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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is
5amended by changing Sections 10 and 70 and by adding Section 79
6as follows:
 
7    (210 ILCS 9/10)
8    Sec. 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
9    "Activities of daily living" means eating, dressing,
10bathing, toileting, transferring, or personal hygiene.
11    "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" means a
12home, building, residence, or any other place where sleeping
13accommodations are provided for at least 3 unrelated adults,
14at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older and where the
15following are provided consistent with the purposes of this
16Act:
17        (1) services consistent with a social model that is
18    based on the premise that the resident's unit in assisted
19    living and shared housing is his or her own home;
20        (2) community-based residential care for persons who
21    need assistance with activities of daily living, including
22    personal, supportive, and intermittent health-related
23    services available 24 hours per day, if needed, to meet

 

 

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1    the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident;
2        (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by
3    the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the
4    establishment, with the consent of the resident or
5    resident's representative; and
6        (4) a physical environment that is a homelike setting
7    that includes the following and such other elements as
8    established by the Department: individual living units
9    each of which shall accommodate small kitchen appliances
10    and contain private bathing, washing, and toilet
11    facilities, or private washing and toilet facilities with
12    a common bathing room readily accessible to each resident.
13    Units shall be maintained for single occupancy except in
14    cases in which 2 residents choose to share a unit.
15    Sufficient common space shall exist to permit individual
16    and group activities.
17    "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" does
18not mean any of the following:
19        (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by
20    the federal government or the State of Illinois.
21        (2) A long term care facility licensed under the
22    Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the
23    Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a
24    facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a
25    facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. However, a facility
26    licensed under any of those Acts may convert distinct

 

 

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1    parts of the facility to assisted living. If the facility
2    elects to do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate
3    of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds that were
4    converted.
5        (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the
6    principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,
7    care, and treatment of human illness and that is required
8    to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act.
9        (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child
10    Care Act of 1969.
11        (5) A community living facility as defined in the
12    Community Living Facilities Licensing Act.
13        (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by
14    and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by
15    spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the
16    creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious
17    denomination.
18        (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human
19    Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as
20    defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
21    Licensure and Certification Act.
22        (8) A supportive residence licensed under the
23    Supportive Residences Licensing Act.
24        (9) The portion of a life care facility as defined in
25    the Life Care Facilities Act not licensed as an assisted
26    living establishment under this Act; a life care facility

 

 

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1    may apply under this Act to convert sections of the
2    community to assisted living.
3        (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under
4    the Hospice Program Licensing Act.
5        (11) A shared housing establishment.
6        (12) A supportive living facility as described in
7    Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
8    "Certified medication aide" means a person who has met the
9qualifications for certification under Section 79 and assists
10with medication administration while under the supervision of
11a registered professional nurse as authorized by Section 50-75
12of the Nurse Practice Act in an assisted living establishment.
13    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
14    "Director" means the Director of Public Health.
15    "Emergency situation" means imminent danger of death or
16serious physical harm to a resident of an establishment.
17    "License" means any of the following types of licenses
18issued to an applicant or licensee by the Department:
19        (1) "Probationary license" means a license issued to
20    an applicant or licensee that has not held a license under
21    this Act prior to its application or pursuant to a license
22    transfer in accordance with Section 50 of this Act.
23        (2) "Regular license" means a license issued by the
24    Department to an applicant or licensee that is in
25    substantial compliance with this Act and any rules
26    promulgated under this Act.

 

 

