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Public Act 099-0872 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 3-206.01 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 45/3-206.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-206.01)
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Sec. 3-206.01. Health care worker registry.
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(a) The Department shall establish and maintain a Health | ||||
Care Worker Registry accessible by health care employers, as | ||||
defined in the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, that | ||||
includes background check and training information registry of | ||||
all
individuals who (i) have satisfactorily completed the | ||||
training required
by Section 3-206, (ii) have begun a current | ||||
course of training as set forth in Section 3-206, or (iii) are | ||||
otherwise acting as a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, | ||||
home health aide, psychiatric services rehabilitation aide, or | ||||
child care aide. The registry shall include the individual's | ||||
name, his or her
current address, Social Security number, and | ||||
the date and location of
the training course completed by the | ||||
individual, and whether the individual has any of the | ||||
disqualifying convictions listed in Section 25 of the Health | ||||
Care Worker Background Check Act from the date of the
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individual's last criminal records check. Any individual |
placed on the
registry is required to inform the Department of | ||
any change of address
within 30 days. A facility shall not | ||
employ an individual as a nursing
assistant, habilitation aide, | ||
home health aide, psychiatric services rehabilitation aide, or | ||
child care aide, or newly hired as an individual who may have | ||
access to a resident, a resident's living quarters, or a | ||
resident's personal, financial, or medical records,
unless the | ||
facility has inquired of the Department's health care worker | ||
registry as to information in the
registry concerning the | ||
individual. The facility shall not employ an individual as a | ||
nursing assistant, habilitation aide, or child care aide if | ||
that individual is not on the
registry unless the individual is | ||
enrolled in a training program under
paragraph (5) of | ||
subsection (a) of Section 3-206 of this Act. The Department may | ||
also maintain a publicly
accessible registry. | ||
(a-5) The registry maintained by the Department exclusive
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to health care employers, as defined in the Health Care Worker | ||
Background Check Act, shall clearly indicate whether an
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applicant or employee is eligible for employment and shall
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include the following: | ||
(1) information about the individual, including the
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individual's name, his or her current address, Social
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Security number, the date and location of the training
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course completed by the individual, whether the individual
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has any of the disqualifying convictions listed in Section
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25 of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act from the
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date of the individual's last criminal record check,
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whether the individual has a waiver pending under Section
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40 of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, and | ||
whether the individual has received a
waiver under Section | ||
40 of that
Act; | ||
(2) the following language: | ||
"A waiver granted by the Department of Public | ||
Health is a determination that the applicant or
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employee is eligible to work in a health care facility.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides
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guidance about federal law regarding hiring of | ||
individuals with criminal records."; and | ||
(3) a link to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | ||
guidance regarding hiring of individuals with criminal | ||
records. | ||
(a-10) After January 1, 2017, the publicly accessible
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registry maintained by the Department shall report that an | ||
individual is ineligible to work if he or she has a | ||
disqualifying offense under Section 25 of the Health Care
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Worker Background Check Act and has not received a waiver under
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Section 40 of that Act. If an applicant or employee has
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received a waiver for one or more disqualifying offenses under
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Section 40 of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and | ||
he or she is otherwise eligible to work, the Department of
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Public Health shall report on the public registry that the
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applicant or employee is eligible to work. The Department,
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however, shall not report information regarding the waiver on
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the public registry.
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(a-15) If the Department finds that a nursing assistant, | ||
habilitation aide, home health aide, psychiatric services | ||
rehabilitation aide, or
child care aide, or an unlicensed | ||
individual, has abused or neglected a resident or an individual | ||
under his or her care or misappropriated
property of a resident | ||
or an individual under his or her care, the Department shall | ||
notify the individual of
this finding by certified mail sent to | ||
the address contained in the registry. The notice shall give | ||
the individual an opportunity to contest the finding in a
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hearing before the Department or to submit a written response | ||
to the findings
in lieu of requesting a hearing. If, after a | ||
hearing or if the individual does
not request a hearing, the | ||
Department finds that the individual abused a
resident, | ||
neglected a resident, or misappropriated resident property in a
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facility, the finding shall be included as part of the registry | ||
as well as a clear and accurate summary
from the individual, if | ||
he or she chooses to make such a
statement. The Department | ||
shall make the following information in the registry available | ||
to
the public: an individual's full name; the date an | ||
individual successfully completed a nurse aide training or | ||
competency evaluation; and whether the Department has made a | ||
finding that an individual has been guilty of abuse or neglect | ||
of a resident or misappropriation of resident property. In the | ||
case of inquiries to the registry concerning an individual
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listed in the registry, any information disclosed concerning | ||
such a finding
shall also include disclosure of the | ||
individual's statement in the registry relating to the
finding | ||
or a clear and accurate summary of the statement.
