Rep. LaToya Greenwood

Filed: 3/16/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 207

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 207 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Health Finance Reform Act is
5amended by changing Section 4-4 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2215/4-4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6504-4)
7    Sec. 4-4. (a) Hospitals shall make available to
8prospective patients information on the normal charge incurred
9for any procedure or operation the prospective patient is
10considering.
11    (b) The Department of Public Health shall require
12hospitals to post, either by physical or electronic means, in
13prominent letters, in letters no more than one inch in height
14the established charges for services, where applicable,
15including but not limited to the hospital's private room
16charge, semi-private room charge, charge for a room with 3 or

 

 

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1more beds, intensive care room charges, emergency room charge,
2operating room charge, electrocardiogram charge, anesthesia
3charge, chest x-ray charge, blood sugar charge, blood
4chemistry charge, tissue exam charge, blood typing charge and
5Rh factor charge. The definitions of each charge to be posted
6shall be determined by the Department.
7(Source: P.A. 92-597, eff. 7-1-02.)
 
8    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
9changing Sections 6, 6.14c, 10.10, and 11.5 as follows:
 
10    (210 ILCS 85/6)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147)
11    Sec. 6. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to
12establish a hospital the Director shall issue a permit if he
13finds (1) that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to
14provide a proper standard of hospital service for the
15community with particular regard to the qualification,
16background, and character of the applicant, (2) that the
17financial resources available to the applicant demonstrate an
18ability to construct, maintain, and operate a hospital in
19accordance with the standards, rules, and regulations adopted
20pursuant to this Act, and (3) that safeguards are provided
21which assure hospital operation and maintenance consistent
22with the public interest having particular regard to safe,
23adequate, and efficient hospital facilities and services.
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1multiple-county health departments, municipal boards of
2health, and other governmental and non-governmental agencies
3in obtaining information and in conducting investigations
4relating to such applications.
5    A permit to establish a hospital shall be valid only for
6the premises and person named in the application for such
7permit and shall not be transferable or assignable.
8    In the event the Director issues a permit to establish a
9hospital the applicant shall thereafter submit plans and
10specifications to the Department in accordance with Section 8
11of this Act.
12    (b) Upon receipt of an application for license to open,
13conduct, operate, and maintain a hospital, the Director shall
14issue a license if he finds the applicant and the hospital
15facilities comply with standards, rules, and regulations
16promulgated under this Act. A license, unless sooner suspended
17or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon approval by the
18Department and payment of a license fee as established
19pursuant to Section 5 of this Act. Each license shall be issued
20only for the premises and persons named in the application and
21shall not be transferable or assignable. Licenses shall be
22posted, either by physical or electronic means, in a
23conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The Department
24may, either before or after the issuance of a license, request
25the cooperation of the State Fire Marshal, county and multiple
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1make investigations to determine if the applicant or licensee
2is complying with the minimum standards prescribed by the
3Department. The report and recommendations of any such agency
4shall be in writing and shall state with particularity its
5findings with respect to compliance or noncompliance with such
6minimum standards, rules, and regulations.
7    The Director may issue a provisional license to any
8hospital which does not substantially comply with the
9provisions of this Act and the standards, rules, and
10regulations promulgated by virtue thereof provided that he
11finds that such hospital has undertaken changes and
12corrections which upon completion will render the hospital in
13substantial compliance with the provisions of this Act, and
14the standards, rules, and regulations adopted hereunder, and
15provided that the health and safety of the patients of the
16hospital will be protected during the period for which such
17provisional license is issued. The Director shall advise the
18licensee of the conditions under which such provisional
19license is issued, including the manner in which the hospital
20facilities fail to comply with the provisions of the Act,
21standards, rules, and regulations, and the time within which
22the changes and corrections necessary for such hospital
23facilities to substantially comply with this Act, and the
24standards, rules, and regulations of the Department relating
25thereto shall be completed.
26(Source: P.A. 98-683, eff. 6-30-14.)
 

