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SB3445 - 104th General Assembly

KIDNEY TREATMENT DELEGATE ACT
Last Action
4/17/2026 - House: Referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
225 ILCS 65/70-5was 225 ILCS 65/10-45
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Kidney Disease Treatment Delegation Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Nurse Practice Act or any rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the contrary, delegation, including, but not limited to, delegation of the performance of central venous catheter procedures in a kidney disease treatment center, shall only be allowed if the individual receiving delegation is a licensed practical nurse who has obtained the proper training, education, and experience or a certified dialysis technician who currently holds, or is in the process of acquiring, the necessary experience to apply for and obtain certification as a certified clinical hemodialysis technician by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission or a Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician by the Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology. Sets forth additional provisions concerning delegation of duties in a kidney disease treatment center. Provides that the Department is authorized to adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of the Act, and the rules may define standards and criteria for the necessary training, education, and experience for licensed practical nurses to obtain before receiving delegation under the Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a violation of the Kidney Disease Treatment Delegation Act is grounds for disciplinary action. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that a certified dialysis technician shall not be permitted to administer heparin and saline to a patient with a central venous catheter. In addition to completing an assessment of the patient's nursing care needs prior to delegation, requires the delegating RN or APRN to make modifications to the patient's nursing care needs during the course of dialysis treatment to address any patient problems and complications.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/04/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
2/04/2026 Senate First Reading
2/04/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/17/2026 Senate Assigned to Licensed Activities
2/25/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2/25/2026 Senate Postponed - Licensed Activities
3/05/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
3/10/2026 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
3/11/2026 Senate Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
3/11/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026
4/13/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
4/13/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/14/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
4/14/2026 Senate Second Reading
4/14/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 15, 2026
4/15/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
4/16/2026 Senate Recalled to Second Reading
4/16/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cunningham
4/16/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/16/2026 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000
4/16/2026 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
4/17/2026 House Arrived in House
4/17/2026 House Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
4/17/2026 House First Reading
4/17/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee