Public Act 0861 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5009 Enrolled LRB097 16999 DRJ 62190 b

Public Act 097-0861

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing Section 2-106a as follows:

(210 ILCS 45/2-106a)

Sec. 2-106a. Resident identification wristlet. No identification wristlets shall be employed except as ordered by a physician who documents the need for such mandatory identification in the resident's clinical record. When identification bracelets are required, they must identify the resident's name, and the name, telephone number, and address of the facility issuing the identification wristlet.

(Source: P.A. 88-263.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 07/30/2012