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Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
Filed: 4/12/2005
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LRB094 03371 RSP 45082 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1716
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1716 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 2.07 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2805/2.07) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)
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| Sec. 2.07. The Department shall employ and maintain |
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| sufficient and
qualified staff at the veterans' homes to
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| fulfill the requirements of this Act. The Department shall |
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| report to
the General Assembly, by January 1 and July 1 of each |
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| year, the number of
staff employed in providing direct patient |
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| care at their veterans' homes,
the compliance or noncompliance |
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| with staffing standards established by the
United States |
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| Department of Veterans Affairs for
such care, and in the event |
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| of
noncompliance with such standards, the number of staff |
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| required for compliance. For purposes of this Section, a nurse |
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| who has a license application pending with the State shall not |
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| be deemed unqualified by the Department if the nurse is in |
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| compliance with 225 ILCS 65/5-15(g) or 225 ILCS 5-15(i) of the |
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| Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
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| All contracts between the State and outside contractors to |
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| provide workers
to
staff and service
the Anna
Veterans Home |
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| shall be canceled in accordance with the terms of those
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| contracts. Upon
cancellation, each
worker or staff member shall |