Bill Status of SB 1621   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE-ASSAULT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Jil Tracy-Dale Fowler-Neil Anderson and Sally J. Turner

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  2/8/2023SenateReferred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 160/15

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Tasks health care providers with reporting any incident of verbal aggression or physical assault of a health care worker employed by the health care provider in the health care provider's emergency department to the Department of Public Health. Requires the Department to track the information reported to assess each health care provider's progress in systemically limiting the verbal aggression toward and physical assault of health care workers. Requires health care providers to post notice regarding verbal aggression and physical assault of health care workers in each emergency department of the health care provider. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
  2/8/2023SenateFirst Reading
  2/8/2023SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/23/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  2/28/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  3/2/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner

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