Date	Chamber	Action
7/14/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0122

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

210 ILCS 85/6.25

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. In the list of provisions to be incorporated into hospital policies regarding the risk of injury to patients and nurses and other health care workers associated with the lifting, transferring, repositioning, or movement of a patient, includes (1) the primacy of maintaining patient dignity, self-determination, and choice and (2) consideration of the feasibility of incorporating patient handling equipment or the physical space and construction design needed to incorporate that equipment in conjunction with federal handling equipment or the physical space and construction design needed to incorporate that equipment and federal guidelines known as Access to Medical Care for Individuals With Mobility Disabilities. Makes other changes. Effective on January 1, 2012.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act in the provision concerning safe patient handling policy. Sets forth definitions for "safe lifting equipment and accessories" and "safe lifting team". Makes changes to the provision concerning the minimum requirements of a hospital's policy with regard to strategies to control the risk of injury to patients and nurses and other health care workers associated with the lifting, transferring, repositioning, or movement of a patient.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
2/16/2011	House	First Reading
2/16/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2011	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2/23/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/1/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
3/3/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
3/3/2011	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
3/16/2011	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Health Care Licenses Committee; 003-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Remains in Health Care Licenses Committee
3/16/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
3/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
3/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2011	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
3/31/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
4/4/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/5/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/5/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/7/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
4/7/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
4/7/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
4/7/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
4/7/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011
4/7/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
4/8/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/8/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
5/4/2011	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
5/4/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
5/5/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2011
5/17/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/17/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/15/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
7/14/2011	House	Governor Approved
7/14/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
7/14/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0122

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