Illinois House Bill 4026

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-28 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Residential Facility Safety and Support Act. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning investigative reports issued by the Department of Human Services' Inspector General that pertain to allegations of resident abuse or neglect at State-operated mental health facilities, expands the list of reportable conduct to include material obstruction of an investigation by a facility employee. Requires the Inspector General to report to the Department of Public Health's Health Care Worker Registry, the identity and finding of each employee of a facility or agency against whom there is a final investigative report prepared by the Office of the Inspector General containing a substantiated allegation of material obstruction of an investigation. Defines "material obstruction of an investigation" and "presenting untruthful information". Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Prohibits mental health facilities or agencies that are licensed, certified, operated, or funded by the Department of Human Services from employing any person identified by the Health Care Worker Registry as having been the subject of a substantiated finding of physical abuse, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, egregious neglect, or material obstruction of an investigation (rather than abuse or neglect of a service recipient). Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Prohibits health care employers from hiring or retaining any individual in a position with duties involving direct care of clients, patients, or residents who has a finding by the Department of Human Services denoted on the Health Care Worker Registry of material obstruction of an investigation. Effective immediately.

RESIDENTIAL SAFETY SUPPORT

Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]

Rep. Charles Meier [R]

Rep. Suzanne Ness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-28	House	First Reading
2023-03-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
2023-03-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
2023-03-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1305	1-17	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	1705	7.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	46	25	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4026&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4026.htm