NURS HOME-REPORT ABUSE-OMBUDSM

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act, and the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Provides that any administrator, supervisor, or employee of a long term care facility, or any administrator, supervisor, or employee of an assisted living or shared housing establishment, having reasonable cause to believe that any resident of the facility or establishment has been subjected to abuse shall report the abuse or cause a report of the abuse to be made as follows: if the suspected abuse results in serious bodily injury to the resident, a telephone report shall be made to the local law enforcement agency within 2 hours after the administrator, supervisor, or employee observed, obtained knowledge of, or suspected the abuse; in addition, a written report shall be made to the local law enforcement agency, the Department, and the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman within 2 hours after the administrator, supervisor, or employee observed, obtained knowledge of, or suspected the abuse. Provides that if the suspected abuse does not result in serious bodily injury to the resident, such reports shall be made within 24 hours. Effective immediately.