 

 

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1    (210 ILCS 85/6.14c)
2    Sec. 6.14c. Posting of information. Every hospital shall
3conspicuously post, either by physical or electronic means,
4for display in an area of its offices accessible to patients,
5employees, and visitors the following:
6        (1) its current license;
7        (2) a description, provided by the Department, of
8    complaint procedures established under this Act and the
9    name, address, and telephone number of a person authorized
10    by the Department to receive complaints;
11        (3) a list of any orders pertaining to the hospital
12    issued by the Department during the past year and any
13    court orders reviewing such Department orders issued
14    during the past year; and
15        (4) a list of the material available for public
16    inspection under Section 6.14d.
17    Each hospital shall post, either by physical or electronic
18means, in each facility that has an emergency room, a notice in
19a conspicuous location in the emergency room with information
20about how to enroll in health insurance through the Illinois
21health insurance marketplace in accordance with Sections 1311
22and 1321 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care
23Act.
24(Source: P.A. 101-117, eff. 1-1-20.)
 

 

 

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1    (210 ILCS 85/10.10)
2    Sec. 10.10. Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity.
3    (a) Findings. The Legislature finds and declares all of
4the following:
5        (1) The State of Illinois has a substantial interest
6    in promoting quality care and improving the delivery of
7    health care services.
8        (2) Evidence-based studies have shown that the basic
9    principles of staffing in the acute care setting should be
10    based on the complexity of patients' care needs aligned
11    with available nursing skills to promote quality patient
12    care consistent with professional nursing standards.
13        (3) Compliance with this Section promotes an
14    organizational climate that values registered nurses'
15    input in meeting the health care needs of hospital
16    patients.
17    (b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
18    "Acuity model" means an assessment tool selected and
19implemented by a hospital, as recommended by a nursing care
20committee, that assesses the complexity of patient care needs
21requiring professional nursing care and skills and aligns
22patient care needs and nursing skills consistent with
23professional nursing standards.
24    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
25    "Direct patient care" means care provided by a registered
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1carry out medical regimens or nursing care for one or more
2patients.
3    "Nursing care committee" means an existing or newly
4created hospital-wide committee or committees of nurses whose
5functions, in part or in whole, contribute to the development,
6recommendation, and review of the hospital's nurse staffing
7plan established pursuant to subsection (d).
8    "Registered professional nurse" means a person licensed as
9a Registered Nurse under the Nurse Practice Act.
10    "Written staffing plan for nursing care services" means a
11written plan for guiding the assignment of patient care
12nursing staff based on multiple nurse and patient
13considerations that yield minimum staffing levels for
14inpatient care units and the adopted acuity model aligning
15patient care needs with nursing skills required for quality
16patient care consistent with professional nursing standards.
17    (c) Written staffing plan.
18        (1) Every hospital shall implement a written
19    hospital-wide staffing plan, recommended by a nursing care
20    committee or committees, that provides for minimum direct
21    care professional registered nurse-to-patient staffing
22    needs for each inpatient care unit. The written
23    hospital-wide staffing plan shall include, but need not be
24    limited to, the following considerations:
25            (A) The complexity of complete care, assessment on
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1        discharges and transfers, evaluation of the progress
2        of a patient's problems, ongoing physical assessments,
3        planning for a patient's discharge, assessment after a
4        change in patient condition, and assessment of the
5        need for patient referrals.
6            (B) The complexity of clinical professional
7        nursing judgment needed to design and implement a
8        patient's nursing care plan, the need for specialized
9        equipment and technology, the skill mix of other
10        personnel providing or supporting direct patient care,
11        and involvement in quality improvement activities,
12        professional preparation, and experience.
13            (C) Patient acuity and the number of patients for
14        whom care is being provided.
15            (D) The ongoing assessments of a unit's patient
16        acuity levels and nursing staff needed shall be
17        routinely made by the unit nurse manager or his or her
18        designee.
19            (E) The identification of additional registered
20        nurses available for direct patient care when
21        patients' unexpected needs exceed the planned workload
22        for direct care staff.
23        (2) In order to provide staffing flexibility to meet
24    patient needs, every hospital shall identify an acuity
25    model for adjusting the staffing plan for each inpatient
26    care unit.

