093_HB0088re-enr HB0088 Re-Enrolled LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 AN ACT in relation to health care. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 5 Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing 6 Sections 4, 7, and 15 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 1705/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-4) 8 Sec. 4. Supervision of facilities and services; 9 quarterly reports. 10 (a) To exercise executive and administrative supervision 11 over all facilities, divisions, programs and services now 12 existing or hereafter acquired or created under the 13 jurisdiction of the Department, including, but not limited 14 to, the following: 15 The Alton Mental Health Center, at Alton 16 The Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Developmental 17 Center, at Anna 18 The Chester Mental Health Center, at Chester 19 The Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, at Chicago 20 The Elgin Mental Health Center, at Elgin 21 The Metropolitan Children and Adolescents Center, at 22 Chicago 23 The Jacksonville Developmental Center, at 24 Jacksonville 25 The Governor Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center, 26 at Kankakee 27 The Tinley Park Mental Health Center, at Tinley Park 28 The Warren G. Murray Developmental Center, at 29 Centralia 30 The Jack Mabley Developmental Center, at Dixon 31 The Lincoln Developmental Center, at Lincoln HB0088 Re-Enrolled -2- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 The H. Douglas Singer Mental Health and 2 Developmental Center, at Rockford 3 The John J. Madden Mental Health Center, at Chicago 4 The George A. Zeller Mental Health Center, at Peoria 5 The Andrew McFarland Mental Health Center, at 6 Springfield 7 The Adolf Meyer Mental Health Center, at Decatur 8 The William W. Fox Developmental Center, at Dwight 9 The Elisabeth Ludeman Developmental Center, at Park 10 Forest 11 The William A. Howe Developmental Center, at Tinley 12 Park 13 The Ann M. Kiley Developmental Center, at Waukegan. 14 (b) Beginning not later than July 1, 1977, the 15 Department shall cause each of the facilities under its 16 jurisdiction which provide in-patient care to comply with 17 standards, rules and regulations of the Department of Public 18 Health prescribed under Section 6.05 of the Hospital 19 Licensing Act. 20 (c) The Department shall issue quarterly reports on 21 admissions, deflections, discharges, bed closures, 22 staff-resident ratios, census,andaverage length of stay, 23 and any adverse federal certification or accreditation 24 findings, if any, for each State-operated facility for the 25 mentally ill and developmentally disabled. 26 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-652, eff. 12-1-99.) 27 (20 ILCS 1705/7) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-7) 28 Sec. 7. To receive and provide the highest possible 29 quality of humane and rehabilitative care and treatment to 30 all persons admitted or committed or transferred in 31 accordance with law to the facilities, divisions, programs, 32 and services under the jurisdiction of the Department. No 33 resident of another state shall be received or retained to HB0088 Re-Enrolled -3- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 the exclusion of any resident of this State. No resident of 2 another state shall be received or retained to the exclusion 3 of any resident of this State. All recipients of 17 years of 4 age and under in residence in a Department facility other 5 than a facility for the care of the mentally retarded shall 6 be housed in quarters separated from older recipients except 7 for: (a) recipients who are placed in medical-surgical units 8 because of physical illness; and (b) recipients between 13 9 and 18 years of age who need temporary security measures. 10 All recipients in a Department facility shall be given a 11 dental examination by a licensed dentist or registered dental 12 hygienist at least once every 18 months and shall be assigned 13 to a dentist for such dental care and treatment as is 14 necessary. 15 All medications administered to recipients shall be 16 administered only by those persons who are legally qualified 17 to do so by the laws of the State of Illinois. Medication 18 shall not be prescribed until a physical and mental 19 examination of the recipient has been completed. If, in the 20 clinical judgment of a physician, it is necessary to 21 administer medication to a recipient before the completion of 22 the physical and mental examination, he may prescribe such 23 medication but he must file a report with the facility 24 director setting forth the reasons for prescribing such 25 medication within 24 hours of the prescription. A copy of the 26 report shall be part of the recipient's record. 27 No later than January 1, 2005, the Department shall adopt 28 a model protocol and forms for recording all patient 29 diagnosis, care, and treatment at each State-operated 30 facility for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled 31 under the jurisdiction of the Department. The model protocol 32 and forms shall be used by each facility unless the 33 Department determines that equivalent alternatives justify an 34 exemption. HB0088 Re-Enrolled -4- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 Every facility under the jurisdiction of the Department 2 shall maintain a copy of each report of suspected abuse or 3 neglect of the patient. Copies of those reports shall be made 4 available to the State Auditor General in connection with his 5 biennial program audit of the facility as required by Section 6 3-2 of the Illinois State Auditing Act. 7 No later than January 1 2004, the Department shall report 8 to the Governor and the General Assembly whether each 9 State-operated facility for the mentally ill and 10 developmentally disabled under the jurisdiction of the 11 Department and all services provided in those facilities 12 comply with all of the applicable standards adopted by the 13 Social Security Administration under Subchapter XVIII 14 (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 15 1395-1395ccc), if the facility and services may be eligible 16 for federal financial participation under that federal law. 17 For those facilities that do comply, the report shall 18 indicate what actions need to be taken to ensure continued 19 compliance. For those facilities that do not comply, the 20 report shall indicate what actions need to be taken to bring 21 each facility into compliance. 22 (Source: P.A. 86-922; 86-1013; 86-1475.) 