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(b) The Department shall add to the health care worker | ||
registry records
of findings as reported by the Inspector | ||
General or remove from
the health care worker registry records | ||
of findings as reported by the
Department of Human Services, | ||
under subsection (s) of Section 1-17 of the Department of Human | ||
Services Act.
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(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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Section 10. The Health Care Worker Background Check Act is | ||
amended by changing Sections 25, 33, and 40 and by adding | ||
Section 40.1 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 46/25)
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Sec. 25. Hiring of people with criminal records Persons | ||
ineligible to be hired by health care employers and long-term | ||
care facilities.
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(a) A health care employer or long-term care facility may | ||
hire, employ, or retain any individual in a position involving | ||
direct care for clients, patients, or residents, or access to | ||
the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal | ||
records of clients, patients, or residents who has been | ||
convicted of committing or attempting to commit one or more of |
the following offenses only with a waiver described in Section | ||
40 In the discretion of the Director of Public Health, as soon | ||
after January 1, 1996, January 1, 1997, January 1, 2006, or | ||
October 1, 2007, as applicable, and as is reasonably practical, | ||
no
health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain | ||
any
individual in a position with duties involving direct care | ||
for clients,
patients, or residents, and no long-term care | ||
facility shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain any individual | ||
in a position with duties that involve or may involve
contact | ||
with residents or access to the living quarters or the | ||
financial, medical, or personal records of residents, who has | ||
been convicted of committing or attempting to
commit one or | ||
more of the following offenses : those defined in Sections | ||
8-1(b), 8-1.1, 8-1.2, 9-1,
9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.1, | ||
9-3.2, 9-3.3, 9-3.4, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-3.1, 10-4,
10-5, | ||
10-7, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, | ||
11-9.1, 11-9.5, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 12-1, | ||
12-2, 12-3.05, 12-3.1,
12-3.2, 12-3.3, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, | ||
12-4.3, 12-4.4, 12-4.5, 12-4.6, 12-4.7, 12-7.4,
12-11, 12-13, | ||
12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-19, 12-21, 12-21.6, 12-32,
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12-33, 12C-5, 16-1, 16-1.3, 16-25,
16A-3, 17-3, 17-56, 18-1, | ||
18-2, 18-3, 18-4, 18-5, 19-1, 19-3, 19-4, 19-6, 20-1, 20-1.1,
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24-1, 24-1.2, 24-1.5, or 33A-2, or subdivision (a)(4) of | ||
Section 11-14.4, or in subsection (a) of Section 12-3 or | ||
subsection (a) or (b) of Section 12-4.4a, of the Criminal Code | ||
of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; those provided in
Section |
4 of the Wrongs to Children Act; those provided in Section 53 | ||
of the
Criminal Jurisprudence Act; those defined in subsection | ||
(c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of Section 5 or Section , 5.1, 5.2, | ||
7, or 9 of
the Cannabis Control Act; those defined in the | ||
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; or those | ||
defined in Sections 401, 401.1, 404, 405,
405.1, 407, or 407.1 | ||
of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act , unless the
applicant | ||
or employee obtains a waiver pursuant to Section 40 .
