100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4895

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael Halpin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1705/4.4 new

    Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2018, and quarterly thereafter, the Department of Human Services shall submit to the General Assembly a written report providing, at minimum, for each State-operated mental health center and State-operated developmental center: (1) the number of employees; (2) the number of patient or resident initiated workplace violence incidents which occurred, including the number which were a direct assault on staff and the number which were a violent incident to which staff responded; (3) the number of employees impacted in each incident; and (4) the rate of workplace violence that quarter expressed as total number of employees impacted to total number of employees. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section
64.4 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1705/4.4 new)
8    Sec. 4.4. Reports to the General Assembly. Beginning July
91, 2018, and quarterly thereafter, the Department shall submit
10to the General Assembly a written report providing, at minimum,
11for each State-operated mental health center and
12State-operated developmental center:
13    (1) the number of employees;
14    (2) the number of patient or resident initiated workplace
15violence incidents which occurred, including the number which
16were a direct assault on staff and the number which were a
17violent incident to which staff responded;
18    (3) the number of employees impacted in each incident; and
19    (4) the rate of workplace violence that quarter expressed
20as total number of employees impacted to total number of
21employees.
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.