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HB 1684 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

HOSPITAL LICENSE-SAFE PATIENT

Summary
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. In the list of provisions to be incorporated into hospital policies regarding the risk of injury to patients and nurses and other health care workers associated with the lifting, transferring, repositioning, or movement of a patient, includes (1) the primacy of maintaining patient dignity, self-determination, and choice and (2) consideration of the feasibility of incorporating patient handling equipment or the physical space and construction design needed to incorporate that equipment in conjunction with federal handling equipment or the physical space and construction design needed to incorporate that equipment and federal guidelines known as Access to Medical Care for Individuals With Mobility Disabilities. Makes other changes. Effective on January 1, 2012.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Jul 2011
Introduced Apr 7, 2011 Signed Jul 14, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2011 · House Apr 7, 2011

How they voted

55–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 56
May 17, 2011
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
22 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Jul 14, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0-1)
senate
May 4, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Apr 8, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 7, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0-6)
house
Apr 5, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 4, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
lower
Mar 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
Remains in Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Health Care Licenses Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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