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type: "Bill"
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title: "NURSING HM-AUTHENTICATION"
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description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that all physician's orders and plans of treatment shall have the authentication of the physician and that \"authentication\" means an original written signature or an electronic signature system that allows for the verification of a signer's credentials. Provides that a stamp signature, with or without initials, is not sufficient."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "SB 1248"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1248 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-08"
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last_action: "2011-07-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c549e653-c5d1-4eee-bebf-52481ded63fe"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1248&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=56886&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "b180875d30fedc75ede22103b1e42c4146472922394cce7bb85c48b8ac52c602"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1248 (97th) — NURSING HM-AUTHENTICATION
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Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that all physician's orders and plans of treatment shall have the authentication of the physician and that "authentication" means an original written signature or an electronic signature system that allows for the verification of a signer's credentials. Provides that a stamp signature, with or without initials, is not sufficient.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1248&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56886&DocNum=1248&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1248eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56886&DocNum=1248&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1248enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56886&DocNum=1248&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
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- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-01** Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2011
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- **2011-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2011
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- **2011-03-17** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2011-03-17** Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2011-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-11** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2011-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-04** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2011-05-04** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2011-05-04** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Al Riley
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- **2011-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0179 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c549e653-c5d1-4eee-bebf-52481ded63fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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