 

 

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1        (3) The written staffing plan shall be posted, either
2    by physical or electronic means, in a conspicuous and
3    accessible location for both patients and direct care
4    staff, as required under the Hospital Report Card Act. A
5    copy of the written staffing plan shall be provided to any
6    member of the general public upon request.
7    (d) Nursing care committee.
8        (1) Every hospital shall have a nursing care
9    committee. A hospital shall appoint members of a committee
10    whereby at least 50% of the members are registered
11    professional nurses providing direct patient care.
12        (2) A nursing care committee's recommendations must be
13    given significant regard and weight in the hospital's
14    adoption and implementation of a written staffing plan.
15        (3) A nursing care committee or committees shall
16    recommend a written staffing plan for the hospital based
17    on the principles from the staffing components set forth
18    in subsection (c). In particular, a committee or
19    committees shall provide input and feedback on the
20    following:
21            (A) Selection, implementation, and evaluation of
22        minimum staffing levels for inpatient care units.
23            (B) Selection, implementation, and evaluation of
24        an acuity model to provide staffing flexibility that
25        aligns changing patient acuity with nursing skills
26        required.

 

 

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1            (C) Selection, implementation, and evaluation of a
2        written staffing plan incorporating the items
3        described in subdivisions (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this
4        Section.
5            (D) Review the following: nurse-to-patient
6        staffing guidelines for all inpatient areas; and
7        current acuity tools and measures in use.
8        (4) A nursing care committee must address the items
9    described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
10    (3) semi-annually.
11    (e) Nothing in this Section 10.10 shall be construed to
12limit, alter, or modify any of the terms, conditions, or
13provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into
14by the hospital.
15(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 97-423, eff. 1-1-12;
1697-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
17    (210 ILCS 85/11.5)
18    Sec. 11.5. Uniform standards of obstetrical care
19regardless of ability to pay.
20    (a) No hospital may promulgate policies or implement
21practices that determine differing standards of obstetrical
22care based upon a patient's source of payment or ability to pay
23for medical services.
24    (b) Each hospital shall develop a written policy statement
25reflecting the requirements of subsection (a) and shall post,

 

 

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1either by physical or electronic means, written notices of
2this policy in the obstetrical admitting areas of the hospital
3by July 1, 2004. Notices posted pursuant to this Section shall
4be posted in the predominant language or languages spoken in
5the hospital's service area.
6(Source: P.A. 93-981, eff. 8-23-04.)
 
7    Section 15. The Language Assistance Services Act is
8amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
9    (210 ILCS 87/15)
10    Sec. 15. Language assistance services.
11    (a) To ensure access to health care information and
12services for limited-English-speaking or non-English-speaking
13residents and deaf residents, a health facility must do the
14following:
15        (1) Adopt and review annually a policy for providing
16    language assistance services to patients with language or
17    communication barriers. The policy shall include
18    procedures for providing, to the extent possible as
19    determined by the facility, the use of an interpreter
20    whenever a language or communication barrier exists,
21    except where the patient, after being informed of the
22    availability of the interpreter service, chooses to use a
23    family member or friend who volunteers to interpret. The
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1    interpreters and minimize delays in providing interpreters
2    to patients. The procedures shall insure, to the extent
3    possible as determined by the facility, that interpreters
4    are available, either on the premises or accessible by
5    telephone, 24 hours a day. The facility shall annually
6    transmit to the Department of Public Health a copy of the
7    updated policy and shall include a description of the
8    facility's efforts to insure adequate and speedy
9    communication between patients with language or
10    communication barriers and staff.
11        (2) Develop, and post, either by physical or
12    electronic means, in conspicuous locations, notices that
13    advise patients and their families of the availability of
14    interpreters, the procedure for obtaining an interpreter,
15    and the telephone numbers to call for filing complaints
16    concerning interpreter service problems, including, but
17    not limited to, a TTY number for persons who are deaf or
18    hard of hearing. The notices shall be posted, at a
19    minimum, in the emergency room, the admitting area, the
20    facility entrance, and the outpatient area. Notices shall
21    inform patients that interpreter services are available on
22    request, shall list the languages most commonly
23    encountered at the facility for which interpreter services
24    are available, and shall instruct patients to direct
25    complaints regarding interpreter services to the
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1    numbers to call for that purpose.
2        (3) Notify the facility's employees of the language
3    services available at the facility and train them on how
4    to make those language services available to patients.
5    (b) In addition, a health facility may do one or more of
6the following:
7        (1) Identify and record a patient's primary language
8    and dialect on one or more of the following: a patient
9    medical chart, hospital bracelet, bedside notice, or
10    nursing card.
11        (2) Prepare and maintain, as needed, a list of
12    interpreters who have been identified as proficient in
13    sign language according to the Interpreter for the Deaf
14    Licensure Act of 2007 and a list of the languages of the
15    population of the geographical area served by the
16    facility.
17        (3) Review all standardized written forms, waivers,
18    documents, and informational materials available to
19    patients on admission to determine which to translate into
20    languages other than English.
21        (4) Consider providing its nonbilingual staff with
22    standardized picture and phrase sheets for use in routine
23    communications with patients who have language or
24    communication barriers.
25        (5) Develop community liaison groups to enable the
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1    non-English-speaking, and deaf communities to ensure the
2    adequacy of the interpreter services.
3(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
4    Section 20. The Fair Patient Billing Act is amended by
5changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 88/15)
7    Sec. 15. Patient notification.
8    (a) Each hospital shall post a sign with the following
9notice:
10         "You may be eligible for financial assistance under
11    the terms and conditions the hospital offers to qualified
12    patients. For more information contact [hospital financial
13    assistance representative]".
14    (b) The sign under subsection (a) shall be posted, either
15by physical or electronic means, conspicuously in the
16admission and registration areas of the hospital.
17    (c) The sign shall be in English, and in any other language
18that is the primary language of at least 5% of the patients
19served by the hospital annually.
20    (d) Each hospital that has a website must post a notice in
21a prominent place on its website that financial assistance is
22available at the hospital, a description of the financial
23assistance application process, and a copy of the financial
24assistance application.