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1    "Licensee" means a person, agency, association,
2corporation, partnership, or organization that has been issued
3a license to operate an assisted living or shared housing
4establishment.
5    "Licensed health care professional" means a registered
6professional nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a
7physician assistant, and a licensed practical nurse.
8    "Mandatory services" include the following:
9        (1) 3 meals per day available to the residents
10    prepared by the establishment or an outside contractor;
11        (2) housekeeping services including, but not limited
12    to, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the resident's unit;
13        (3) personal laundry and linen services available to
14    the residents provided or arranged for by the
15    establishment;
16        (4) security provided 24 hours each day including, but
17    not limited to, locked entrances or building or contract
18    security personnel;
19        (5) an emergency communication response system, which
20    is a procedure in place 24 hours each day by which a
21    resident can notify building management, an emergency
22    response vendor, or others able to respond to his or her
23    need for assistance; and
24        (6) assistance with activities of daily living as
25    required by each resident.
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1his or her representative, may formally negotiate with
2providers what risks each are willing and unwilling to assume
3in service provision and the resident's living environment.
4The provider assures that the resident and the resident's
5representative, if any, are informed of the risks of these
6decisions and of the potential consequences of assuming these
7risks.
8    "Owner" means the individual, partnership, corporation,
9association, or other person who owns an assisted living or
10shared housing establishment. In the event an assisted living
11or shared housing establishment is operated by a person who
12leases or manages the physical plant, which is owned by
13another person, "owner" means the person who operates the
14assisted living or shared housing establishment, except that
15if the person who owns the physical plant is an affiliate of
16the person who operates the assisted living or shared housing
17establishment and has significant control over the day to day
18operations of the assisted living or shared housing
19establishment, the person who owns the physical plant shall
20incur jointly and severally with the owner all liabilities
21imposed on an owner under this Act.
22    "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical
23Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its
24branches.
25    "Program" means the Certified Medication Aide Program.
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1shared housing establishment licensed by the Department of
2Public Health.
3    "Resident" means a person residing in an assisted living
4or shared housing establishment.
5    "Resident's representative" means a person, other than the
6owner, agent, or employee of an establishment or of the health
7care provider unless related to the resident, designated in
8writing by a resident to be his or her representative. This
9designation may be accomplished through the Illinois Power of
10Attorney Act, pursuant to the guardianship process under the
11Probate Act of 1975, or pursuant to an executed designation of
12representative form specified by the Department.
13    "Self" means the individual or the individual's designated
14representative.
15    "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" means a
16publicly or privately operated free-standing residence for 16
17or fewer persons, at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or
18older and who are unrelated to the owners and one manager of
19the residence, where the following are provided:
20        (1) services consistent with a social model that is
21    based on the premise that the resident's unit is his or her
22    own home;
23        (2) community-based residential care for persons who
24    need assistance with activities of daily living, including
25    housing and personal, supportive, and intermittent
26    health-related services available 24 hours per day, if

 

 

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1    needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a
2    resident; and
3        (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by
4    the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the
5    establishment, with the consent of the resident or the
6    resident's representative.
7    "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" does not
8mean any of the following:
9        (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by
10    the federal government or the State of Illinois.
11        (2) A long term care facility licensed under the
12    Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the
13    Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a
14    facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a
15    facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. A facility licensed
16    under any of those Acts may, however, convert sections of
17    the facility to assisted living. If the facility elects to
18    do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate of Need
19    for its nursing beds that were converted.
20        (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the
21    principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,
22    care, and treatment of human illness and that is required
23    to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act.
24        (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child
25    Care Act of 1969.
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1    Community Living Facilities Licensing Act.
2        (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by
3    and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by
4    spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the
5    creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious
6    denomination.
7        (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human
8    Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as
9    defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
10    Licensure and Certification Act.
11        (8) A supportive residence licensed under the
12    Supportive Residences Licensing Act.
13        (9) A life care facility as defined in the Life Care
14    Facilities Act; a life care facility may apply under this
15    Act to convert sections of the community to assisted
16    living.
17        (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under
18    the Hospice Program Licensing Act.
19        (11) An assisted living establishment.
20        (12) A supportive living facility as described in
21    Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
22    "Total assistance" means that staff or another individual
23performs the entire activity of daily living without
24participation by the resident.
25(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 

 

 

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1    (210 ILCS 9/70)
2    Sec. 70. Service requirements. An establishment must
3provide all mandatory services and may provide optional
4services, including medication reminders, supervision of
5self-administered medication and medication administration as
6defined by this Section and nonmedical services defined by
7rule, whether provided directly by the establishment or by
8another entity arranged for by the establishment with the
9consent of the resident or the resident's representative.
10    For the purposes of this Section, "medication reminders"
11means reminding residents to take pre-dispensed,
12self-administered medication, observing the resident, and
13documenting whether or not the resident took the medication.
14    For the purposes of this Section, "supervision of
15self-administered medication" means assisting the resident
16with self-administered medication using any combination of the
17following: reminding residents to take medication, reading the
18medication label to residents, checking the self-administered
19medication dosage against the label of the medication,
20confirming that residents have obtained and are taking the
21dosage as prescribed, and documenting in writing that the
22resident has taken (or refused to take) the medication. If
23residents are physically unable to open the container, the
24container may be opened for them. Supervision of
25self-administered medication shall be under the direction of a
26licensed health care professional or, in the case of a

