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1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Department of Employment Security Law of the
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5 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing |
6 | | Section 1005-45 as follows:
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7 | | (20 ILCS 1005/1005-45) (was 20 ILCS 1005/43a.06)
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8 | | Sec. 1005-45. Prosperity of laboring men and women. |
9 | | (a) The Department has
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power to acquire and diffuse |
10 | | among the people useful information
concerning the means of |
11 | | promoting the material, social, intellectual, and
moral |
12 | | prosperity of laboring men and women. |
13 | | (b) The Department shall monitor the employment progress of |
14 | | women and
minorities in the work force, including access to the |
15 | | public sector,
the private sector, labor unions, and collective |
16 | | bargaining units.
This
information shall be provided to the |
17 | | General Assembly in the form of a biennial report no later than |
18 | | April 1 of each even-numbered year.
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19 | | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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20 | | Section 10. The Department of Labor Law of the
Civil |
21 | | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section |
22 | | 1505-20 as follows:
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1 | | (20 ILCS 1505/1505-20) (was 20 ILCS 1505/43.13)
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2 | | Sec. 1505-20. Prosperity of laboring men and women; |
3 | | progress of women and
minorities. |
4 | | (a) The Department has the power to acquire and diffuse
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5 | | among the people useful information
concerning the means of |
6 | | promoting the material, social, intellectual, and
moral |
7 | | prosperity of laboring men and women.
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8 | | (b) (Blank). The Department shall monitor the employment |
9 | | progress of women and
minorities in the work force, including |
10 | | access to the public sector,
the private sector, labor unions, |
11 | | and collective bargaining units.
This
information shall be |
12 | | provided to the General Assembly in the form of an
annual |
13 | | report no later than April 1 of each year.
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14 | | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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15 | | Section 15. The Nurse Agency Licensing Act is amended by |
16 | | changing Section 13 as follows:
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17 | | (225 ILCS 510/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 963)
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18 | | Sec. 13. Application for employment.
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19 | | (a) Every nurse agency shall cause
each applicant for |
20 | | employment, assignment, or referral, as a nurse to
complete an |
21 | | application form including the following information:
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22 | | (1) name and address of the applicant;
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23 | | (2) whether or not such applicant is a nurse currently |
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1 | | licensed by the
Department of Professional Regulation;
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2 | | (3) if so licensed, the number and date of such |
3 | | license; and
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4 | | (4) references and dates and places of previous |
5 | | employment.
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6 | | Prior to employing, assigning, or referring a nurse, the |
7 | | agency shall
contact the Department of Professional Regulation |
8 | | to determine whether the
nurse's license is valid and in good |
9 | | standing. Written verification shall
be sent by the Department |
10 | | of Professional Regulation within 20 working
days. At least |
11 | | biennially thereafter, the agency shall contact the
Department |
12 | | of Professional Regulation to verify this information in
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13 | | writing. The nurse agency shall review the disciplinary report |
14 | | published
by the Department of Professional Regulation on a |
15 | | monthly basis to
determine whether the nurse's license is valid |
16 | | and in good standing.
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17 | | (b) Every nurse agency shall cause each applicant for |
18 | | employment,
assignment, or referral, as a certified nurse aide |
19 | | to complete an
application form including the following |
20 | | information:
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21 | | (1) name and address of the applicant;
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22 | | (2) whether or not the nurse aide is registered as |
23 | | having completed a
certified course as approved by the |
24 | | Department of Public Health;
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25 | | (3) references and dates and places of previous |
26 | | employment.
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1 | | Prior to employing, assigning, or referring a certified |
2 | | nurse aide, the agency shall review the information provided on |
3 | | the Health Care Worker Registry to verify that the |
4 | | certification is valid and that the certified nurse aide is not |
5 | | ineligible to be hired by health care employers or long-term |
6 | | care facilities pursuant to Section 25 of the Health Care |
7 | | Worker Background Check Act. Prior to employing, assigning or |
8 | | referring a certified nurse aide, the
agency shall contact the |
9 | | Department of Public Health to determine whether
the |
10 | | certification is valid and that the certified nurse aide is not |
11 | | listed
on the abuse register. Written verification shall be |
12 | | sent by the Department
of Public Health within 20 working days.
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13 | | (c) Every nurse agency shall check at least 2 recent |
14 | | references and the
dates of employment provided by the |
15 | | applicant, unless the applicant has not
had 2 previous |
16 | | employers.
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17 | | (d) Nurses or certified nurses aides employed, assigned, or |
18 | | referred to
a health care facility by a nurse agency shall be |
19 | | deemed to be employees of
the nurse agency while working for |
20 | | the nurse agency or on nurse agency
employment, assignment or |
21 | | referral.
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22 | | (Source: P.A. 86-817; 86-1043.)
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