Date	Chamber	Action
7/30/2012	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0863

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

210 ILCS 45/3-212

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-212

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to establish a process for independent third party investigation of a long-term care facility's complaint about Department employees or individuals acting on behalf of the Department in making an inspection, survey, or evaluation under the Act. Requires the rules to include necessary and appropriate protections to ensure that a person filing a complaint in good faith does not suffer any adverse effect on account of having done so. Effective January 1, 2013.

House Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	210 ILCS 45/3-212

	Adds reference to:
	210 ILCS 45/3-713.5 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Creates a provision that concerns informal dispute resolutions for facilities under the Act. Provides that under a specified provision of the Act, when a facility submits comments to licensure findings, it shall be considered an informal dispute resolution if the same findings were not submitted for an informal dispute resolution pursuant to protocols for federal certification deficiencies established by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall review documentation submitted as the basis for an informal dispute resolution. Provides that if the Department determines that the submitted evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute the findings, then the Department shall provide a written explanation of the reason or reasons why the evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute the finding.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2012	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch
2/8/2012	House	First Reading
2/8/2012	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/21/2012	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
2/27/2012	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/7/2012	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-003-000
3/7/2012	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/9/2012	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/9/2012	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2012	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Unes
3/27/2012	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/28/2012	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
3/28/2012	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Unes
3/28/2012	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
3/29/2012	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
3/29/2012	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/29/2012	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2012	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
3/30/2012	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/30/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/30/2012	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
3/30/2012	Senate	First Reading
3/30/2012	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/11/2012	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
4/25/2012	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000
4/25/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
5/10/2012	Senate	Second Reading
5/10/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
5/25/2012	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
5/25/2012	House	Passed Both Houses
6/22/2012	House	Sent to the Governor
7/30/2012	House	Governor Approved
7/30/2012	House	Effective Date January 1, 2013
7/30/2012	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0863

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