 

 

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1certified medication aide, under the supervision and
2delegation of a registered nurse as authorized by Section
350-75 of the Nurse Practice Act.
4    For the purposes of this Section, "medication
5administration" refers to a licensed health care professional
6employed by an establishment engaging in administering insulin
7and vitamin B-12 injections, oral medications, topical
8treatments, eye and ear drops, or nitroglycerin patches. A
9certified medication aide may administer medications under the
10supervision and delegation of a registered nurse as authorized
11by Section 50-75 of the Nurse Practice Act, except (i)
12Schedule II controlled substances as set forth in the Illinois
13Controlled Substances Act and (ii) any subcutaneous,
14intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous medication
15Non-licensed staff may not administer any medication.
16    The Department shall specify by rule procedures for
17medication reminders, supervision of self-administered
18medication, and medication administration.
19    Nothing in this Act shall preclude a physician licensed
20under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from providing services
21within the scope of his or her license to any resident.
22(Source: P.A. 96-353, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
23    (210 ILCS 9/79 new)
24    Sec. 79. Certified Medication Aide Program.
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1Certified Medication Aide Program and regulate certified
2medication aides. To be approved as an establishment qualified
3to participate in the program, an establishment must satisfy
4all of the following requirements:
5        (1) Be licensed and in good standing as an assisted
6    living or shared housing establishment by the Department.
7        (2) Certify that the employment of a certified
8    medication aide will not replace or diminish the
9    employment of registered nurses or licensed practical
10    nurses at the establishment.
11        (3) Certify that a registered nurse will be on duty
12    and present in the establishment to delegate and supervise
13    the administration of medication by a certified medication
14    aide at all times.
15        (4) Certify that, with the exception of licensed
16    health care professionals, only certified medication aides
17    will be employed in the capacity of administering
18    medication.
19        (5) Provide information regarding patient safety,
20    efficiency, and errors as determined by the Department.
21    Failure to submit any required report may be grounds for
22discipline or sanctions as prescribed by the Department. The
23Department shall submit a report regarding patient safety,
24efficiency, and errors, as determined by rule, to the General
25Assembly no later than 2 years after the effective date of this
26amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

 

 

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1    (b) No person shall practice as a medication aide or hold
2himself or herself out as a certified medication aide in this
3State unless he or she is certified in accordance with this
4Section. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as
5preventing or restricting the practice, services, or
6activities of:
7        (1) any person licensed in this State by any other law
8    from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he
9    or she is licensed;
10        (2) any person employed as a medication aide by the
11    government of the United States, if such person practices
12    as a medication aide solely under the direction or control
13    of the organization by which he or she is employed; or
14        (3) any person pursuing a course of study leading to a
15    certificate in medication aide at an accredited or
16    approved educational program if such activities and
17    services constitute a part of a supervised course of study
18    and if such person is designated by a title which clearly
19    indicates his or her status as a student or trainee.
20    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
21delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist,
22advanced practice registered nurse, or podiatric physician as
23authorized by law.
24    (c) A certified medication aide may only practice in a
25qualified establishment. Certified medication aides must be
26supervised by and receive delegation by a registered nurse, as

 

 

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1authorized by Section 50-75 of the Nurse Practice Act, that is
2on duty and present in the establishment at all times.
3Certified medication aides shall not have a direct-care
4assignment when scheduled to work as a certified medication
5aide, but may assist residents as needed. Certified medication
6aides shall not administer any medication until a physician
7has conducted an initial assessment of the resident.
8    Certified medication aides shall not administer any
9Schedule II controlled substances as set forth in the Illinois
10Controlled Substances Act and may not administer any
11subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous
12medication.
13    (d) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
14person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to
15practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a medication
16aide without being certified in accordance with this Section
17shall pay a civil penalty to the Department as determined by
18the Department. The Department has the authority and power to
19investigate any and all uncertified activity. The civil
20penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the date of the
21order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a
22judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same
23manner as any judgment from any court of record.
24    (e) Applications for original certification shall be made
25to the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the
26Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which

 

 