23 (20 ILCS 1705/15) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-15) 24 Sec. 15. Before any person is released from a facility 25 operated by the State pursuant to an absolute discharge or a 26 conditional discharge from hospitalization under this Act, 27 the facility director of the facility in which such person is 28 hospitalized shall determine that such person is not 29 currently in need of hospitalization and: 30 (a) is able to live independently in the community; 31 or 32 (b) requires further oversight and supervisory care 33 for which arrangements have been made with responsible HB0088 Re-Enrolled -5- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 relatives or supervised residential program approved by 2 the Department; or 3 (c) requires further personal care or general 4 oversight as defined by the Nursing Home Care Act, for 5 which placement arrangements have been made with a 6 suitable family home or other licensed facility approved 7 by the Department under this Section; or 8 (d) requires community mental health services for 9 which arrangements have been made with a community mental 10 health provider in accordance with criteria, standards, 11 and procedures promulgated by rule. 12 Such determination shall be made in writing and shall 13 become a part of the facility record of such absolutely or 14 conditionally discharged person. When the determination 15 indicates that the condition of the person to be granted an 16 absolute discharge or a conditional discharge is described 17 under subparagraph (c) or (d) of this Section, the name and 18 address of the continuing care facility or home to which such 19 person is to be released shall be entered in the facility 20 record. Where a discharge from a mental health facility is 21 made under subparagraph (c), the Department shall assign the 22 person so discharged to an existing community based 23 not-for-profit agency for participation in day activities 24 suitable to the person's needs, such as but not limited to 25 social and vocational rehabilitation, and other recreational, 26 educational and financial activities unless the community 27 based not-for-profit agency is unqualified to accept such 28 assignment. Where the clientele of any not-for-profit agency 29 increases as a result of assignments under this amendatory 30 Act of 1977 by more than 3% over the prior year, the 31 Department shall fully reimburse such agency for the costs of 32 providing services to such persons in excess of such 3% 33 increase. The Department shall keep written records detailing 34 how many persons have been assigned to a community based HB0088 Re-Enrolled -6- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 not-for-profit agency and how many persons were not so 2 assigned because the community based agency was unable to 3 accept the assignments, in accordance with criteria, 4 standards, and procedures promulgated by rule. Whenever a 5 community based agency is found to be unable to accept the 6 assignments, the name of the agency and the reason for the 7 finding shall be included in the report. 8 Insofar as desirable in the interests of the former 9 recipient, the facility, program or home in which the 10 discharged person is to be placed shall be located in or near 11 the community in which the person resided prior to 12 hospitalization or in the community in which the person's 13 family or nearest next of kin presently reside. Placement of 14 the discharged person in facilities, programs or homes 15 located outside of this State shall not be made by the 16 Department unless there are no appropriate facilities, 17 programs or homes available within this State. Out-of-state 18 placements shall be subject to return of recipients so placed 19 upon the availability of facilities, programs or homes within 20 this State to accommodate these recipients, except where 21 placement in a contiguous state results in locating a 22 recipient in a facility or program closer to the recipient's 23 home or family. If an appropriate facility or program 24 becomes available equal to or closer to the recipient's home 25 or family, the recipient shall be returned to and placed at 26 the appropriate facility or program within this State. 27 To place any person who is under a program of the 28 Department at board in a suitable family home or in such 29 other facility or program as the Department may consider 30 desirable. The Department may place in licensed nursing 31 homes, sheltered care homes, or homes for the aged those 32 persons whose behavioral manifestations and medical and 33 nursing care needs are such as to be substantially 34 indistinguishable from persons already living in such HB0088 Re-Enrolled -7- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 facilities. Prior to any placement by the Department under 2 this Section, a determination shall be made by the personnel 3 of the Department, as to the capability and suitability of 4 such facility to adequately meet the needs of the person to 5 be discharged. When specialized programs are necessary in 6 order to enable persons in need of supervised living to 7 develop and improve in the community, the Department shall 8 place such persons only in specialized residential care 9 facilities which shall meet Department standards including 10 restricted admission policy, special staffing and programming 11 for social and vocational rehabilitation, in addition to the 12 requirements of the appropriate State licensing agency. The 13 Department shall not place any new person in a facility the 14 license of which has been revoked or not renewed on grounds 15 of inadequate programming, staffing, or medical or adjunctive 16 services, regardless of the pendency of an action for 17 administrative review regarding such revocation or failure to 18 renew. Before the Department may transfer any person to a 19 licensed nursing home, sheltered care home or home for the 20 aged or place any person in a specialized residential care 21 facility the Department shall notify the person to be 22 transferred, or a responsible relative of such person, in 23 writing, at least 30 days before the proposed transfer, with 24 respect to all the relevant facts concerning such transfer, 25 except in cases of emergency when such notice is not 26 required. If either the person to be transferred or a 27 responsible relative of such person objects to such transfer, 28 in writing to the Department, at any time after receipt of 29 notice and before the transfer, the facility director of the 30 facility in which the person was a recipient shall 31 immediately schedule a hearing at the facility with the 32 presence of the facility director, the person who objected to 33 such proposed transfer, and a psychiatrist who is familiar 34 with the record of the person to be transferred. Such person