Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a training program for authorized direct care staff to administer medications (deletes oral and topical) under the supervision and monitoring of a registered professional nurse. Defines "medications" and "insulin in an injectable form" in relation to direct care staff administering medications to persons with a developmentally disability under the supervision and monitoring of a registered professional nurse in settings of 16 persons or fewer that are funded or licensed by the Department of Human Services and that distribute or administer medications and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled with 16 beds or fewer that are licensed by the Department of Public Health. Establishes procedures in relation to direct care staff administering insulin. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that person with disabilities parking placards or decals that are issued to veterans with a permanent disability shall not require evidence of disability for renewal.
Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that an entity that installs or operates a private business switch service shall install and operate that service such that when a user dials the digits "9-1-1" the emergency call can be connected to the 9-1-1 system without first dialing any number or set of numbers. Sets forth penalties for failing to comply with the requirements of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act to include in the definition of "provider" facilities and long-term care facilities as those terms are defined in the Nursing Home Care Act. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act to include in the definition of "health care provider" long-term care facilities as defined in the Nursing Home Care Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Service Use Tax Act. Makes a technical change concerning stating the tax as a distinct item.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees of any unit of local government. Provides that appointees appointed by a county board chairman or county executive, with or without the consent of the county board, may be removed from office for violating the code of conduct by the county board chairman or county executive with concurrence by a majority vote of the county board. Requires that reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee shall be provided to the appointee prior to the vote. Provides that appointees appointed by the county board may be removed by a majority vote of the county board for violating the code of conduct after providing the appointee with reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee.
Amends the Park District Code. Provides that the Fox Valley Pleasure Driveway and Park District is reorganized as a matter of law as the Fox Valley Park District. Provides for the transition from the existing park district board consisting of 6 appointed trustees with 4-year terms to a board of 7 elected commissioners with 4-year terms by providing for the appointed trustees now serving to be replaced as their terms expire by elected commissioners. Includes language concerning the length of terms for the commissioners elected in the first 2 elections held after the reorganization that corresponds to other portions of this Division. Makes corresponding changes in other Sections of the Code. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning notice to the circuit clerk of support payments received by the Department of Public Aid.
Amends the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.