Illinois House Bill 1114

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-12 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. To provide for the safety of mental health care patients and staff members, provides for no fewer than 2 registered nurses and no fewer than 2 mental health technicians to be assigned to any unit at any time in the following State-operated hospitals: (1) the Alton Mental Health Center, at Alton; (2) the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, at Chicago; (3) the Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, at Anna; (4) the Elgin Mental Health Center, at Elgin; (5) the John J. Madden Mental Health Center, at Hines; and (6) the Andrew McFarland Mental Health Center, at Springfield. Provides that, if a registered nurse or mental health technician is assigned to 2 or more units, the calculation of the number of registered nurses or mental health technicians who are assigned to a unit shall be calculated for each registered nurse or mental health technician as one divided by the number of units to which the registered nurse or mental health technician is assigned. Effective immediately.

MHDDAA-RN&MENTAL HLTH TECHS

Rep. Maurice West [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2023-01-09	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1705	4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1114&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1114.htm