IDPH-NURS HOME-3RD PARTY REVEW
Summary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to establish a process for independent third party investigation of a long-term care facility's complaint about Department employees or individuals acting on behalf of the Department in making an inspection, survey, or evaluation under the Act. Requires the rules to include necessary and appropriate protections to ensure that a person filing a complaint in good faith does not suffer any adverse effect on account of having done so. Effective January 1, 2013.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Apr 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Jul 2012
Introduced Mar 30, 2012
Signed Jul 30, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2012 · House Mar 29, 2012
How they voted
53–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
May 25, 2012
D
Democratic34
88% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 30, 2012
Became law
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0863
Jul 30, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
May 25, 2012
House · Passed
Passed Both Houses
May 25, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-5)
Apr 25, 2012
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000
Apr 11, 2012
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Public Health
Mar 30, 2012
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
Mar 30, 2012
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
Mar 29, 2012
House · Amendment adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
Mar 29, 2012
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
Mar 29, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (109-0-8)
Mar 28, 2012
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
Mar 27, 2012
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 27, 2012
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Unes
Mar 7, 2012
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-003-000
Feb 27, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
Feb 8, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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