Bill Text: IL HB0948 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Repeals the Abuse of Adults with Disabilities Intervention Act. Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Adult Protective Services Act and amends various Acts to change references to the short title. Adds and defines new terms. Provides that within 6 months, the Department on Aging shall establish a centralized Adult Protective Services Helpline for the purposes of reporting the abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an eligible adult. Requires the Department on Aging to make the helpline accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and to post its telephone number online. Requires the Department on Aging to report to the Department of Public Health's health care worker registry the identity and administrative finding against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated decision of significant abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an eligible adult. Contains provisions concerning notice to caregivers; report challenges; registry hearings; a caregiver's rights to collateral action; removal from the registry; and the referral of registry reports to health care facilities; the establishment of a Statewide Fatality Review Team; and other matters. Effective July 1, 2013.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-4)

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0049 [HB0948 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0948-Amended.html

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Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 5/17/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 948
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 948, AS AMENDED,
with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
1 as follows:
on page 118, by replacing lines 13 through 15 with the
following:
"upon adequate funding; implementation shall be expanded to
adults with disabilities upon the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, except those
responsibilities under subsection (a), which shall be
undertaken as soon as practicable:"; and
on page 128, by replacing lines 1 through 13 with the
following:
"(a) Reporting to the registry. The Department on Aging";
and

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on page 129, by replacing lines 5 through 7 with the following:
"on behalf of, the State of Illinois or any Department thereof,
that"; and
on page 130, by replacing line 25 with the following:
"volunteers to provide direct care without first conducting
an"; and
on page 131, by replacing lines 21 through 26 with the
following:
"(d) Notice to caregiver. The Department on Aging shall
establish rules concerning notice to the caregiver in cases of
abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation."; and
on page 132, by deleting lines 1 through 9; and
on page 133, line 2, by deleting "registry"; and
on page 133, by replacing lines 5 through 26 with the
following:
"(g) Caregiver challenges. The Department on Aging shall
establish, by rule, procedures concerning caregiver
challenges."; and
on page 134, by deleting lines 1 through 6; and

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on page 134, line 7, by replacing "(i)" with "(h)"; and
on page 134, line 23, by replacing "(j)" with "(i)"; and
on page 135, line 14, by replacing "(k)" with "(j)"; and
on page 169, line 9, after "2013", by inserting:
", except the provisions adding Section 7.5 to the Elder Abuse
and Neglect Act take effect on January 1, 2014".