medical staff authorize a registered nurse with supervisory 12 responsibilities to order restraints or seclusion.".