House Sponsors: CURRIE. Short description: NURSING HOMES-INSPECTR GENERAL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act to require the Governor to appoint for a 4 year term an Inspector General to conduct separate and independent investigations into allegations or incidents of abuse or neglect of the residents of long term care facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health. Allows the Inspector General access to facilities and to all necessary information and personnel. Requires the Inspector General to notify the proper enforcement authority of possible criminal acts. Permits the Inspector General to recommend civil or criminal actions and to seek the assistance of the Attorney General or any of the State's Attorneys. Grants to the Inspector General the power to subpoena witnesses and compel production of books and papers pertinent to an investigation; makes failing to appear or to produce or giving false testimony a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) There would be no fiscal or prison population impact. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status