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Public Act 91-0461
SB322 Enrolled LRB9102000JSpcA
AN ACT to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by adding
Section 3-206.03.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
Section 3-206.03 as follows:
(210 ILCS 45/3-206.03 new)
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 hands and face, brushing and combing a
resident's hair, oral hygiene, shaving residents with an
electric razor, and applying makeup.
The term "resident attendant" does not include an
individual who:
(1) is a licensed health professional or a
registered dietitian;
(2) volunteers without monetary compensation;
(3) is a nurse assistant; or
(4) performs any nursing or nursing-related
services for residents of a facility.
(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
evaluation program encompassing the tasks the individual
provides; and
(2) is competent to provide feeding, hydration, and
personal hygiene services.
(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
length.
(2) A hydration unit that is a maximum of 3 hours
in length.
(3) A personal hygiene unit that is a maximum of 5
hours in length.
These programs must be reviewed and approved by the
Department every 2 years.
(f) A person seeking employment as a resident attendant
is subject to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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