Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON. House Sponsors: REITZ-MATHIAS Short description: DEPT MNTL HLTH DEV DISAB-AIDES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services is authorized to supervise the development of a training program for medication aides. Provides the conditions under which trained medication aides are authorized to distribute oral and topical medications. Provides that programs using medication aides are responsible for documenting and maintaining records on the training completed for each medication aide. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 65/5-15 Deletes everything. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for certain direct care staff to administer oral and topical medications under the direction and monitoring of a registered professional nurse. Provides that the Departments of Human Services and Public Health are authorized to promulgate emergency rules with respect to a training program. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act to provide that the Act does not prohibit the direct care staff training program. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Human Services) Fiscal impact would be $67.8 million for one hour of nursing oversight per person per day. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything and reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended. Provides that this training program shall be developed in consultation with professional associations representing (i) physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches and (ii) registered professional nurses. Provides that authorization to administer medications applies to the programs in settings of 16 persons or fewer. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes May 27, 1999) Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for authorized direct care staff (now direct care staff). Defines authorized direct care staff, nurse-trainer training program, self-administration of medications, and training program. Sets requirements for training and authorization of non-licensed direct care staff, medication self-administration, and quality assurance. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from H-am 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes everything. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for certain direct care staff to administer oral and topical medications under the supervision and monitoring of a registered professional nurse. Provides that the Departments of Human Services and Public Health are authorized to promulgate emergency rules with respect to a training program. Provides that this training program shall be developed in consultation with professional associations representing (i) physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches and (ii) registered professional nurses. Provides that authorization to administer medications applies to the programs in settings of 16 persons or fewer. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for authorized direct care staff. Defines authorized direct care staff, nurse-trainer training program, self-administration of medications, and training program. Sets requirements for training and authorization of non-licensed direct care staff, medication self-administration, and quality assurance. Provides that qualified direct care staff shall be granted consideration for a one-time additional salary differential provided by the Department, but that this provision is inoperative on and after June 30, 2000. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act to provide that the Act does not prohibit the direct care staff training program. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0630 Last action date: 99-08-19 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status