HB0088 Re-Enrolled -8- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 to be transferred or a responsible relative may be 2 represented by such counsel or interested party as he may 3 appoint, who may present such testimony with respect to the 4 proposed transfer. Testimony presented at such hearing shall 5 become a part of the facility record of the 6 person-to-be-transferred. The record of testimony shall be 7 held in the person-to-be-transferred's record in the central 8 files of the facility. If such hearing is held a transfer may 9 only be implemented, if at all, in accordance with the 10 results of such hearing. Within 15 days after such hearing 11 the facility director shall deliver his findings based on the 12 record of the case and the testimony presented at the 13 hearing, by registered or certified mail, to the parties to 14 such hearing. The findings of the facility director shall be 15 deemed a final administrative decision of the Department. For 16 purposes of this Section, "case of emergency" means those 17 instances in which the health of the person to be transferred 18 is imperiled and the most appropriate mental health care or 19 medical care is available at a licensed nursing home, 20 sheltered care home or home for the aged or a specialized 21 residential care facility. 22 Prior to placement of any person in a facility under this 23 Section the Department shall ensure that an appropriate 24 training plan for staff is provided by the facility. Said 25 training may include instruction and demonstration by 26 Department personnel qualified in the area of mental illness 27 or mental retardation, as applicable to the person to be 28 placed. Training may be given both at the facility from 29 which the recipient is transferred and at the facility 30 receiving the recipient, and may be available on a continuing 31 basis subsequent to placement. In a facility providing 32 services to former Department recipients, training shall be 33 available as necessary for facility staff. Such training 34 will be on a continuing basis as the needs of the facility HB0088 Re-Enrolled -9- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 and recipients change and further training is required. 2 The Department shall not place any person in a facility 3 which does not have appropriately trained staff in sufficient 4 numbers to accommodate the recipient population already at 5 the facility. As a condition of further or future placements 6 of persons, the Department shall require the employment of 7 additional trained staff members at the facility where said 8 persons are to be placed. The Secretary, or his or her 9 designate, shall establish written guidelines for placement 10 of persons in facilities under this Act. The Department shall 11 keep written records detailing which facilities have been 12 determined to have staff who have been appropriately trained 13 by the Department and all training which it has provided or 14 required under this Section. 15 Bills for the support for a person boarded out shall be 16 payable monthly out of the proper maintenance funds and shall 17 be audited as any other accounts of the Department. If a 18 person is placed in a facility or program outside the 19 Department, the Department may pay the actual costs of 20 residence, treatment or maintenance in such facility and may 21 collect such actual costs or a portion thereof from the 22 recipient or the estate of a person placed in accordance with 23 this Section. 24 Other than those placed in a family home the Department 25 shall cause all persons who are placed in a facility, as 26 defined by the Nursing Home Care Act, or in designated 27 community living situations or programs, to be visited at 28 least once during the first month following placement, and 29 once every month thereafter for the first year following 30 placement when indicated, but at least quarterly. After the 31 first year, the Department shall determine at what point the 32 appropriate licensing entity for the facility or designated 33 community living situation or program will assume the 34 responsibility of ensuring that appropriate services are HB0088 Re-Enrolled -10- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 being provided to the resident. Once that responsibility is 2 assumed, the Department may discontinue such visits. If a 3 long term care facility has periodic care plan conferences, 4 the visitor may participate in those conferences, if such 5 participation is approved by the resident or the resident's 6 guardian. Visits shall be made by qualified and trained 7 Department personnel, or their designee, in the area of 8 mental health or developmental disabilities applicable to the 9 person visited, and shall be made on a more frequent basis 10 when indicated. The Department may not use as designee any 11 personnel connected with or responsible to the 12 representatives of any facility in which persons who have 13 been transferred under this Section are placed. In the 14 course of such visit there shall be consideration of the 15 following areas, but not limited thereto: effects of 16 transfer on physical and mental health of the person, 17 sufficiency of nursing care and medical coverage required by 18 the person, sufficiency of staff personnel and ability to 19 provide basic care for the person, social, recreational and 20 programmatic activities available for the person, and other 21 appropriate aspects of the person's environment. 22 A report containing the above observations shall be made 23 to the Department, to the licensing agency, and to any other 24 appropriate agency subsequent to each visitation. The report 25 shall contain recommendations to improve the care and 26 treatment of the resident, as necessary, which shall be 27 reviewed by the facility's interdisciplinary team and the 28 resident or the resident's legal guardian.At the conclusion29of one year following absolute or conditional discharge, or a30longer period of time if required by the Department, the31Department may terminate the visitation requirements of this32Section as to a person placed in accordance with this33Section, by filing a written statement of termination setting34forth reasons to substantiate the termination of visitationsHB0088 Re-Enrolled -11- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1in the person's file, and sending a copy thereof to the2person, and to his guardian or next of kin.3 Upon the complaint of any person placed in accordance 4 with this Section or any responsible citizen or upon 5 discovery that such person has been abused, neglected, or 6 improperly cared for, or that the placement does not provide 7 the type of care required by the recipient's current 8 condition, the Department immediately shall investigate, and 9 determine if the well-being, health, care, or safety of any 10 person is affected by any of the above occurrences, and if 11 any one of the above occurrences is verified, the Department 12 shall remove such person at once to a facility of the 13 Department or to another facility outside the Department, 14 provided such person's needs can be met at said facility. 