Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3841

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. In a provision that requires a facility to conduct a criminal history background check for all persons age 18 or older seeking admission to the facility, provides that a facility is not required to conduct the criminal history background check if a criminal history background check was completed by the facility the resident resided at prior to seeking admission to the facility and the resident was transferred to the facility with no time passing during which the resident was not institutionalized.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change: provides that a facility that is transferring a resident to another facility shall provide a copy of its background check of that resident and all supporting documentation, including, when applicable, the criminal history report and the security assessment, to the facility to which the resident is being transferred.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. In a provision that requires a facility to conduct a criminal history background check for all persons age 18 or older seeking admission to the facility, provides that a facility is not required to conduct the criminal history background check if a criminal history background check was completed by the facility the resident resided at prior to seeking admission to the facility and the resident was transferred to the facility with no time passing during which the resident was not institutionalized and (1) the transferring resident is immobile; (2) the transferring resident is moving into hospice; (3) the transferring resident is wheelchair bound and is 75 years of age or older; or (4) the transferring resident is 65 years of age or older and has undergone a fingerprint screening that showed no violent criminal history or criminal history for at least 15 years and, based on risk analysis, does not show indications of substance abuse or serious mental health issues. Provides that a facility that is transferring a resident to another facility shall provide a copy of its background check of that resident and all supporting documentation, including, when applicable, the criminal history report and the security assessment, to the facility to which the resident is being transferred. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: (1) removes exceptions to the background check requirement for circumstances where (A) the transferring resident is wheelchair bound and is 75 years of age or older or (B) the transferring resident is 65 years of age or older and has undergone a fingerprint screening that showed no violent criminal history or criminal history for at least 15 years and, based on risk analysis, does not show indications of substance abuse or serious mental health issues; and (2) makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

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