SB 1912 — DEPT HUMAN SERVICES-TECH

SB1912 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 08717 RCE 08947 b AN ACT concerning humanhealth services.care workers.

The DepartmentHealth ofCare HumanWorker ServicesBackground Check Act is amended by changing SectionSections 1-525 and 65 as follows:

(20(225 ILCS 1305/1-5)46/25) Sec.

1-5.25.

L____________p_______Persons -------.ineligible to be hired by health care employers.

It(a) isAfter theJanuary purpose1, 1996, or January 1, 1997, as applicable, no health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain any individual in a position with duties involving direct care for clients, patients, or residents, who has been convicted of thiscommitting Actor attempting to providecommit forone theor creationmore of the Departmentoffenses ofdefined Humanin ServicesSections and8-1.1, to8-1.2, transfer9-1, to9-1.2, it9-2, certain9-2.1, rights,9-3, powers,9-3.1, duties,9-3.2, and9-3.3, functions10-1, currently10-2, exercised10-3, by10-3.1, various10-4, other10-5, agencies10-7, 11-6, 11-9.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-4.4, 12-4.5, 12-4.6, 12-4.7, 12-7.4, 12-11, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-19, 12-21, 12-21.6, 12-32, 12-33, 16-1, 16-1.3, 16A-3, 17-3, 18-1, 18-2, 18-3, 18-4, 18-5, 19-1, 19-3, 19-4, 20-1, 20-1.1, 24-1, 24-1.2, 24-1.5, or 33A-2 of Statethe Government.Criminal Code of 1961;

Thisthose Actprovided consolidatesin andSection centralizes4 certainof humanthe servicesWrongs programs that are now offered to theChildren citizensAct; of this State by a number of different State agencies;

itthose isprovided intendedin toSection make53 possible the more effective and efficient operation of the affectedCriminal programsJurisprudence andAct; services.

those defined in Section 5, 5.1, 5.2, 7, or 9 of the Cannabis Control Act;

or those defined in Sections 401, 401.1, 404, 405, 405.1, 407, or 407.1 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless the applicant or employee obtains a waiver pursuant to Section 40.

_a_____________________,______________________a_____________ ______k____________________n______________________n_____________ SB1912 Enrolled -2- LRB093 08717 RCE 08947 b _____v_____________________c______________________r_____________ _____(______________________c_____________________i_____________ _____r_____________________n______________________t_____________ _____2_____________________,______________________1_____________ _____2_____________________o______________________n_____________ _______S____________________8_____________________l_____________ _____a_____________________r______________________e_____________ _____r_____________________i______________________f_____________ _____d_____________________i________ __U____________________y______________________t_____________ _____e_____________________w______________________u_____________ ______h_____________________s_____________________,_____________ _____h_____________________t______________________m_____________ _____a_____________________o______________________p________ __h______________________i____________________o_____________ _____i_____________________n______________________g_____________ _____l_____________________r_______________________c____________ _____t______________________t_____________________m_____________ _____s_____________________s_____________ (b) A health care employer shall not hire, employ, or retain any individual in a position with duties involving direct care of clients, patients, or residents if the health care employer becomes aware that the individual has been convicted in another state of committing or attempting to commit an offense that has the same or similar elements as an offense listed in subsection (a) o _________, as verified by court records, records from a state agency, or an FBI criminal history record check.

This shall not be construed to mean that a health care employer has an obligation to conduct a criminal history records check in other states in which an employee has resided.

90-441, eff.

1-1-98;

91-598, eff.

1-1-00.) (225 ILCS 46/65) SB1912 Enrolled -3- LRB093 08717 RCE 08947 b Sec.

65.

Health Care Worker Task Force.

A Health Care Worker Task Force shall be appointed n -----------h------------- ----- to study and make recommendations on statutory changes to this Act.

(a) The Task Force shall monitor the status of the implementation of this Act and monitor complaint investigations relating to this Act by the Department on Aging, Department of Public Health, Department of Professional Regulation, and the Department of Human Services to determine the criminal background, if any, of health care workers who have had findings of abuse, theft, or exploitation.

(b) The Task Force shall make recommendations concerning:-----------------h---------------------s------------- -----s---------------------v----------------------d------------- -----h---------------------e----------------------a------------- -----r---------------------a----------------------e------------- -----l---------------------a------------------------d----------- -----a---------------------s----------------------l------------- modifications to the list of offenses enumerated in Section 25___n_____________________o______________________d_____________ _____s____- and --- any other necessary or desirable changes to the Act.

(c) The Task Force shall issue an interim report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than J__n_____________ -----b------------.

The final report shall be issued no later than September 30, 2____ -9---, and shall include specific statutory changes recommended, if any.

(d) The Task Force shall be ________ ---p------ of the following members,_ who shall serve without pay:

(1) a chairman knowledgeable about health care issues, who shall be appointed by the Governor;

(2) the Director of t----------------- Public Health or his or her designee;

SB1912 Enrolled -4- LRB093 08717 RCE 08947 b (3) the Director of t----------------- State Police or his or her designee;

(3.5) the Director of t---------------o-- Public Aid or his or her designee;

_________________a______________________o_____________ _e________ _________________o______________________h_____________ (4) 2 representatives of health care providers, _ who shall be appointed by the Governor;

(5) 2 representatives of health care employees, _ who shall be appointed by the Governor;

_________________n______________________m_____________ _o______________________w_____________________n_____________ _o________ (6) a representative of the general public who has an interest in health care, _ who shall be appointed by the Governor;

and (7) 4 members of the General Assembly, one appointed by the Speaker of the House, one appointed by the House Minority Leader, one appointed by the President of the Senate, and one appointed by the Senate Minority Leader.

(Source:

P.A.

89-197, eff.

7-21-95;

7-3-96.)7-1-97;

89-674, eff.

8-14-96;

90-14, eff.