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(a-1) A health care employer or long-term care facility may | ||
hire, employ, or retain any individual in a position involving | ||
direct care for clients, patients, or residents, or access to | ||
the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal | ||
records of clients, patients, or residents who has been | ||
convicted of committing or attempting to commit one or more of | ||
the following offenses only with a waiver described in Section | ||
40: those In the discretion of the Director of Public Health, | ||
as soon after January 1, 2004 or October 1, 2007, as | ||
applicable, and as is reasonably practical, no health care | ||
employer shall knowingly hire
any individual in a position with | ||
duties involving direct care for clients,
patients, or | ||
residents, and no long-term care facility shall knowingly hire | ||
any individual in a position with duties that involve or may | ||
involve
contact with residents or access to the living quarters | ||
or the financial, medical, or personal records of residents, | ||
who has (i) been convicted of committing or attempting
to | ||
commit one or more of the offenses defined in Section 12-3.3, |
12-4.2-5,
16-2, 16-30, 16G-15, 16G-20, 17-33, 17-34, 17-36, | ||
17-44, 18-5, 20-1.2, 24-1.1, 24-1.2-5, 24-1.6, 24-3.2, or | ||
24-3.3, or subsection (b) of Section 17-32, subsection (b) of | ||
Section 18-1, or subsection (b) of Section 20-1,
of the | ||
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; Section 4, | ||
5, 6, 8, or 17.02 of the Illinois
Credit Card and Debit Card | ||
Act; or Section 11-9.1A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | ||
Criminal Code of 2012 or Section 5.1 of the Wrongs to Children | ||
Act;
or (ii) violated Section 50-50 of the Nurse Practice Act , | ||
unless the applicant or employee obtains a waiver pursuant to | ||
Section 40 of this Act .
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A health care employer is not required to retain an | ||
individual in a position
with duties involving direct care for | ||
clients, patients, or residents, and no long-term care facility | ||
is required to retain an individual in a position with duties | ||
that involve or may involve
contact with residents or access to | ||
the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal | ||
records of residents, who has
been convicted of committing or | ||
attempting to commit one or more of
the offenses enumerated in | ||
this subsection.
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(b) A health care employer shall not hire, employ, or | ||
retain any
individual in a position with duties involving | ||
direct care of clients,
patients, or residents, and no | ||
long-term care facility shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain | ||
any individual in a position with duties that involve or may | ||
involve
contact with residents or access to the living quarters |
or the financial, medical, or personal records of residents, if | ||
the health care employer becomes aware that the
individual has | ||
been convicted in another state of committing or attempting to
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commit an offense that has the same or similar elements as an | ||
offense listed in
subsection (a) or (a-1), as verified by court | ||
records, records from a state
agency, or an FBI criminal | ||
history record check, unless the applicant or employee obtains | ||
a waiver pursuant to Section 40 of this Act. This shall not be | ||
construed to
mean that a health care employer has an obligation | ||
to conduct a criminal
history records check in other states in | ||
which an employee has resided.
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(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1551, Article 1, Section | ||
930, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 995, eff. 7-1-11; | ||
96-1551, Article 10, Section 10-40, eff. 7-1-11; 97-597, eff. | ||
1-1-12; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, | ||
eff. 1-25-13.) | ||
(225 ILCS 46/33) | ||
Sec. 33. Fingerprint-based criminal history records check. | ||
(a) A fingerprint-based criminal history records check is | ||
not required for health care employees who have been | ||
continuously employed by a health care employer since October | ||
1, 2007, have met the requirements for criminal history | ||
background checks prior to October 1, 2007, and have no | ||
disqualifying convictions or requested and received a waiver of | ||
those disqualifying convictions. These employees shall be |
retained on the Health Care Worker Registry as long as they | ||
remain active. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be | ||
construed to prohibit a health care employer from initiating a | ||
criminal history records check for these employees. Should | ||
these employees seek a new position with a different health | ||
care employer, then a fingerprint-based criminal history | ||
records check shall be required.
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(b) On October 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter as is | ||
reasonably practical, in the discretion of the Director of | ||
Public Health, and thereafter, any student,
applicant, or | ||
employee who desires to be included on the Department of Public | ||
Health's Health Care Worker Registry must authorize the | ||
Department of Public Health or its designee to request a | ||
fingerprint-based criminal history records check to determine | ||
if the individual has a conviction for a disqualifying offense. | ||
This authorization shall allow the Department of Public Health | ||
to request and receive information and assistance from any | ||
State or local governmental agency. Each individual shall | ||
submit his or her fingerprints 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 prescribed by the Department of State Police. The | ||
fingerprints submitted under this Section shall be checked | ||
against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the | ||
Department of State Police criminal history record databases. | ||
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 livescan | ||
vendor may act as the designee for individuals, educational | ||
entities, or health care employers in the collection of | ||
Department of State Police fees and deposit those fees into the | ||
State Police Services Fund. The Department of State Police | ||
shall provide information concerning any criminal convictions, | ||
now or hereafter filed, against the individual. | ||
(c) On October 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter as is | ||
reasonably practical, in the discretion of the Director of | ||
Public Health, and thereafter, an educational
entity, other | ||
than a secondary school, conducting a nurse aide training | ||
program must initiate a fingerprint-based criminal history | ||
records check requested by the Department of Public Health | ||
prior to entry of an individual into the training program. | ||
(d) On October 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter as is | ||
reasonably practical, in the discretion of the Director of | ||
Public Health, and thereafter, a health care
employer who makes | ||
a conditional offer of employment to an applicant for a | ||
position as an employee must initiate a fingerprint-based | ||
criminal history record check, requested by the Department of | ||
Public Health, on the applicant, if such a background check has | ||
not been previously conducted. | ||
(e) When initiating a background check requested by the
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Department of Public Health, an educational entity or health | ||
care employer shall electronically submit to the Department of |
Public Health the student's, applicant's, or employee's social | ||
security number, demographics, disclosure, and authorization | ||
information in a format prescribed by the Department of Public | ||
Health within 2 working days after the authorization is | ||
secured. The student, applicant, or employee must have his or | ||
her fingerprints collected electronically and transmitted to | ||
the Department of State Police within 10 working days. The | ||
educational entity or health care employer must transmit all | ||
necessary information and fees to the livescan vendor and | ||
Department of State Police within 10 working days after receipt | ||
of the authorization. This information and the results of the | ||
criminal history record checks shall be maintained by the | ||
Department of Public Health's Health Care Worker Registry. | ||
(f) A direct care employer may initiate a fingerprint-based | ||
background check requested by the Department of Public Health | ||
for any of its employees, but may not use this process to | ||
initiate background checks for residents. The results of any | ||
fingerprint-based background check that is initiated with the | ||
Department as the requestor shall be entered in the Health Care | ||
Worker Registry. | ||
(g) As long as the employee has had a fingerprint-based | ||
criminal history record check requested by the Department of | ||
Public Health and stays active on the Health Care Worker | ||
Registry, no further criminal history record checks shall be | ||
deemed necessary, as the Department of State Police shall | ||
notify the Department of Public Health of any additional |
convictions associated with the fingerprints previously | ||
submitted. Health care employers are required to check the | ||
Health Care Worker Registry before hiring an employee to | ||
determine that the individual has had a fingerprint-based | ||
record check requested by the Department of Public Health and | ||
has no disqualifying convictions or has been granted a waiver | ||
pursuant to Section 40 of this Act. If the individual has not | ||
had such a background check or is not active on the Health Care | ||
Worker Registry, then the health care employer must initiate a | ||
fingerprint-based record check requested by the Department of | ||
Public Health. If an individual is inactive on the Health Care | ||
Worker Registry, that individual is prohibited from being hired | ||
to work as a certified nurse aide if, since the individual's | ||
most recent completion of a competency test, there has been a | ||
period of 24 consecutive months during which the individual has | ||
not provided nursing or nursing-related services for pay. If | ||
the individual can provide proof of having retained his or her | ||
certification by not having a 24 consecutive month break in | ||
service for pay, he or she may be hired as a certified nurse | ||
