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91_HB2675

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Nursing  Home Care Act by adding
 2    Section 3-212.1.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.   The  Nursing  Home  Care  Act is amended by
 6    adding Section 3-212.1 as follows:

 7        (210 ILCS 45/3-212.1 new)
 8        Sec. 212.1.  Surveyors; standards of conduct.
 9        (a) All Department personnel  who  conduct  surveys  must
10    follow   the   professional  standards  of  their  particular
11    profession,  be  it  nursing,   dietetics,   sanitation,   or
12    architecture.
13        (b) No person conducting a survey shall survey a facility
14    in  which  he  or she has been employed in the past 10 years.
15    For the  purpose  of  this  subsection,  employment  includes
16    consulting services.
17        (c)   There   is   hereby   created  a  Nursing  Facility
18    Professional Standards Review Board.  The Board shall consist
19    of 5 members appointed by the Governor,  three  of  whom  are
20    registered  nurses  and  have  at  least a master's degree in
21    nursing, one of whom is a dietitian certified by the American
22    Dietetic  Association,  and  one  of  whom  is  a  registered
23    environmental health practitioner.  The Board shall have  the
24    following duties:
25             (1)  establishing  procedures for a facility to file
26        a complaint against an individual  who  is  conducting  a
27        survey and has behaved unprofessionally;
28             (2)  investigating  complaints filed with the Board;
29        and
30             (3)  recommending  disciplinary   actions   to   the
31        appropriate professional board.

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