Full Text of SB1779 103rd General Assembly
SB1779 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB1779 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Doris Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 225 ILCS 65/Art. 80 heading | | 225 ILCS 65/80-10 | | 225 ILCS 65/80-45 | |
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Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Changes the name of the Medication Aide Pilot Program to the Medication Aide Program. Makes conforming changes. Provides that to be approved as a qualified facility under the program (instead of for the duration of the pilot program), a facility must meet specified requirements. Removes provisions that provide that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall submit a report regarding patient safety, efficiency, and errors, as determined by rule, to the General Assembly no later than 6 months after termination of the pilot program. Removes language providing that licenses under the Medication Aide Program Article may not be renewed or restored. Makes corresponding changes.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing | 5 | | the heading of Article 80 and Sections 80-10 and 80-45 as | 6 | | follows: | 7 | | (225 ILCS 65/Art. 80 heading) | 8 | | ARTICLE 80. MEDICATION AIDE PILOT PROGRAM
| 9 | | (Article scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 98-990, eff. 8-18-14 .) | 11 | | (225 ILCS 65/80-10) | 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | 13 | | Sec. 80-10. Program Pilot program . | 14 | | (a) The Department shall administer and enforce a Licensed | 15 | | Medication Aide Pilot Program. The
program shall last for a | 16 | | period of 3 years, as determined by rule.
During the 3-year | 17 | | pilot program, the Department shall license and regulate | 18 | | licensed
medication aides. As part of the pilot program, no | 19 | | more than 10 skilled nursing homes, which
shall be | 20 | | geographically located throughout the State, shall be | 21 | | authorized to
employ licensed medication aides, as approved by | 22 | | the Department. The Department may consult
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| 1 | | of Public Health as necessary to properly administer and | 2 | | enforce this Article. | 3 | | (b) To be approved as a qualified facility under the for | 4 | | the duration of the pilot program, a facility must: | 5 | | (1) be licensed in good standing as a skilled nursing | 6 | | facility by the
Department of Public Health; | 7 | | (2) have an overall Five Star
Quality Rating of 3, 4, | 8 | | or 5 from the most recent data available on the Centers for
| 9 | | Medicare and Medicaid Services' website; | 10 | | (3) certify that the employment of a licensed | 11 | | medication aide will not
replace or diminish the | 12 | | employment of a registered nurse or licensed practical | 13 | | nurse at
the facility; | 14 | | (4) certify that a registered nurse will be on-duty | 15 | | and present in the facility to
delegate and supervise the | 16 | | medication administration by a licensed medication aide at
| 17 | | all times; | 18 | | (5) certify that, with the exception of licensed | 19 | | health care professionals,
only licensed medication aides | 20 | | will be employed in the capacity of administering
| 21 | | medication; and | 22 | | (6) provide information regarding patient safety,
| 23 | | efficiency, and errors as determined by the Department; | 24 | | failure to submit any
required report may be grounds for | 25 | | discipline or sanctions under this Act, the
Nursing Home | 26 | | Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act, or the |
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Care Act. | 2 | | The Department shall submit a report regarding patient | 3 | | safety, efficiency, and errors, as
determined by rule, to the | 4 | | General Assembly no later than 6 months after termination of | 5 | | the pilot
program.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 98-990, eff. 8-18-14 .) | 7 | | (225 ILCS 65/80-45) | 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | 9 | | Sec. 80-45. Expiration of license. The expiration date for | 10 | | each license to practice as a licensed medication aide shall | 11 | | be set by
the rule. Licenses under this Article may not be | 12 | | renewed or restored.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 98-990, eff. 8-18-14 .)
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