 

 

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1    (e) Within 180 days after the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, each Each
3hospital must make available information regarding financial
4assistance from the hospital in the form of either a brochure,
5an application for financial assistance, or other written or
6electronic material in the emergency room, material in the
7hospital admission, or registration area.
8(Source: P.A. 94-885, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
9    Section 25. The Health Care Violence Prevention Act is
10amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
11    (210 ILCS 160/15)
12    Sec. 15. Workplace safety.
13    (a) A health care worker who contacts law enforcement or
14files a report with law enforcement against a patient or
15individual because of workplace violence shall provide notice
16to management of the health care provider by which he or she is
17employed within 3 days after contacting law enforcement or
18filing the report.
19    (b) No management of a health care provider may discourage
20a health care worker from exercising his or her right to
21contact law enforcement or file a report with law enforcement
22because of workplace violence.
23    (c) A health care provider that employs a health care
24worker shall display a notice, either by physical or

 

 

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1electronic means, stating that verbal aggression will not be
2tolerated and physical assault will be reported to law
3enforcement.
4    (d) The health care provider shall offer immediate
5post-incident services for a health care worker directly
6involved in a workplace violence incident caused by patients
7or their visitors, including acute treatment and access to
8psychological evaluation.
9(Source: P.A. 100-1051, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
10    Section 30. The Medical Patient Rights Act is amended by
11changing Sections 3.4 and 5.2 as follows:
 
12    (410 ILCS 50/3.4)
13    Sec. 3.4. Rights of women; pregnancy and childbirth.
14    (a) In addition to any other right provided under this
15Act, every woman has the following rights with regard to
16pregnancy and childbirth:
17        (1) The right to receive health care before, during,
18    and after pregnancy and childbirth.
19        (2) The right to receive care for her and her infant
20    that is consistent with generally accepted medical
21    standards.
22        (3) The right to choose a certified nurse midwife or
23    physician as her maternity care professional.
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1    full range of birthing options available in her community.
2        (5) The right to leave her maternity care professional
3    and select another if she becomes dissatisfied with her
4    care, except as otherwise provided by law.
5        (6) The right to receive information about the names
6    of those health care professionals involved in her care.
7        (7) The right to privacy and confidentiality of
8    records, except as provided by law.
9        (8) The right to receive information concerning her
10    condition and proposed treatment, including methods of
11    relieving pain.
12        (9) The right to accept or refuse any treatment, to
13    the extent medically possible.
14        (10) The right to be informed if her caregivers wish
15    to enroll her or her infant in a research study in
16    accordance with Section 3.1 of this Act.
17        (11) The right to access her medical records in
18    accordance with Section 8-2001 of the Code of Civil
19    Procedure.
20        (12) The right to receive information in a language in
21    which she can communicate in accordance with federal law.
22        (13) The right to receive emotional and physical
23    support during labor and birth.
24        (14) The right to freedom of movement during labor and
25    to give birth in the position of her choice, within
26    generally accepted medical standards.

