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SB 3131 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

NURSING HOME-STAFFING-NURSES

Summary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that upon application by a facility, the Director of Public Health may grant or renew a waiver of certain staffing requirements for registered nurses, considering specified criteria, if the facility demonstrates to the Director's satisfaction that the facility is unable, despite diligent efforts, including offering wages at a competitive rate for registered nurses in the community, to employ the required number of registered nurses. Provides that the Director may not grant or renew such waivers for certain minimum nurse staffing requirements contained in federal regulations to facilities that are Medicare-certified or both Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified. Provides that these waivers shall be reviewed quarterly by the Department of Public Health, including requiring a demonstration by the facility that it has continued to make diligent efforts to employ the required number of registered nurses, and shall be revoked for noncompliance with certain requirements. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2016
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 21, 2016 Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2016

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2016
D Democratic28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican18
15 Yea 3
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jan 3, 2017
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Nov 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 011-008-000
lower
Nov 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Nov 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 28, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Nov 28, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
lower
Nov 14, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
lower
May 3, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-4)
senate
Apr 6, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 8, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 19, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.