Bill Status of HB 5320   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  HOSPITAL STAFFING LEVELS

House Sponsors
Rep. Kam Buckner, Kelly M. Cassidy, Yolonda Morris, Lilian Jiménez, Joyce Mason and Kevin John Olickal

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 85/10.9
210 ILCS 85/10.15 new
210 ILCS 85/10.20 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that "hospital worker" means any person who receives an hourly wage directly or indirectly via a subcontractor by a hospital licensed under the Act. Replaces references to "nurse" with "hospital worker". Provides for additional staffing transparency and reporting requirements. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act must employ and schedule enough hospital workers to provide quality patient care and ensure patient safety. Provides that hospitals must make available, at the beginning of each calendar year and upon request, all staffing matrices and other staffing metrics, if any, used to assess and maintain safe staffing levels for hospital workers in each unit. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall produce an annual report based on staffing disclosures. Provides that the Department shall make recommendations for minimum staffing standards for hospital workers in each hospital unit. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act shall conduct, within the first month of employment and at no cost, a competency validation for each hospital worker hired. Provides that a hospital must submit documentation of each hospital worker's competency validation to the Department within 4 weeks after the worker's start date. Provides that hospitals shall conduct ongoing verification for each hospital worker employed during a given calendar year to determine each worker's continued competency to perform the worker's job and shall submit documentation of each worker's ongoing verification to the Department within 2 weeks of completion. Provides that hospitals shall submit a list of all competent employees currently employed at the end of each calendar year. Provides for a public registry of all competent employees to be maintained by the Department. Provides for the imposition of civil penalties for specified violations of the Act. Describes an assignment despite objection resolution process to be implemented by each hospital that is licensed under the Act. Provides for a Hospital Safety Advocate role to be created within the Department.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
  2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/23/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  3/5/2024HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
  3/6/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  3/15/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  3/25/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/12/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

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