Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 5/9/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 653

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 653 as follows:
 
3on page 1, immediately below line 3, by inserting the
4following:
 
5    "Section 1. Short title. This amendatory Act may be
6referred to as Paul's Law."; and
 
7on page 1, line 6, by replacing "13 and 14" with "13, 14, and
815"; and
 
9on page 4, line 17, immediately after the period, by inserting
10"The Department shall adopt rules to establish the process by
11which the determination to initiate a review shall be made and
12the timeframe to initiate a review upon the making of such
13determination."; and
 

 

 

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1on page 6, line 9, by deleting "By July 1, 2011,"; and
 
2on page 6, by replacing line 10 with the following:
3    "(a) By July 1, 2011, the Department shall require all of
4its community developmental"; and
 
5on page 6, line 12, by replacing "every 6 months" with
6"annually"; and
 
7on page 6, immediately below line 21, by inserting the
8following:
9    "(b) In collaboration with the Department of Children and
10Family Services and the Department of Public Health, the
11Department of Human Services shall establish a waiver process
12from the prohibition of employment or termination of employment
13requirements in subsection (a) of this Section for any
14applicant or employee listed under the Department of Children
15and Family Services' State Central Registry seeking to be hired
16or maintain his or her employment with a community
17developmental services agency under this Act. The waiver
18process for applicants and employees outlined under Section 40
19of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act shall remain in
20effect for individuals listed on the Health Care Worker
21Registry."; and
 
22on page 7, line 9, immediately after "abuse,", by inserting

 

 

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1"egregious"; and
 
2on page 7, immediately below line 12, by inserting the
3following:
 
4    "(210 ILCS 135/15 new)
5    Sec. 15. Designation of representative. Any adult resident
6of a community-integrated living arrangement who does not have
7a legal guardian and has not been adjudicated incompetent may
8designate another adult of his or her choice to serve as the
9representative of the resident for the sole purpose of
10receiving notification from the agency or from the Department
11concerning any incident or condition regarding the health,
12safety, or well-being of the resident. The designation shall be
13made in writing and signed by the resident, the designated
14representative, and a representative of the agency. The agency
15shall inform the resident of his or her right to designate
16another adult as a representative for such purposes. The
17designation may be revoked in writing by the resident at any
18time. The agency shall provide a designation of representative
19form that is substantially the same as the following:
 
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" DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE

 
21I, (insert name), am....... years old and reside at........
 

 

 

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1I have not been adjudicated incompetent and do not have a legal
2guardian.
 
3I hereby delegate (insert name of designated representative),
4an adult who resides at.........., as my representative for the
5sole purpose of receiving notification of any incident that may
6affect my health, safety or well-being while a resident
7at.........., and hereby give my consent to (insert name of
8agency) to communicate with (insert name of designated
9representative) about any such incident.
 
10I understand that I may revoke this Designation of
11Representative at any time by notifying (insert name of agency)
12in writing that I wish to do so.
 
13I also understand that by executing this document I am waiving
14my right to confidentiality, but only to the extent of the
15authority conveyed in this document.
 
16(Insert Name of Resident)
 
17.....................
18Signature of Resident
 
19(Insert Name of Representative)
 

 

 

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1...........................
2Signature of Representative
 
3(Insert Name of Agency Representative)
 
4...........................
5Signature of Representative".".