aide and that employment information shall be entered into the | ||
Health Care Worker Registry. | ||
(h) On October 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter as is | ||
reasonably practical, in the discretion of the Director of | ||
Public Health, and thereafter, if the Department of State | ||
Police notifies the Department of Public Health that an | ||
employee has a new conviction of a disqualifying offense, based |
upon the fingerprints that were previously submitted, then (i) | ||
the Health Care Worker Registry shall notify the employee's | ||
last known employer of the offense, (ii) a record of the | ||
employee's disqualifying offense shall be entered on the Health | ||
Care Worker Registry, and (iii) the individual shall no longer | ||
be eligible to work as an employee unless he or she obtains a | ||
waiver pursuant to Section 40 of this Act. | ||
(i) On October 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter, in the | ||
discretion of the Director of Public Health, as is reasonably | ||
practical, and thereafter, each direct care employer or its | ||
designee must provide an employment verification for each | ||
employee no less than annually. The direct care employer or its | ||
designee must log into the Health Care Worker Registry through | ||
a secure login. The health care employer or its designee must | ||
indicate employment and termination dates within 30 days after | ||
hiring or terminating an employee, as well as the employment | ||
category and type. Failure to comply with this subsection (i) | ||
constitutes a licensing violation. For health care employers | ||
that are not licensed or certified, a fine of up to $500 may be | ||
imposed for failure to maintain these records. This information | ||
shall be used by the Department of Public Health to notify the | ||
last known employer of any disqualifying offenses that are | ||
reported by the Department of State Police.
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(j) The Department of Public Health shall notify each
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health care employer or long-term care facility inquiring as to | ||
the information on the Health Care Worker Registry if the |
applicant or employee listed on the registry has a | ||
disqualifying offense and is therefore ineligible to work . In | ||
the event that an applicant or employee has a waiver for one or | ||
more disqualifying offenses pursuant to Section 40 of this Act | ||
and he or she is otherwise eligible to work, the Department of | ||
Public Health shall report that the applicant or employee is | ||
eligible to work and that additional information is available | ||
on the Health Care Worker Registry. The Department may report | ||
that the applicant or employee has received a waiver or has a | ||
waiver pursuant to Section 40 of this Act . | ||
(k) The student, applicant, or employee must be notified
of | ||
each of the following whenever a fingerprint-based criminal | ||
history records check is required: | ||
(1) That the educational entity, health care
employer, | ||
or long-term care facility shall initiate a | ||
fingerprint-based criminal history record check requested | ||
by the Department of Public Health of the student, | ||
applicant, or employee pursuant to this Act. | ||
(2) That the student, applicant, or employee has a
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right to obtain a copy of the criminal records report that | ||
indicates a conviction for a disqualifying offense and | ||
challenge the accuracy and completeness of the report | ||
through an established Department of State Police | ||
procedure of Access and Review. | ||
(3) That the applicant, if hired conditionally, may
be | ||
terminated if the criminal records report indicates that |
the applicant has a record of a conviction of any of the | ||
criminal offenses enumerated in Section 25, unless the | ||
applicant obtains a waiver pursuant to Section 40 of this | ||
Act. | ||
(4) That the applicant, if not hired conditionally,
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shall not be hired if the criminal records report indicates | ||
that the applicant has a record of a conviction of any of | ||
the criminal offenses enumerated in Section 25, unless the | ||
applicant obtains a waiver pursuant to Section 40 of this | ||
Act. | ||
(5) That the employee shall be terminated if the
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criminal records report indicates that the employee has a | ||
record of a conviction of any of the criminal offenses | ||
enumerated in Section 25. | ||
(6) If, after the employee has originally been | ||
determined not to have disqualifying offenses, the | ||
employer is notified that the employee has a new | ||
conviction(s) of any of the criminal offenses enumerated in | ||
Section 25, then the employee shall be terminated. | ||
(l) A health care employer or long-term care facility may
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conditionally employ an applicant for up to 3 months pending | ||
the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record | ||
check requested by the Department of Public Health. | ||
(m) The Department of Public Health or an entity
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responsible for inspecting, licensing, certifying, or | ||
registering the health care employer or long-term care facility |
shall be immune from liability for notices given based on the | ||
results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.
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(Source: P.A. 95-120, eff. 8-13-07.)