 

 

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1        (15) The right to contact with her newborn, except
2    where necessary care must be provided to the mother or
3    infant.
4        (16) The right to receive information about
5    breastfeeding.
6        (17) The right to decide collaboratively with
7    caregivers when she and her baby will leave the birth site
8    for home, based on their conditions and circumstances.
9        (18) The right to be treated with respect at all times
10    before, during, and after pregnancy by her health care
11    professionals.
12        (19) The right of each patient, regardless of source
13    of payment, to examine and receive a reasonable
14    explanation of her total bill for services rendered by her
15    maternity care professional or health care provider,
16    including itemized charges for specific services received.
17    Each maternity care professional or health care provider
18    shall be responsible only for a reasonable explanation of
19    those specific services provided by the maternity care
20    professional or health care provider.
21    (b) The Department of Public Health, Department of
22Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Children and
23Family Services, and Department of Human Services shall post,
24either by physical or electronic means, information about
25these rights on their publicly available websites. Every
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1Care Act of 1969, Head Start, and community center shall post
2information about these rights in a prominent place and on
3their websites, if applicable.
4    (c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to
5implement this Section.
6    (d) Nothing in this Section or any rules adopted under
7subsection (c) shall be construed to require a physician,
8health care professional, hospital, hospital affiliate, or
9health care provider to provide care inconsistent with
10generally accepted medical standards or available capabilities
11or resources.
12(Source: P.A. 101-445, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
13    (410 ILCS 50/5.2)
14    Sec. 5.2. Emergency room anti-discrimination notice. Every
15hospital shall post, either by physical or electronic means, a
16sign next to or in close proximity of its sign required by
17Section 489.20 (q)(1) of Title 42 of the Code of Federal
18Regulations stating the following:
19    "You have the right not to be discriminated against by the
20hospital due to your race, color, or national origin if these
21characteristics are unrelated to your diagnosis or treatment.
22If you believe this right has been violated, please call
23(insert number for hospital grievance officer).".
24(Source: P.A. 97-485, eff. 8-22-11.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 35. The Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act is
2amended by changing Section 22 as follows:
 
3    (325 ILCS 2/22)
4    Sec. 22. Signs. Every hospital, fire station, emergency
5medical facility, and police station that is required to
6accept a relinquished newborn infant in accordance with this
7Act must post, either by physical or electronic means, a sign
8in a conspicuous place on the exterior of the building housing
9the facility informing persons that a newborn infant may be
10relinquished at the facility in accordance with this Act. The
11Department shall prescribe specifications for the signs and
12for their placement that will ensure statewide uniformity.
13    This Section does not apply to a hospital, fire station,
14emergency medical facility, or police station that has a sign
15that is consistent with the requirements of this Section that
16is posted on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1795th General Assembly.
18(Source: P.A. 95-275, eff. 8-17-07.)
 
19    Section 40. The Crime Victims Compensation Act is amended
20by changing Section 5.1 as follows:
 
21    (740 ILCS 45/5.1)  (from Ch. 70, par. 75.1)
22    Sec. 5.1. (a) Every hospital licensed under the laws of
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1posters giving notification of the existence and general
2provisions of this Act. The posters may be displayed by
3physical or electronic means. Such posters shall be provided
4by the Attorney General.
5    (b) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an
6offense committed in this State shall inform the victim of the
7offense or his dependents concerning the availability of an
8award of compensation and advise such persons that any
9information concerning this Act and the filing of a claim may
10be obtained from the office of the Attorney General.
11(Source: P.A. 81-1013.)
 
12    Section 45. The Human Trafficking Resource Center Notice
13Act is amended by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows:
 
