SYVERSON. (REITZ-MATHIAS) 20 ILCS 1705/15.4 new Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services is authorized to supervise the development of a training program for medication aides. Provides the conditions under which trained medication aides are authorized to distribute oral and topical medications. Provides that programs using medication aides are responsible for documenting and maintaining records on the training completed for each medication aide. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 65/5-15 Deletes everything. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for certain direct care staff to administer oral and topical medications under the direction and monitoring of a registered professional nurse. Provides that the Departments of Human Services and Public Health are authorized to promulgate emergency rules with respect to a training program. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act to provide that the Act does not prohibit the direct care staff training program. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Human Services) Fiscal impact would be $67.8 million for one hour of nursing oversight per person per day. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything and reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended. Provides that this training program shall be developed in consultation with professional associations representing (i) physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches and (ii) registered professional nurses. Provides that authorization to administer medications applies to the programs in settings of 16 persons or fewer. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes May 27, 1999) Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for authorized direct care staff (now direct care staff). Defines authorized direct care staff, nurse-trainer training program, self-administration of medications, and training program. Sets requirements for training and authorization of non-licensed direct care staff, medication self-administration, and quality assurance. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from H-am 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes everything. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for certain direct care staff to administer oral and topical medications under the supervision and monitoring of a registered professional nurse. Provides that the Departments of Human Services and Public Health are authorized to promulgate emergency rules with respect to a training program. Provides that this training program shall be developed in consultation with professional associations representing (i) physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches and (ii) registered professional nurses. Provides that authorization to administer medications applies to the programs in settings of 16 persons or fewer. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for authorized direct care staff. Defines authorized direct care staff, nurse-trainer training program, self-administration of medications, and training program. Sets requirements for training and authorization of non-licensed direct care staff, medication self-administration, and quality assurance. Provides that qualified direct care staff shall be granted consideration for a one-time additional salary differential provided by the Department, but that this provision is inoperative on and after June 30, 2000. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act to provide that the Act does not prohibit the direct care staff training program. Effective immediately. 99-02-25 S FIRST READING 99-02-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 99-03-19 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB HEALTH S 99-03-19 S ADOPTED 99-03-19 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 006-001-004 SPBH 99-03-19 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-22 99-03-22 S FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED WELCH 99-03-22 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-22 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-SYVERSON 99-03-22 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-22 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-SYVERSON 99-03-22 S RULES REFERS TO SPBH 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-SYVERSON 99-03-23 S BE ADOPTED SPBH/009-000-000 99-03-23 S FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-24 S SECOND READING 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-SYVERSON 99-03-24 S ADOPTED 99-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 99-03-26 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-26 H HOUSE SPONSOR REITZ 99-03-26 H FIRST READING 99-03-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-04-28 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H 99-04-28 H ADOPTED 99-04-28 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 012-000-000 HHSV 99-04-28 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-12 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MATHIAS 99-05-13 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-REITZ 99-05-13 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-13 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-14 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-14 H TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(a) HOUSE AMEND #2 99-05-14 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 113-000-000 99-05-14 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-17 S MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01-SYVERSON 99-05-17 S SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01 99-05-17 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-17 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-20 H MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - HSE AMEND NO 01/REITZ 99-05-20 H CALENDAR ORDER OF NON-CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-21 H HSE REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01 99-05-21 H HSE REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST 99-05-21 H HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/REITZ, 99-05-21 H FEIGENHOLTZ, 99-05-21 H CURRIE, 99-05-21 H RUTHERFORD & KOSEL 99-05-21 S SEN ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST 99-05-24 S SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/SYVERSON, 99-05-24 S PARKER, DONAHUE, 99-05-24 S OBAMA, MUNOZ 99-05-25 H HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/REITZ 99-05-25 H CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-25 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED 1ST/003-002-000 99-05-25 H HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/113-000-000 99-05-26 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-26 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/SYVERSON 99-05-26 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-26 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/SYVERSON 99-05-26 S RULES REFERS TO SPBH 99-05-27 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/SYVERSON 99-05-27 S BE ADOPTED SPBH/008-000-000 99-05-27 S SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/SYVERSON 99-05-27 S SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/056-000-000 99-05-27 S BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST 99-05-27 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-25 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-19 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-19 S EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-19 99-08-19 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0630 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary