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Nursing Homes-resident Consent

It became law on Aug 4, 2023.

IL SB 1497 · Senate Bill · 103rd

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Became law
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Sponsors
9
Latest action
Aug 4, 2023

What it does

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that "emergency" means a situation, physical condition, or one or more practices, methods, or operations that present imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a facility and that are clinically documented in the resident's medical record (rather than only a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations that present imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a facility). Requires the need for positioning devices to be demonstrated and documented in the resident's care plan. Requires that assessment to be revisited in every comprehensive assessment of…

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This bill passed and is now law.

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    Aug 4, 2023

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