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(225 ILCS 46/40)
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Sec. 40. Waiver.
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(a) Any student, applicant, or employee listed on the | ||
Health Care Worker Registry may request a waiver of the
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prohibition against
employment by:
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(1) completing a waiver application on a form | ||
prescribed by the Department of Public Health;
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(2) providing a written explanation of each conviction | ||
to include (i) what happened, (ii) how many years have | ||
passed since the offense, (iii) the individuals involved, | ||
(iv) the age of the applicant at the time of the offense, | ||
and (v) any other circumstances surrounding the offense; | ||
and | ||
(3) providing official documentation showing that all | ||
fines have been paid, if applicable and except for in the | ||
instance of payment of court-imposed fines or restitution | ||
in which the applicant is adhering to a payment schedule, | ||
and the date probation or parole was satisfactorily | ||
completed, if applicable.
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(b) The applicant may, but is not required to, submit | ||
employment and character references and any other evidence | ||
demonstrating the ability of the applicant or employee
to |
perform the employment responsibilities competently and | ||
evidence that the
applicant or employee does not pose a threat | ||
to the health or safety of
residents, patients, or clients.
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(c) The Department of Public Health may, at the discretion | ||
of the Director of Public Health, grant a waiver to an | ||
applicant, student, or employee listed on the registry. The | ||
Department of Public Health shall
must inform health care | ||
employers if a waiver is being sought by entering a record on | ||
the Health Care Worker Registry that a waiver is pending and | ||
must act upon the waiver request within 30 days
of
receipt of | ||
all necessary information, as defined by rule. The Department | ||
of Public Health shall send an applicant, student, or employee | ||
written notification of its decision whether to grant a waiver, | ||
including listing the specific disqualifying offenses for | ||
which the waiver is being granted or denied. The Department | ||
shall issue additional copies of this written notification upon | ||
the applicant's, student's, or employee's request Except in | ||
cases where a rehabilitation waiver is granted, a letter shall | ||
be sent to the applicant notifying the applicant that he or she | ||
has received an automatic waiver .
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(d) An individual shall not be employed from the
time that | ||
the employer receives a notification from the Department of | ||
Public Health based upon the results of a fingerprint-based | ||
criminal history records check
containing disqualifying | ||
conditions until the time that the individual receives
a | ||
waiver.
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(e) The entity responsible for inspecting, licensing,
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certifying, or
registering the health care employer and the | ||
Department of Public Health shall be immune from liability for | ||
any
waivers granted under this Section.
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(f) A health care employer is not obligated to employ or | ||
offer
permanent
employment to an applicant, or to retain an | ||
employee who is granted a waiver
under this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 95-120, eff. 8-13-07; 95-545, eff. 8-28-07; | ||
95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-565, eff. 8-18-09.)
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(225 ILCS 46/40.1 new) | ||
Sec. 40.1. Health Care Worker Registry working group. | ||
(a) The Office of the Governor shall establish a working | ||
group regarding the activities under this Act, with the | ||
following goals: | ||
(1) to evaluate and monitor the success of health care | ||
waivers under Section 40 in creating job opportunity for | ||
people with criminal records; and | ||
(2) to identify and recommend changes to the waiver | ||
application and implementation process to reduce barriers | ||
for applicants or employees. | ||
In order to ensure that the working group is fully | ||
informed, the Department of Public Health and the Governor's | ||
Office shall provide the working group with any relevant | ||
aggregate data currently available that is related to the | ||
waiver process and its effectiveness. The working group shall |
identify any gaps in information currently collected that would | ||
inform the working group's efforts and make recommendations to | ||
the Governor's Office and the General Assembly about what | ||
additional data should be collected to evaluate and monitor the | ||
success of the waiver process by July 1, 2017. | ||
(b) The working group shall be comprised of representatives | ||
from advocacy and community-based organizations, individuals | ||
directly impacted by the waiver process, industry | ||
representatives, members of the General Assembly, and | ||
representatives from the Department of Public Health and the | ||
Office of the Governor. The working group shall meet at least 2 | ||
times each year.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2017. |