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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Health Care Worker Background Check Act is
5amended by changing Section 70 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 46/70)
7    Sec. 70. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS)
8grant; Voluntary FBI Fingerprint Demonstration Project.
9    (a) The General Assembly authorizes the establishment of
10the Voluntary FBI Fingerprint Demonstration Project
11(Demonstration Project), which shall be consistent with the
12provisions of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
13grant awarded to and distributed by the Department of Public
14Health pursuant to Title VI, Subtitle B, Part III, Subtitle C,
15Section 6201 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. The
16Demonstration Project is authorized to operate for the period
17of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 and shall operate
18until the conclusion of this grant period or until the
19long-term care facility terminates its participation in the
20Demonstration Project, whichever occurs sooner.
21    (b) The Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board established
22under the Nursing Home Care Act shall act in an advisory
23capacity to the Demonstration Project.

 

 

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1    (c) Long-term care facilities voluntarily participating in
2the Demonstration Project shall, in addition to the provisions
3of this Section, comply with all requirements set forth in this
4Act. When conflict between the Act and the provisions of this
5Section occurs, the provisions of this Section shall supersede
6until the conclusion of the grant period or until the long-term
7care facility terminates its participation in the
8Demonstration Project, whichever occurs sooner.
9    (d) The Department of Public Health shall select at least
10one facility in the State to participate in the Demonstration
11Project.
12    (e) For the purposes of determining who shall be required
13to undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history records
14check under the Demonstration Project, "direct access
15employee" means any individual who has access to a patient or
16resident of a long-term care facility or provider through
17employment or through a contract with a long-term care facility
18or provider and has duties that involve or may involve
19one-on-one contact with a resident of the facility or provider,
20as determined by the State for purposes of the Demonstration
21Project.
22    (f) All long-term care facilities licensed under the
23Nursing Home Care Act are qualified to volunteer for the
24Demonstration Project.
25    (g) The Department of Public Health shall notify qualified
26long-term care facilities within 30 days after the effective

 

 

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1date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly of the
2opportunity to volunteer for the Demonstration Project. The
3notice shall include information concerning application
4procedures and deadlines, termination rights, requirements for
5participation, the selection process, and a
6question-and-answer document addressing potential conflicts
7between this Act and the provisions of this Section.
8    (h) Qualified long-term care facilities shall be given a
9minimum of 30 days after the date of receiving the notice to
10inform the Department of Public Health, in the form and manner
11prescribed by the Department of Public Health, of their
12interest in volunteering for the Demonstration Project.
13Facilities selected for the Demonstration Project shall be
14notified, within 30 days after the date of application, of the
15effective date that their participation in the Demonstration
16Project will begin, which may vary.
17    (i) The individual applicant shall be responsible for the
18cost of each individual fingerprint inquiry, which may be
19offset with grant funds, if available.
20    (a) In this Section:
21    "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) grant"
22means the grant awarded to and distributed by the Department of
23Public Health to enhance the conduct of criminal history
24records checks of certain health care employees. The CMMS grant
25is authorized by Section 307 of the federal Medicare
26Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003,

 

 

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1which establishes the framework for a program to evaluate
2national and state background checks on prospective employees
3with direct access to patients of long-term care facilities or
4providers.
5    "Selected health care employer" means any of the following
6selected to participate in the CMMS grant:
7        (1) a community living facility as defined in the
8    Community Living Facility Act;
9        (2) a long-term care facility as defined in the Nursing
10    Home Care Act;
11        (3) a home health agency as defined in the Home Health,
12    Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act;
13        (4) a full hospice as defined in the Hospice Licensing
14    Act;
15        (5) an establishment licensed under the Assisted
16    Living and Shared Housing Act;
17        (6) a supportive living facility as defined in the
18    Illinois Public Aid Code;
19        (7) a day training program certified by the Department
20    of Human Services;
21        (8) a community integrated living arrangement operated
22    by a community mental health and developmental service
23    agency as defined in the Community Integrated Living
24    Arrangements Licensing and Certification Act; or
25        (9) a long-term care hospital or hospital with swing
26    beds.

 

 

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1    (b) Selected health care employers shall be phased in to
2participate in the CMMS grant between January 1, 2006 and
3January 1, 2007, as prescribed by the Department of Public
4Health by rule.
5    (c) With regards to individuals hired on or after January
61, 2006 who have direct access to residents, patients, or
7clients of the selected health care employer, selected health
8care employers must comply with Section 25 of this Act.
9    "Individuals who have direct access" includes, but is not
10limited to, (i) direct care workers as described in subsection
11(a) of Section 25; (ii) individuals licensed by the Department
12of Financial and Professional Regulation, such as nurses,
13social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists,
14and pharmacists; (iii) individuals who provide services on
15site, through contract; and (iv) non-direct care workers, such
16as those who work in environmental services, food service, and
17administration.
18    "Individuals who have direct access" does not include
19physicians or volunteers.
20    The Department of Public Health may further define
21"individuals who have direct access" by rule.
22    (j) (d) Each applicant seeking employment in a position
23described in subsection (e) (c) of this Section with a selected
24health care employer shall, as a condition of employment, have
25his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department of State
26Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and

 

 

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1manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record
2information by the Department of State Police and the Federal
3Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now
4and hereafter filed. The Department of State Police shall
5forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
6for a national criminal history records check. The Department
7of State Police shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal
8history records check, which shall not exceed the actual cost
9of the records check and shall be deposited into the State
10Police Services Fund. The Department of State Police shall
11furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of
12Illinois convictions to the Department of Public Health.
13    (e) A selected health care employer who makes a conditional
14offer of employment to an applicant shall:
15        (1) ensure that the applicant has complied with the
16    fingerprinting requirements of this Section;
17        (2) complete documentation relating to any criminal
18    history record, as revealed by the applicant, as prescribed
19    by rule by the Department of Public Health;
20        (3) complete documentation of the applicant's personal
21    identifiers as prescribed by rule by the Department of
22    Public Health; and
23        (4) provide supervision, as prescribed by rule by the
24    licensing agency, if the applicant is hired and allowed to
25    work prior to the results of the criminal history records
26    check being obtained.

 

 

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1    (f) A selected health care employer having actual knowledge
2from a source that an individual with direct access to a
3resident, patient, or client has been convicted of committing
4or attempting to commit one of the offenses enumerated in
5Section 25 of this Act shall contact the licensing agency or
6follow other instructions as prescribed by administrative
7rule.
8    (k) (g) A fingerprint-based criminal history records check
9submitted in accordance with subsection (j) (d) of this Section
10shall must be submitted as a fee applicant inquiry in the form
11and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police.
12    (l) A long-term care facility may terminate its
13participation in the Demonstration Project without prejudice
14by providing the Department of Public Health with notice of its
15intent to terminate at least 30 days prior to its voluntary
16termination.
17    (m) (h) This Section shall be inapplicable upon the
18conclusion of the CMMS grant period.
19(Source: P.A. 94-665, eff. 1-1-06; 94-931, eff. 6-26-06;
2095-331, eff. 8-21-07; revised 11-14-13.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.