14    (775 ILCS 50/5)
15    Sec. 5. Posted notice required.
16    (a) Each of the following businesses and other
17establishments shall, upon the availability of the model
18notice described in Section 15 of this Act, post a notice that
19complies with the requirements of this Act in a conspicuous
20place near the public entrance of the establishment or in
21another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and
22employees where similar notices are customarily posted:
23        (1) On premise consumption retailer licensees under
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1    liquor is the principal business carried on by the
2    licensee at the premises and primary to the sale of food.
3        (2) Adult entertainment facilities, as defined in
4    Section 5-1097.5 of the Counties Code.
5        (3) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16)
6    of Title 49 of the United States Code.
7        (4) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations.
8        (5) Bus stations.
9        (6) Truck stops. For purposes of this Act, "truck
10    stop" means a privately-owned and operated facility that
11    provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities,
12    and lawful overnight truck parking.
13        (7) Emergency rooms within general acute care
14    hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by
15    electronic means.
16        (8) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may
17    be posted by electronic means.
18        (9) Farm labor contractors. For purposes of this Act,
19    "farm labor contractor" means: (i) any person who for a
20    fee or other valuable consideration recruits, supplies, or
21    hires, or transports in connection therewith, into or
22    within the State, any farmworker not of the contractor's
23    immediate family to work for, or under the direction,
24    supervision, or control of, a third person; or (ii) any
25    person who for a fee or other valuable consideration
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1    therewith, into or within the State, any farmworker not of
2    the contractor's immediate family, and who for a fee or
3    other valuable consideration directs, supervises, or
4    controls all or any part of the work of the farmworker or
5    who disburses wages to the farmworker. However, "farm
6    labor contractor" does not include full-time regular
7    employees of food processing companies when the employees
8    are engaged in recruiting for the companies if those
9    employees are not compensated according to the number of
10    farmworkers they recruit.
11        (10) Privately-operated job recruitment centers.
12        (11) Massage establishments. As used in this Act,
13    "massage establishment" means a place of business in which
14    any method of massage therapy is administered or practiced
15    for compensation. "Massage establishment" does not
16    include: an establishment at which persons licensed under
17    the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Illinois Physical
18    Therapy Act, or the Naprapathic Practice Act engage in
19    practice under one of those Acts; a business owned by a
20    sole licensed massage therapist; or a cosmetology or
21    esthetics salon registered under the Barber, Cosmetology,
22    Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985.
23    (b) The Department of Transportation shall, upon the
24availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of
25this Act, post a notice that complies with the requirements of
26this Act in a conspicuous place near the public entrance of

 

 

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1each roadside rest area or in another conspicuous location in
2clear view of the public and employees where similar notices
3are customarily posted.
4    (c) The owner of a hotel or motel shall, upon the
5availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of
6this Act, post a notice that complies with the requirements of
7this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the
8premises in clear view of the employees where similar notices
9are customarily posted.
10    (d) The organizer of a public gathering or special event
11that is conducted on property open to the public and requires
12the issuance of a permit from the unit of local government
13shall post a notice that complies with the requirements of
14this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the
15premises in clear view of the public and employees where
16similar notices are customarily posted.
17    (e) The administrator of a public or private elementary
18school or public or private secondary school shall post a
19printout of the downloadable notice provided by the Department
20of Human Services under Section 15 that complies with the
21requirements of this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place
22chosen by the administrator in the administrative office or
23another location in view of school employees. School districts
24and personnel are not subject to the penalties provided under
25subsection (a) of Section 20.
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1Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Registration Act shall
2post a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act
3in a conspicuous and accessible place in clear view of
4establishment employees.
5(Source: P.A. 99-99, eff. 1-1-16; 99-565, eff. 7-1-17;
6100-671, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
7    (775 ILCS 50/10)
8    Sec. 10. Form of posted notice.
9    (a) The notice required under this Act shall be at least 8
101/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font,
11except that when the notice is provided by electronic means
12the size of the notice and font shall not be required to comply
13with these specifications, and shall state the following:
 
14"If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any
15activity and cannot leave, whether it is commercial sex,
16housework, farm work, construction, factory, retail, or
17restaurant work, or any other activity, call the National
18Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888 to access
19help and services.
 
20Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under
21United States and Illinois law. The hotline is:
22        * Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
23        * Toll-free.

 

 

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1        * Operated by nonprofit nongovernmental organizations.
2        * Anonymous and confidential.
3        * Accessible in more than 160 languages.
4        * Able to provide help, referral to services,
5    training, and general information.".
 
6    (b) The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and
7in one other language that is the most widely spoken language
8in the county where the establishment is located and for which
9translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as
10applicable. This subsection does not require a business or
11other establishment in a county where a language other than
12English or Spanish is the most widely spoken language to print
13the notice in more than one language in addition to English and
14Spanish.
15(Source: P.A. 99-99, eff. 1-1-16.)".