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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2276
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2276 on page 1,
3 line 26, after "branches", by inserting ", statewide
4 organizations representing nursing homes,"; and
5 on page 3, line 2, by changing "Section 6.19" to "Sections
6 6.19 and 6.20"; and
7 on page 3, after line 14, by inserting the following:
8 "(210 ILCS 85/6.20 new)
9 Sec. 6.20. Use of restraints. Each hospital licensed
10 under this Act must have a written policy to address the use
11 of restraints and seclusion in the hospital. The Department
12 shall establish, by rule, the provisions that the policy must
13 include, which, to the extent practicable, should be
14 consistent with the requirements for participation in the
15 federal Medicare program. Each hospital policy shall
16 include periodic review of the use of restraints or seclusion
17 in the hospital.
18 In hospitals, restraints or seclusion may only be
19 ordered by (i) a physician licensed to practice medicine in
20 all its branches or (ii) a registered nurse with supervisory
21 responsibilities as authorized by the medical staff. The
22 medical staff of a hospital may adopt a policy specifying
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1 the requirements for the use of restraints or seclusion and
2 identifying whether a registered nurse with supervisory
3 responsibilities may order restraints or seclusion in the
4 hospital when the patient's treating physician is not
5 available.
6 Registered nurses authorized to order restraints or
7 seclusion shall have appropriate training and experience as
8 determined by medical staff policy. The treating physician
9 shall be notified when restraints or seclusion are ordered by
10 a registered nurse. Nothing in this Section requires that a
11 medical staff authorize a registered nurse with supervisory
12 responsibilities to order restraints or seclusion.".