Public Act 094-0026
 		





HB1430 Enrolled
LRB094 02446 DRJ 32446 b






    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 adding 
Section 1-116.5 and changing Section 3-610 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 45/1-116.5  new)
    Sec. 1-116.5. "Misappropriation of a resident's property" 
means the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful 
temporary or permanent use of a resident's belongings or money 
without the resident's consent.
 



    (210 ILCS 45/3-610)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-610)



    Sec. 3-610. Duty to report violations.

    (a) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of abuse 
or
neglect of a resident prohibited by Section 2-107 shall 
immediately report
the matter to the Department and to the 
facility administrator.  A facility
administrator who becomes 
aware of abuse or neglect of a resident prohibited
by Section 
2-107 shall immediately report the matter by telephone and in

writing to the resident's representative, and to the 
Department.  Any person
may report a violation of Section 2-107 
to the Department.

    (b) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of 
another facility employee or agent's theft or misappropriation 
of a resident's property must immediately report the matter to 
the facility administrator.  A facility administrator who 
becomes aware of a facility employee or agent's theft or 
misappropriation of a resident's property must immediately 
report the matter by telephone and in writing to the resident's 
representative, to the Department, and to the local law 
enforcement agency.  Neither a licensee nor its employees or 
agents may dismiss or otherwise retaliate against a facility 
employee or agent who reports the theft or misappropriation of 
a resident's property under this subsection.

(Source: P.A. 82-120.)






Effective Date:  1/1/2006