Bill Text: IL HB0762 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Removes the requirement that a person listed on the Health Care Worker Registry who requests a waiver of the prohibition against employment must show that he or she has paid all outstanding fines. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0565 [HB0762 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0762-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Removes the requirement that a person listed on the Health Care Worker Registry who requests a waiver of the prohibition against employment must show that he or she has paid all outstanding fines. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0565 [HB0762 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0762-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Health Care Worker Background Check Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 46/40)
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7 | Sec. 40. Waiver.
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8 | (a) Any student, applicant, or employee listed on the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Health Care Worker Registry may request a waiver of the
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10 | prohibition against
employment by:
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11 | (1) completing a waiver application on a form | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | prescribed by the Department of Public Health;
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13 | (2) providing a written explanation of each conviction | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | to include (i) what happened, (ii) how many years have | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | passed since the offense, (iii) the individuals involved, | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (iv) the age of the applicant at the time of the offense, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | and (v) any other circumstances surrounding the offense; | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | and | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (3) providing official documentation showing that all | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | fines have been paid, if applicable, and the date probation | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | or parole was satisfactorily completed, if applicable.
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22 | (b) The applicant may, but is not required to, submit | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | employment and character references and any other evidence |
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1 | demonstrating the ability of the applicant or employee
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2 | perform the employment responsibilities competently and | ||||||
3 | evidence that the
applicant or employee does not pose a threat | ||||||
4 | to the health or safety of
residents, patients, or clients.
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5 | (c) The Department of Public Health
must inform health care | ||||||
6 | employers if a waiver is being sought by entering a record on | ||||||
7 | the Health Care Worker Registry that a waiver is pending and | ||||||
8 | must act upon the waiver request within 30 days
of
receipt of | ||||||
9 | all necessary information, as defined by rule. Except in cases | ||||||
10 | where a rehabilitation waiver is granted, a letter shall be | ||||||
11 | sent to the applicant notifying the applicant that he or she | ||||||
12 | has received an automatic waiver.
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13 | (d) An individual shall not be employed from the
time that | ||||||
14 | the employer receives a notification from the Department of | ||||||
15 | Public Health based upon the results of a fingerprint-based | ||||||
16 | criminal history records check
containing disqualifying | ||||||
17 | conditions until the time that the individual receives
a | ||||||
18 | waiver.
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19 | (e) The entity responsible for inspecting, licensing,
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20 | certifying, or
registering the health care employer and the | ||||||
21 | Department of Public Health shall be immune from liability for | ||||||
22 | any
waivers granted under this Section.
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23 | (f) A health care employer is not obligated to employ or | ||||||
24 | offer
permanent
employment to an applicant, or to retain an | ||||||
25 | employee who is granted a waiver
under this Section.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 94-665, eff. 1-1-06; 95-120, eff. 8-13-07; |
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1 | 95-545, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
3 | becoming law.
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