Illinois Senate Bill 3131 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 21 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that upon application by a facility, the Director of Public Health may grant or renew a waiver of certain staffing requirements for registered nurses, considering specified criteria, if the facility demonstrates to the Director's satisfaction that the facility is unable, despite diligent efforts, including offering wages at a competitive rate for registered nurses in the community, to employ the required number of registered nurses. Provides that the Director may not grant or renew such waivers for certain minimum nurse staffing requirements contained in federal regulations to facilities that are Medicare-certified or both Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified. Provides that these waivers shall be reviewed quarterly by the Department of Public Health, including requiring a demonstration by the facility that it has continued to make diligent efforts to employ the required number of registered nurses, and shall be revoked for noncompliance with certain requirements. Effective immediately.

NURSING HOME-STAFFING-NURSES

Sen. William McCann [R]	Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. John Mulroe [D]	Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D]	Rep. Edward Acevedo [D]	Rep. Daniel Beiser [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]
Rep. Silvana Tabares [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Kathleen Willis [D]	Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]
Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Andre Thapedi [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]

2016-04-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-03	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-11-29	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
2016-11-29	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
2016-11-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
2016-11-29	House	Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 011-008-000
2016-11-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
2016-11-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2016-11-28	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2016-11-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-11-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2016-11-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2016-11-15	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
2016-11-14	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2016-05-03	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-05-03	House	First Reading
2016-05-02	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2016-04-21	House	Arrived in House
2016-04-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
2016-04-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2016
2016-04-14	Senate	Second Reading
2016-04-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2016-04-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
2016-04-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
2016-04-06	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
2016-03-16	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
2016-03-08	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2016-02-19	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-02-19	Senate	First Reading
2016-02-19	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
210	45	3-303.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3131&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3131.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3131eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3131ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB3131_04212016_105000T.pdf