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Bill NURSING HOME-STAFFING-NURSES 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th SB 626 Illinois SB 626 (100th)
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Illinois SB 626 (100th) — NURSING HOME-STAFFING-NURSES

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.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1121 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Wm. Sam McCann — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-01-25 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann filing
  • 2017-01-25 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-01-25 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-02-01 Assigned to Public Health referral-committee
  • 2017-02-16 Postponed - Public Health
  • 2017-03-02 Do Pass Public Health; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2017
  • 2017-03-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann amendment-introduction
  • 2017-03-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-03-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
  • 2017-03-14 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2017-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2017
  • 2017-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Long Term Care
  • 2017-04-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Reported Back To Public Health; 003-000-000
  • 2017-04-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 007-000-000
  • 2017-04-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann amendment-introduction
  • 2017-04-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
  • 2017-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 005-000-000
  • 2017-04-28 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
  • 2017-05-02 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2017-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; McCann amendment-passage
  • 2017-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; McCann amendment-passage
  • 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2017-05-02 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-03 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2017-05-10 Chief House Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
  • 2017-05-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-05-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-05-15 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-05-19 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
  • 2017-05-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-05-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2017-05-26 Passed Both Houses
  • 2017-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2017-08-18 Effective Date August 18, 2017
  • 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0217 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2cef5be4-c3eb-4f81-b6f4-c3b896845393. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).