Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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.

Senate 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
2/9/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
2/9/2011	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/23/2011	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
3/1/2011	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
3/15/2011	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
3/15/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
3/30/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
3/30/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
3/31/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
4/1/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
4/1/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/6/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
4/11/2011	Senate	Second Reading
4/11/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
4/12/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 007-000-000
4/13/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
4/14/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/14/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes
4/14/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/14/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
4/14/2011	House	Arrived in House
4/14/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/14/2011	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
4/14/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/21/2011	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/13/2011	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
5/20/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
5/26/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
5/27/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
5/29/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
5/29/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/29/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 In line by 3PM. Timely filed in accordance with House Rule 18(e)
5/29/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
5/31/2011	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
5/14/2012	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
5/14/2012	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
5/18/2012	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
5/29/2012	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
5/31/2012	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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