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(210 ILCS 47/3-206.03)
Sec. 3-206.03. Resident attendants. (a) As used in this Section, "resident attendant" means an individual who assists residents in a facility with the following activities: (1) eating and drinking; and (2) personal hygiene limited to washing a resident's |
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The term "resident attendant" does not include an individual who:
(1) is a licensed health professional or a
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(2) volunteers without monetary compensation;
(3) is a nurse assistant; or
(4) performs any nursing or nursing related services
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(b) A facility may employ resident attendants to assist the nurse aides with the activities authorized under subsection (a). The resident attendants shall not count in the minimum staffing requirements under rules implementing this Act.
(c) A facility may not use on a full time or other paid basis any individual as a resident attendant in the facility unless the individual:
(1) has completed a training and competency
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(2) is competent to provide feeding, hydration, and
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(d) The training and competency evaluation program may be facility based. It may include one or more of the following units:
(1) A feeding unit that is a maximum of 5 hours in
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(2) A hydration unit that is a maximum of 3 hours in
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(3) A personal hygiene unit that is a maximum of 5
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(e) (Blank).
(f) A person seeking employment as a resident attendant is subject to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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