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1shall not be refundable. The application shall require such
2information that, in the judgment of the Department, enables
3the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant
4for certification.
5    (f) The Department shall authorize examinations of
6applicants for a certificate under this Section at the times
7and places as it may designate. The examination shall be of a
8character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the
9applicant to practice as a medication aide.
10    Applicants for examination as a medication aide shall be
11required to pay, either to the Department or the designated
12testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the
13examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
14scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the
15applicant's application for examination has been received and
16acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing
17service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination
18fee.
19    If an applicant fails to pass an examination for
20certification in accordance with this Section within 3 years
21after filing his or her application, then the application
22shall be denied. The applicant may thereafter make a new
23application accompanied by the required fee; however, the
24applicant shall meet all requirements in effect at the time of
25subsequent application before obtaining certification. The
26Department may employ consultants for the purposes of

 

 

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1preparing and conducting examinations.
2    (g) An applicant for certification by examination to
3practice as a certified medication aide must:
4        (1) submit a completed written application on forms
5    provided by the Department and fees as established by the
6    Department;
7        (2) be age 18 or older;
8        (3) have a high school diploma or a high school
9    equivalency certificate;
10        (4) demonstrate the ability to speak, read, and write
11    the English language, as determined by rule;
12        (5) demonstrate competency in math, as determined by
13    rule;
14        (6) be currently certified in good standing as a
15    certified nursing assistant and provide proof of 2,000
16    hours of practice as a certified nursing assistant within
17    3 years before application for a certificate under this
18    Section;
19        (7) submit to the criminal history records check
20    required under Section 46 of the Health Care Worker
21    Background Check Act;
22        (8) be currently certified to perform cardiopulmonary
23    resuscitation by the American Heart Association or
24    American Red Cross;
25        (9) have successfully completed a course of study
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1    approved, the program must include a minimum of 60 hours
2    of classroom-based medication aide education, a minimum of
3    10 hours of simulation laboratory study, and a minimum of
4    30 hours of registered nurse-supervised clinical practicum
5    with progressive responsibility of patient medication
6    assistance;
7        (10) have successfully completed the Medication Aide
8    Certification Examination or other examination authorized
9    by the Department; and
10        (11) submit proof of employment by a qualifying
11    establishment.
12    (h) The expiration date for each certification to practice
13as a certified medication aide shall be set by rule.
14    (i) No person shall use the title "certified medication
15aide" unless he or she holds a valid certificate issued by the
16Department in accordance with this Section.
17    (j) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
18provisions of this Section within 180 days after the effective
19date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
20    (225 ILCS 65/Art. 80 rep.)
21    Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by repealing
22Article 80.
 
23    Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
24adding Section 5-5.01c as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01c new)
2    Sec. 5-5.01c. Certified medication aide.
3    (a) As used in this Section:
4    "Certified medication aide" means a person who has met the
5qualifications for certification under this Section and
6assists with medication administration while under the
7supervision of a registered professional nurse in a long-term
8care facility.
9    "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family
10Services.
11    "Direct-care assignment" means an assignment for staffing
12requirements for direct care staff as that term is defined
13under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.1230.
14    "Program" means the Certified Medication Aide Program.
15    "Qualified facility" means a supportive living program
16setting approved and certified by the Department of Healthcare
17and Family Services to participate in the supportive living
18program under Section 5-5.01a.
19    (b) The Department shall administer and enforce a
20Certified Medication Aide Program and regulate certified
21medication aides. To be approved as a facility qualified to
22participate in the program, a facility must satisfy all of the
23following requirements:
24        (1) Be certified and in good standing as a supportive
25    living facility by the Department.

 

 

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1        (2) Certify that the employment of a certified
2    medication aide will not replace or diminish the
3    employment of a registered nurse or licensed practical
4    nurse at the facility.
5        (3) Certify that a registered nurse will be on duty
6    and present in the facility to delegate and supervise the
7    administration of medication by a certified medication
8    aide at all times.
9        (4) Certify that, with the exception of licensed
10    health care professionals, only certified medication aides
11    will be employed in the capacity of administering
12    medication.
13        (5) Provide information regarding patient safety,
14    efficiency, and errors as determined by the Department.
15    Failure to submit any required report may be grounds for
16    discipline or sanctions as prescribed by the Department.
17    The Department shall submit a report regarding patient
18    safety, efficiency, and errors, as determined by rule, to
19    the General Assembly no later than 2 years after the
20    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
21    Assembly.
22    (c) No person shall practice as a medication aide or hold
23himself or herself out as a certified medication aide in this
24State unless he or she is certified in accordance with this
25Section.
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1or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:
2        (1) any person licensed in this State by any other law
3    from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he
4    or she is licensed;
5        (2) any person employed as a medication aide by the
6    government of the United States, if such person practices
7    as a medication aide solely under the direction or control
8    of the organization by which he or she is employed; or
9        (3) any person pursuing a course of study leading to a
10    certificate in medication aide at an accredited or
11    approved educational program if such activities and
12    services constitute a part of a supervised course of study
13    and if such person is designated by a title which clearly
14    indicates his or her status as a student or trainee.
15    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
16delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist,
17advanced practice registered nurse, or podiatric physician as
18authorized by law.
19    (d) A certified medication aide may only practice in a
20qualified establishment. Certified medication aides must be
21supervised by and receive delegation by a registered nurse, as
22authorized by Section 50-75 of the Nurse Practice Act, that is
23on duty and present in the establishment at all times.
24Certified medication aides shall not have a direct-care
25assignment when scheduled to work as a certified medication
26aide, but may assist residents as needed. Certified medication

