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SB1779 - MEDICATION AIDE PROGRAM
Doris Turner, Kimberly A. Lightford, Cristina Castro
Last updated 3 months ago
65 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Creates a permanent certified medication aide program. Defines "certified medication aide" and "qualified employer". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall administer and enforce a certified medication aide program. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of: (1) any person licensed in this State by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed; (2) any person employed as a medication aide by the government of the United States, if the person practices as a medication aide solely under the direction or control of the organization by which the person is employed; or (3) any person pursuing a course of study leading to a certificate in medication aide at an accredited or approved educational program if their activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and if the person is designated by a title which clearly indicates the person's status as a student or trainee. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not be construed to limit the delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, or podiatric physician as authorized by law. Provides that a certified medication aide: (i) may only practice in a qualified facility; (ii) must be supervised by and receive delegation from a registered nurse that is on duty and present in the facility at all times when the certified medication aide is administering medication; (iii) shall not perform other duties during the duration of the medication distribution; (iv) shall not administer any medication until a physician has conducted an initial assessment of the resident; and (v) shall not administer any Schedule II controlled substances, as set forth in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or any subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous medication. Provides that, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a medication aide without being certified under the amendatory Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount determined by the Department by rule. Provides that the Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all activity under the amendatory Act that is not certified. Provides that the civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty and that the order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record. Provides that the Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for certification as a certified medication aide at the times and places it designates. Provides that applicants for examination as a certified medication aide shall be required to pay, either to the Department or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Provides that an applicant's failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee by the applicant. Sets forth requirements for an applicant for examination as a certified medication aide, including requirements for a course of study approved by the Department. Provides that the expiration date for each certificate to practice as a certified medication aide shall be set by rule. Provides that violations and enforcement of this amendatory Act shall be as provided in Article III of the Act. Provides that any person who is issued a certification as a medication aide under the amendatory Act shall use the words "certified medication aide" in connection with the person's name to denote the person's certification. Provides that the Department shall propose rules.
STATUS
Passed
HB4502 - CONSERVATION-OPEN SPACE FUND
Camille Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Dagmara Avelar
Last updated 6 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys in the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund may not be appropriated, assigned, or transferred to another State fund. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4039 - $ICJIA-CREATING HEALING
Rita Mayfield, Natalie A. Manley, Sonya M. Harper
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $578,000 to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for costs associated with the Creating Healing of Inside Community Educators program at Pinckneyville and Menard Correctional Centers. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2644 - SOS-ADVANCE DIRECTIVE REGISTRY
Julie A. Morrison, Susan Rezin, Paul Faraci
Last updated 3 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that information in the Advance Directive Registry shall be made available electronically to Emergency Medical Services personnel as defined under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that hospital administrators shall, as appropriate for their respective hospital, provide access to information in the Advance Directive Registry to hospital health care providers. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB5807 - $DOC-HEALING BEYOND HARM
Rita Mayfield, Sonya M. Harper, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $519,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for cost and administrative expenses associated with the Healing Beyond Harm program. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0801 - RECOGNIZES-EDWARD JUNG
Theresa Mah
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognizes Edward Jung on his eight years of service as president of the Chinatown Museum Foundation (CMF). Commends his dedication to preserving the heritage and history of Midwestern Chinese Americans and his vision of expanding the scope of contemporary Chinese American storytelling through exhibitions and programs at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC).
STATUS
Passed
SB3650 - DAY & TEMPORARY LABOR AGENCIES
Robert Peters, Celina Villanueva, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 3 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. Provides that a day and temporary labor service agency shall pay a day or temporary laborer who is assigned to work and performs work at the same third party client for more than 720 hours within a 12-month period, beginning on or after April 1, 2024, in accordance with a method chosen at the sole discretion of the third party client: (1) third party client employee compensation or (2) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sets forth additional requirements concerning compensation. Makes changes in provisions concerning the right to refuse assignment to a labor dispute and enforcement by the Department of Labor. Makes conforming changes. Adds an immediate effective date.
STATUS
Passed
SB0461 - EDUCATION-TECH
Don Harmon, Ram Villivalam, Aaron M. Ortiz
Last updated 3 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Makes changes to the provisions concerning the in-state tuition charge to require that, beginning on July 1, 2026, an individual, other than an individual who has a non-immigrant alien status that precludes an intent to permanently reside in the United States, shall be charged tuition by the governing board of a public university at the same rate as an Illinois resident if the individual meets specified requirements. Provides that the governing board may adopt a policy to implement and administer the provisions and may adopt a policy for the classification of in-state residents, for tuition purposes, based on residency in this State. Provides that the General Assembly finds and declares that the provisions are a State law within the meaning of certain provisions of the United States Code.
STATUS
Passed
HB5808 - $DOC-CHOICE PROGRAM
Rita Mayfield, Suzanne M. Ness, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $578,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for costs and administrative expenses associated with the Creating Healing of Inside Community Educators program. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3767 - DFPR-LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Dagmara Avelar, Nicole La Ha
Last updated 3 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Landscape Architecture Registration Act. Allows the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to issue a registration as a landscape architect to a person licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign country if specified conditions are satisfied. Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Registered Interior Designers Act, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Makes changes to provisions regarding endorsements of licenses issued outside of the State to allow for an applicant licensed in a foreign country to receive a license for the Department if specified conditions are satisfied. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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