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Synopsis As Introduced Creates the Hospital Report Card Act. Provides requirements for staffing levels. Requires hospitals to prepare a quarterly report detailing specified information as a condition of licensure. Requires the Department of Public Health to submit a report summarizing the quarterly reports by region to the General Assembly and publish that report on its website. Provides protection for whistleblowers. Provides a private right of action to whistleblowers against their employers. Provides penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that violations of the Hospital Report Card Act are grounds for discipline under the Act.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Hospital Report Card Act. Contains provisions concerning records related to staffing levels for nurses, orientation and training of hospital staff, the requirement of a quarterly report prepared by an individual hospital for submission to the Department of Public Health, whistleblower protections, a private right of action for violation of the whistleblower protection provisions, and regulatory oversight by the Department of Public Health. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act to make compliance with the Hospital Report Card Act a condition for a permit or license. Effective January 1, 2004.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that certain records shall be made available to the public without information identifying a patient, employee, or licensed professional. Provides that certain reports and Department disclosures may not contain any information identifying a patient, employee, or licensed professional.
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