15 The Department may also provide any person placed in 16 accordance with this Section who is without available funds, 17 and who is permitted to engage in employment outside the 18 facility, such sums for the transportation, and other 19 expenses as may be needed by him until he receives his wages 20 for such employment. 21 The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations 22 governing the purchase of care for persons who are wards of 23 or who are receiving services from the Department. Such 24 rules and regulations shall apply to all monies expended by 25 any agency of the State of Illinois for services rendered by 26 any person, corporate entity, agency, governmental agency or 27 political subdivision whether public or private outside of 28 the Department whether payment is made through a contractual, 29 per-diem or other arrangement. No funds shall be paid to any 30 person, corporation, agency, governmental entity or political 31 subdivision without compliance with such rules and 32 regulations. 33 The rules and regulations governing purchase of care 34 shall describe categories and types of service deemed HB0088 Re-Enrolled -12- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 appropriate for purchase by the Department. 2 Any provider of services under this Act may elect to 3 receive payment for those services, and the Department is 4 authorized to arrange for that payment, by means of direct 5 deposit transmittals to the service provider's account 6 maintained at a bank, savings and loan association, or other 7 financial institution. The financial institution shall be 8 approved by the Department, and the deposits shall be in 9 accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the 10 Department. 11 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-423, eff. 8-15-97.) 12 Section 10. The Abused and Neglected Long Term Care 13 Facility Residents Reporting Act is amended by changing 14 Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8 as follows: 15 (210 ILCS 30/6.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.2) 16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004) 17 Sec. 6.2. Inspector General. 18 (a) The Governor shall appoint, and the Senate shall 19 confirm, an Inspector General. The Inspector General shall 20 be appointed for a term of 4 years andwhoshall function 21 within the Department of Human Services and report to the 22 Secretary of Human Services and the Governor. The Inspector 23 General shall function independently within the Department of 24 Human Services with respect to the operations of the office, 25 including the performance of investigations and issuance of 26 findings and recommendations. The appropriation for the 27 Office of Inspector General shall be separate from the 28 overall appropriation for the Department of Human Services. 29 The Inspector General shall investigate reports of suspected 30 abuse or neglect (as those terms are defined in Section 3 of 31 this Act) of patients or residents in any mental health or 32 developmental disabilities facility operated by the HB0088 Re-Enrolled -13- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 Department of Human Services and shall have authority to 2 investigate and take immediate action on reports of abuse or 3 neglect of recipients, whether patients or residents, in any 4 mental health or developmental disabilities facility or 5 program that is licensed or certified by the Department of 6 Human Services (as successor to the Department of Mental 7 Health and Developmental Disabilities) or that is funded by 8 the Department of Human Services (as successor to the 9 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities) 10 and is not licensed or certified by any agency of the State. 11 At the specific, written request of an agency of the State 12 other than the Department of Human Services (as successor to 13 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental 14 Disabilities), the Inspector General may cooperate in 15 investigating reports of abuse and neglect of persons with 16 mental illness or persons with developmental disabilities. 17 The Inspector General shall have no supervision over or 18 involvement in routine, programmatic, licensure, or 19 certification operations of the Department of Human Services 20 or any of its funded agencies. 21 The Inspector General shall promulgate rules establishing 22 minimum requirements for reporting allegations of abuse and 23 neglect and initiating, conducting, and completing 24 investigations. The promulgated rules shall clearly set 25 forth that in instances where 2 or more State agencies could 26 investigate an allegation of abuse or neglect, the Inspector 27 General shall not conduct an investigation that is redundant 28 to an investigation conducted by another State agency. The 29 rules shall establish criteria for determining, based upon 30 the nature of the allegation, the appropriate method of 31 investigation, which may include, but need not be limited to, 32 site visits, telephone contacts, or requests for written 33 responses from agencies. The rules shall also clarify how the 34 Office of the Inspector General shall interact with the HB0088 Re-Enrolled -14- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 licensing unit of the Department of Human Services in 2 investigations of allegations of abuse or neglect. Any 3 allegations or investigations of reports made pursuant to 4 this Act shall remain confidential until a final report is 5 completed. The resident or patient who allegedly was abused 6 or neglected and his or her legal guardian shall be informed 7 by the facility or agency of the report of alleged abuse or 8 neglect. Final reports regarding unsubstantiated or unfounded 9 allegations shall remain confidential, except that final 10 reports may be disclosed pursuant to Section 6 of this Act. 11The Inspector General shall be appointed for a term of 412years.13 When the Office of the Inspector General has 14 substantiated a case of abuse or neglect, the Inspector 15 General shall include in the final report any mitigating or 16 aggravating circumstances that were identified during the 17 investigation. Upon determination that a report of neglect 18 is substantiated, the Inspector General shall then determine 19 whether such neglect rises to the level of egregious neglect. 20 (b) The Inspector General shall within 24 hours after 21 receiving a report of suspected abuse or neglect determine 22 whether the evidence indicates that any possible criminal act 23 has been committed. If he determines that a possible criminal 24 act has been committed, or that special expertise is required 25 in the investigation, he shall immediately notify the 26 Department of State Police. The Department of State Police 27 shall investigate any report indicating a possible murder, 28 rape, or other felony. All investigations conducted by the 29 Inspector General shall be conducted in a manner designed to 30 ensure the preservation of evidence for possible use in a 31 criminal prosecution. 32 (b-5) The Inspector General shall make a determination 33 to accept or reject a preliminary report of the investigation 34 of alleged abuse or neglect based on established HB0088 Re-Enrolled -15- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 investigative procedures. Notice of the Inspector General's 2 determination must be given to the person who claims to be 3 the victim of the abuse or neglect, to the person or persons 4 alleged to have been responsible for abuse or neglect, and to 5 the facility or agency. The facility or agency or the person 6 or persons alleged to have been responsible for the abuse or 7 neglect and the person who claims to be the victim of the 8 abuse or neglect may request clarification or reconsideration 9 based on additional information. For cases where the 10 allegation of abuse or neglect is substantiated, the 11 Inspector General shall require the facility or agency to 12 submit a written response. The written response from a 13 facility or agency shall address in a concise and reasoned 14 manner the actions that the agency or facility will take or 15 has taken to protect the resident or patient from abuse or 16 neglect, prevent reoccurrences, and eliminate problems 17 identified and shall include implementation and completion 18 dates for all such action. 19 (c) The Inspector General shall, within 10 calendar days 20 after the transmittal date of a completed investigation where 21 abuse or neglect is substantiated or administrative action is 22 recommended, provide a complete report on the case to the 23 Secretary of Human Services and to the agency in which the 24 abuse or neglect is alleged to have happened. The complete 25 report shall include a written response from the agency or 26 facility operated by the State to the Inspector General that 27 addresses in a concise and reasoned manner the actions that 28 the agency or facility will take or has taken to protect the 29 resident or patient from abuse or neglect, prevent 30 reoccurrences, and eliminate problems identified and shall 31 include implementation and completion dates for all such 32 action. The Secretary of Human Services shall accept or 33 reject the response and establish how the Department will 34 determine whether the facility or program followed the HB0088 Re-Enrolled -16- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 approved response. The Secretary may require Department 2 personnel to visit the facility or agency for training, 3 technical assistance, programmatic, licensure, or 4 certification purposes. Administrative action, including 5 sanctions, may be applied should the Secretary reject the 6 response or should the facility or agency fail to follow the 7 approved response. Within 30 days after the Secretary has 8 approved a response, the facility or agency making the 9 response shall provide an implementation report to the 10 Inspector General on the status of the corrective action 11 implemented. Within 60 days after the Secretary has approved 12 the response, the facility or agency shall send notice of the 13 completion of the corrective action or shall send an updated 14 implementation report. The facility or agency shall continue 15 sending updated implementation reports every 60 days until 16 the facility or agency sends a notice of the completion of 17 the corrective action. The Inspector General shall review any 18 implementation plan that takes more than 120 days. The 19 Inspector General shall monitor compliance through a random 20 review of completed corrective actions. This monitoring may 21 include, but need not be limited to, site visits, telephone 22 contacts, or requests for written documentation from the 23 facility or agency to determine whether the facility or 24 agency is in compliance with the approved response. The 25 facility or agency shall inform the resident or patient and 26 the legal guardian whether the reported allegation was 27 substantiated, unsubstantiated, or unfounded. There shall be 28 an appeals process for any person or agency that is subject 29 to any action based on a recommendation or recommendations. 30 (d) The Inspector General may recommend to the 31 Departments of Public Health and Human Services sanctions to 32 be imposed against mental health and developmental 33 disabilities facilities under the jurisdiction of the 34 Department of Human Services for the protection of residents, HB0088 Re-Enrolled -17- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 including appointment of on-site monitors or receivers, 2 transfer or relocation of residents, and closure of units. 3 The Inspector General may seek the assistance of the Attorney 4 General or any of the several State's attorneys in imposing 5 such sanctions. Whenever the Inspector General issues any 6 recommendations to the Secretary of Human Services, the 7 Secretary shall provide a written response. 8 (e) The Inspector General shall establish and conduct 9 periodic training programs for Department of Human Services 10 employees concerning the prevention and reporting of neglect 11 and abuse. 12 (f) The Inspector General shall at all times be granted 13 access to any mental health or developmental disabilities 14 facility operated by the Department of Human Services, shall 15 establish and conduct unannounced site visits to those 16 facilities at least once annually, and shall be granted 17 access, for the purpose of investigating a report of abuse or 18 neglect, to the records of the Department of Human Services 19 and to any facility or program funded by the Department of 20 Human Services that is subject under the provisions of this 21 Section to investigation by the Inspector General for a 22 report of abuse or neglect. 