 

 

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1aides shall not administer any medication until a physician
2has conducted an initial assessment of the resident.
3    Certified medication aides shall not administer any
4Schedule II controlled substances as set forth in the Illinois
5Controlled Substances Act and may not administer any
6subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous
7medication.
8    (e) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
9person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to
10practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a medication
11aide without being certified in accordance with this Section
12shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a
13civil penalty to the Department in an amount as determined by
14the Department. The Department has the authority and power to
15investigate any and all uncertified activity. The civil
16penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the date of the
17order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a
18judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same
19manner as any judgment from any court of record.
20    (f) Applications for original certification shall be made
21to the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the
22Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which
23shall not be returnable. The application shall require such
24information that, in the judgment of the Department, enables
25the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant
26for certification.

 

 

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1    (g) The Department shall authorize examinations of
2applicants for a certificate under this Section at the times
3and places as it may designate. The examination shall be of a
4character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the
5applicant to practice as a medication aide. Applicants for
6examination as a medication aide shall be required to pay,
7either to the Department or the designated testing service, a
8fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to
9appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time
10and place specified, after the applicant's application for
11examination has been received and acknowledged by the
12Department or the designated testing service, shall result in
13the forfeiture of the examination fee. If an applicant fails
14to pass an examination for certification in accordance with
15this Section within 3 years after filing his or her
16application, the application shall be denied. The applicant
17may thereafter make a new application accompanied by the
18required fee; however, the applicant shall meet all
19requirements in effect at the time of subsequent application
20before obtaining certification. The Department may employ
21consultants for the purposes of preparing and conducting
22examinations.
23    (h) An applicant for certification by examination to
24practice as a certified medication aide must:
25        (1) submit a completed written application on forms
26    provided by the Department and fees as established by the

 

 

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1    Department;
2        (2) be age 18 or older;
3        (3) have a high school diploma or a high school
4    equivalency certificate;
5        (4) demonstrate the ability to speak, read, and write
6    the English language, as determined by rule;
7        (5) demonstrate competency in math, as determined by
8    rule;
9        (6) be currently certified in good standing as a
10    certified nursing assistant and provide proof of 2,000
11    hours of practice as a certified nursing assistant within
12    3 years before application for a certificate under this
13    Section;
14        (7) submit to the criminal history records check
15    required under Section 46 of the Health Care Worker
16    Background Check Act;
17        (8) have not engaged in conduct or behavior determined
18    to be grounds for discipline under this Act;
19        (9) be currently certified to perform cardiopulmonary
20    resuscitation by the American Heart Association or
21    American Red Cross;
22        (10) have successfully completed a course of study
23    approved by the Department as defined by rule; to be
24    approved, the program must include a minimum of 60 hours
25    of classroom-based medication aide education, a minimum of
26    10 hours of simulation laboratory study, and a minimum of

 

 

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1    30 hours of registered nurse-supervised clinical practicum
2    with progressive responsibility of patient medication
3    assistance;
4        (11) have successfully completed the Medication Aide
5    Certification Examination or other examination authorized
6    by the Department; and
7        (12) submit proof of employment by a qualifying
8    facility.
9    (i) The expiration date for each certification to practice
10as a certified medication aide shall be set by the rule.
11Enforcement and violations shall be subject to those within
12this Act.
13    (j) No person shall use the title "certified medication
14aide" unless he or she holds a valid certificate issued by the
15Department in accordance with this Section.
16    (k) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
17provisions of this Section within 180 days after the effective
18date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.