Public Act 099-0652
 
HB5930 EnrolledLRB099 16715 SMS 45081 b

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