23 (g) Nothing in this Section shall limit investigations 24 by the Department of Human Services that may otherwise be 25 required by law or that may be necessary in that Department's 26 capacity as the central administrative authority responsible 27 for the operation of State mental health and developmental 28 disability facilities. 29 (g-5) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing that 30 is separate and distinct from the Office of the Inspector 31 General's appeals process as implemented under subsection (c) 32 of this Section, the Inspector General shall report to the 33 Department of Public Health's nurse aide registry under 34 Section 3-206.01 of the Nursing Home Care Act the identity of HB0088 Re-Enrolled -18- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 individuals against whom there has been a substantiated 2 finding of physical or sexual abuse or egregious neglect of a 3 service recipient. 4 Nothing in this subsection shall diminish or impair the 5 rights of a person who is a member of a collective bargaining 6 unit pursuant to the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act or 7 pursuant to any federal labor statute. An individual who is a 8 member of a collective bargaining unit as described above 9 shall not be reported to the Department of Public Health's 10 nurse aide registry until the exhaustion of that individual's 11 grievance and arbitration rights, or until 3 months after the 12 initiation of the grievance process, whichever occurs first, 13 provided that the Department of Human Services' hearing under 14 subsection (c), that is separate and distinct from the Office 15 of the Inspector General's appeals process, has concluded. 16 Notwithstanding anything hereinafter or previously provided, 17 if an action taken by an employer against an individual as a 18 result of the circumstances that led to a finding of physical 19 or sexual abuse or egregious neglect is later overturned 20 under a grievance or arbitration procedure provided for in 21 Section 8 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act or under 22 a collective bargaining agreement, the report must be removed 23 from the registry. 24 The Department of Human Services shall promulgate or 25 amend rules as necessary or appropriate to establish 26 procedures for reporting to the registry, including the 27 definition of egregious neglect, procedures for notice to the 28 individual and victim, appeal and hearing procedures, and 29 petition for removal of the report from the registry. The 30 portion of the rules pertaining to hearings shall provide 31 that, at the hearing, both parties may present written and 32 oral evidence. The Department shall be required to establish 33 by a preponderance of the evidence that the Office of the 34 Inspector General's finding of physical or sexual abuse or HB0088 Re-Enrolled -19- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 egregious neglect warrants reporting to the Department of 2 Public Health's nurse aide registry under Section 3-206.01 of 3 the Nursing Home Care Act. 4 Notice to the individual shall include a clear and 5 concise statement of the grounds on which the report to the 6 registry is based and notice of the opportunity for a hearing 7 to contest the report. The Department of Human Services shall 8 provide the notice by certified mail to the last known 9 address of the individual. The notice shall give the 10 individual an opportunity to contest the report in a hearing 11 before the Department of Human Services or to submit a 12 written response to the findings instead of requesting a 13 hearing. If the individual does not request a hearing or if 14 after notice and a hearing the Department of Human Services 15 finds that the report is valid, the finding shall be included 16 as part of the registry, as well as a brief statement from 17 the reported individual if he or she chooses to make a 18 statement. The Department of Public Health shall make 19 available to the public information reported to the registry. 20 In a case of inquiries concerning an individual listed in the 21 registry, any information disclosed concerning a finding of 22 abuse or neglect shall also include disclosure of the 23 individual's brief statement in the registry relating to the 24 reported finding or include a clear and accurate summary of 25 the statement. 26 At any time after the report of the registry, an 27 individual may petition the Department of Human Services for 28 removal from the registry of the finding against him or her. 29 Upon receipt of such a petition, the Department of Human 30 Services shall conduct an investigation and hearing on the 31 petition. Upon completion of the investigation and hearing, 32 the Department of Human Services shall report the removal of 33 the finding to the registry unless the Department of Human 34 Services determines that removal is not in the public HB0088 Re-Enrolled -20- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 interest. 2(h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2004.3 (Source: P.A. 91-169, eff. 7-16-99; 92-358, eff. 8-15-01; 4 92-473, eff. 1-1-02; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.) 5 (210 ILCS 30/6.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.3) 6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004) 7 Sec. 6.3. Quality Care Board. There is created, within 8 theDepartment of Human Services'Office of the Inspector 9 General, a Quality Care Board to be composed of 7 members 10 appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the 11 Senate. One of the members shall be designated as chairman 12 by the Governor. Of the initial appointments made by the 13 Governor, 4 Board members shall each be appointed for a term 14 of 4 years and 3 members shall each be appointed for a term 15 of 2 years. Upon the expiration of each member's term, a 16 successor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. In the 17 case of a vacancy in the office of any member, the Governor 18 shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the unexpired 19 term. 20 Members appointed by the Governor shall be qualified by 21 professional knowledge or experience in the area of law, 22 investigatory techniques, or in the area of care of the 23 mentally ill or developmentally disabled. Two members 24 appointed by the Governor shall be persons with a disability 25 or a parent of a person with a disability. Members shall 26 serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for 27 expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their 28 duties as members. 29 The Board shall meet quarterly, and may hold other 30 meetings on the call of the chairman. Four members shall 31 constitute a quorum. The Board may adopt rules and 32 regulations it deems necessary to govern its own procedures. 