Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 2405/3

from Ch. 23, par. 3434

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Provides that any home care and home health worker who functions as a personal assistant or as an individual maintenance home health worker and provides services under the Department of Human Services' Home Services Program shall complete standardized training as determined by the Department before enrollment under the Program. Provides that the training must be available in languages other than English and must be available to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. Provides that home care and home health worker training must include successful completion of the following training components: basic first aid, working with vulnerable adults, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, and basic roles and responsibilities of home care and home health workers, including information about assistance with lifting and transfers for Program recipients, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, fraud issues, and completion of time sheets. Provides that upon completion of the training components, the home care and home health worker must demonstrate the competency to provide assistance to Program recipients. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
2/26/2015	House	First Reading
2/26/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/10/2015	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/27/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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