Public Act 094-0026
 
HB1430 Enrolled LRB094 02446 DRJ 32446 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
Section 1-116.5 and changing Section 3-610 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 45/1-116.5 new)
    Sec. 1-116.5. "Misappropriation of a resident's property"
means the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful
temporary or permanent use of a resident's belongings or money
without the resident's consent.
 
    (210 ILCS 45/3-610)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-610)
    Sec. 3-610. Duty to report violations.
    (a) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of abuse
or neglect of a resident prohibited by Section 2-107 shall
immediately report the matter to the Department and to the
facility administrator. A facility administrator who becomes
aware of abuse or neglect of a resident prohibited by Section
2-107 shall immediately report the matter by telephone and in
writing to the resident's representative, and to the
Department. Any person may report a violation of Section 2-107
to the Department.
    (b) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of
another facility employee or agent's theft or misappropriation
of a resident's property must immediately report the matter to
the facility administrator. A facility administrator who
becomes aware of a facility employee or agent's theft or
misappropriation of a resident's property must immediately
report the matter by telephone and in writing to the resident's
representative, to the Department, and to the local law
enforcement agency. Neither a licensee nor its employees or
agents may dismiss or otherwise retaliate against a facility
employee or agent who reports the theft or misappropriation of
a resident's property under this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 82-120.)