33This Section is repealed on January 1, 2004.HB0088 Re-Enrolled -21- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 (Source: P.A. 91-169, eff. 7-16-99; 92-358, eff. 8-15-01.) 2 (210 ILCS 30/6.4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.4) 3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004) 4 Sec. 6.4. Scope and function of the Quality Care Board. 5 The Board shall monitor and oversee the operations, policies, 6 and procedures of the Inspector General to assure the prompt 7 and thorough investigation of allegations of neglect and 8 abuse. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Board may 9 do the following: 10 (1) Provide independent, expert consultation to the 11 Inspector General on policies and protocols for 12 investigations of alleged neglect and abuse. 13 (2) Review existing regulations relating to the 14 operation of facilities under the control of the 15 Department of Human Services. 16 (3) Advise the Inspector General as to the content 17 of training activities authorized under Section 6.2. 18 (4) Recommend policies concerning methods for 19 improving the intergovernmental relationships between the 20 office of the Inspector General and other State or 21 federal agencies. 22This Section is repealed on January 1, 2004.23 (Source: P.A. 91-169, eff. 7-16-99; 92-358, eff. 8-15-01.) 24 (210 ILCS 30/6.5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.5) 25 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004) 26 Sec. 6.5. Investigators.Within 60 days after the27effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992,The Inspector 28 General shall establish a comprehensive program to ensure 29 that every person employed or newly hired to conduct 30 investigations shall receive training on an on-going basis 31 concerning investigative techniques, communication skills, 32 and the appropriate means of contact with persons admitted or HB0088 Re-Enrolled -22- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 committed to the mental health or developmental disabilities 2 facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human 3 Services. 4This Section is repealed on January 1, 2004.5 (Source: P.A. 91-169, eff. 7-16-99; 92-358, eff. 8-15-01.) 6 (210 ILCS 30/6.6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.6) 7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004) 8 Sec. 6.6. Subpoenas; testimony; penalty. The Inspector 9 General shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and compel 10 the production of books and papers pertinent to an 11 investigation authorized by this Act, provided that the power 12 to subpoena or to compel the production of books and papers 13 shall not extend to the person or documents of a labor 14 organization or its representatives insofar as the person or 15 documents of a labor organization relate to the function of 16 representing an employee subject to investigation under this 17 Act. Mental health records of patients shall be confidential 18 as provided under the Mental Health and Developmental 19 Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Any person who fails to 20 appear in response to a subpoena or to answer any question or 21 produce any books or papers pertinent to an investigation 22 under this Act, except as otherwise provided in this Section, 23 or who knowingly gives false testimony in relation to an 24 investigation under this Act is guilty of a Class A 25 misdemeanor. 26This Section is repealed on January 1, 2004.27 (Source: P.A. 91-169, eff. 7-16-99; 92-358, eff. 8-15-01.) 28 (210 ILCS 30/6.7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.7) 29 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004) 30 Sec. 6.7. Annual report. The Inspector General shall 31 provide to the General Assembly and the Governor, no later 32 than January 1 of each year, a summary of reports and HB0088 Re-Enrolled -23- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 investigations made under this Act for the prior fiscal year 2 with respect to residents of institutions under the 3 jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services. The report 4 shall detail the imposition of sanctions and the final 5 disposition of those recommendations. The summaries shall 6 not contain any confidential or identifying information 7 concerning the subjects of the reports and investigations. 8 The report shall also include a trend analysis of the number 9 of reported allegations and their disposition, for each 10 facility and Department-wide, for the most recent 3-year time 11 period and a statement, for each facility, of the 12 staffing-to-patient ratios. The ratios shall include only 13 the number of direct care staff. The report shall also 14 include detailed recommended administrative actions and 15 matters for consideration by the General Assembly. 16This Section is repealed on January 1, 2004.17 (Source: P.A. 91-169, eff. 7-16-99; 92-358, eff. 8-15-01.) 18 (210 ILCS 30/6.8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.8) 19 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004) 20 Sec. 6.8. Program audit. The Auditor General shall 21 conduct a biennial program audit of the office of the 22 Inspector General in relation to the Inspector General's 23 compliance with this Act. The audit shall specifically 24 include the Inspector General's effectiveness in 25 investigating reports of alleged neglect or abuse of 26 residents in any facility operated by the Department of Human 27 Services and in making recommendations for sanctions to the 28 Departments of Human Services and Public Health. The Auditor 29 General shall conduct the program audit according to the 30 provisions of the Illinois State Auditing Act and shall 31 report its findings to the General Assembly no later than 32 January 1 of each odd-numbered year. 33This Section is repealed on January 1, 2004.HB0088 Re-Enrolled -24- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 (Source: P.A. 91-169, eff. 7-16-99; 92-358, eff. 8-15-01.). 2 Section 15. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by 3 changing Sections 2-106 and 2-106.1 as follows: 4 (210 ILCS 45/2-106) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-106) 5 Sec. 2-106. (a) For purposes of this Act, (i) a physical 6 restraint is any manual method or physical or mechanical 7 device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to a 8 resident's body that the resident cannot remove easily and 9 restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one's body. 10 Devices used for positioning, including but not limited to 11 bed rails, gait belts, and cushions, shall not be considered 12 to be restraints for purposes of this Section; (ii) a 13 chemical restraint is any drug used for discipline or 14 convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms. The 15 Department shall by rule, designate certain devices as 16 restraints, including at least all those devices which have 17 been determined to be restraints by the United States 18 Department of Health and Human Services in interpretive 19 guidelines issued for the purposes of administering Titles 18 20 and 19 of the Social Security Acts. 21 (b) Neither restraints nor confinements shall be 22 employed for the purpose of punishment or for the convenience 23 of any facility personnel. No restraints or confinements 24 shall be employed except as ordered by a physician who 25 documents the need for such restraints or confinements in the 26 resident's clinical record. Each facility licensed under 27 this Act must have a written policy to address the use of 28 restraints and seclusion. The Department shall establish by 29 rule the provisions that the policy must include, which, to 30 the extent practicable, should be consistent with the 31 requirements for participation in the federal Medicare 32 program. Each policy shall include periodic review of the HB0088 Re-Enrolled -25- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 use of restraints. 2 (c) A restraint may be used only with the informed 3 consent of the resident, the resident's guardian, or other 4 authorized representative. A restraint may be used only for 5 specific periods, if it is the least restrictive means 6 necessary to attain and maintain the resident's highest 7 practicable physical, mental or psychosocial well-being, 8 including brief periods of time to provide necessary 9 life-saving treatment. A restraint may be used only after 10 consultation with appropriate health professionals, such as 11 occupational or physical therapists, and a trial of less 12 restrictive measures has led to the determination that the 13 use of less restrictive measures would not attain or maintain 14 the resident's highest practicable physical, mental or 15 psychosocial well-being. However, if the resident needs 16 emergency care, restraints may be used for brief periods to 17 permit medical treatment to proceed unless the facility has 18 notice that the resident has previously made a valid refusal 19 of the treatment in question. 20 (d) A restraint may be applied only by a person trained 21 in the application of the particular type of restraint. 22 (e) Whenever a period of use of a restraint is 23 initiated, the resident shall be advised of his or her right 24 to have a person or organization of his or her choosing, 25 including the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, notified 26 of the use of the restraint. A recipient who is under 27 guardianship may request that a person or organization of his 28 or her choosing be notified of the restraint, whether or not 29 the guardian approves the notice. If the resident so 30 chooses, the facility shall make the notification within 24 31 hours, including any information about the period of time 32 that the restraint is to be used. Whenever the Guardianship 33 and Advocacy Commission is notified that a resident has been 34 restrained, it shall contact the resident to determine the HB0088 Re-Enrolled -26- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 circumstances of the restraint and whether further action is 2 warranted. 3 (f) Whenever a restraint is used on a resident whose 4 primary mode of communication is sign language, the resident 5 shall be permitted to have his or her hands free from 6 restraint for brief periods each hour, except when this 7 freedom may result in physical harm to the resident or 8 others. 9 (g) The requirements of this Section are intended to 10 control in any conflict with the requirements of Sections 11 1-126 and 2-108 of the Mental Health and Developmental 12 Disabilities Code. 13 (Source: P.A. 88-413.) 14 (210 ILCS 45/2-106.1) 15 Sec. 2-106.1. Drug treatment. 16 (a) A resident shall not be given unnecessary drugs. An 17 unnecessary drug is any drug used in an excessive dose, 18 including in duplicative therapy; for excessive duration; 19 without adequate monitoring; without adequate indications for 20 its use; or in the presence of adverse consequences that 21 indicate the drugs should be reduced or discontinued. The 22 Department shall adopt, by rule, the standards for 23 unnecessary drugs contained in interpretive guidelines issued 24 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services 25 for the purposes of administering titles 18 and 19 of the 26 Social Security Act. 27 (b) Psychotropic medication shall not be prescribed 28 without the informed consent of the resident, the resident's 29 guardian, or other authorized representative. "Psychotropic 30 medication" means medication that is used for or listed as 31 used for antipsychotic, antidepressant, antimanic, or 32 antianxiety behavior modification or behavior management 33 purposes in the latest editions of the AMA Drug Evaluations HB0088 Re-Enrolled -27- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 or the Physician's Desk Reference. 2 (c) The requirements of this Section are intended to 3 control in a conflict with the requirements of Sections 2-102 41-102and 2-107.2 of the Mental Health and Developmental 5 Disabilities Code with respect to the administration of 6 psychotropic medication. 7 (Source: P.A. 88-413.) 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Section, Section 10, 9 the changes to Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8 10 of the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents 11 Reporting Act, and the changes to Section 3-203 of the 12 Nursing Home Care Act take effect upon becoming law. HB0088 Re-Enrolled -28- LRB093 02345 AMC 02704 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 SEE INDEX 4 20 ILCS 1705/4 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-4 5 20 ILCS 1705/7 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-7 6 20 ILCS 1705/15 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-15 7 210 ILCS 30/6.2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.2 8 210 ILCS 30/6.3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.3 9 210 ILCS 30/6.4 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.4 10 210 ILCS 30/6.5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.5 11 210 ILCS 30/6.6 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.6 12 210 ILCS 30/6.7 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.7 13 210 ILCS 30/6.8 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.8 14 210 ILCS 45/2-106 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-106 15 210 ILCS 45/2-106.1 16 210 ILCS 85/6.20 17 225 ILCS 65/5-10