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HB1242 - 104th General Assembly

MHDDAA-RN&MENTAL HLTH TECHS
Last Action
1/28/2025 - House: Referred to Rules Committee
House Sponsors
Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1705/4from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-4
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. To provide for the safety of mental health care patients and staff members, provides for no fewer than 2 registered nurses and no fewer than 2 mental health technicians to be assigned to any unit at any time in the following State-operated hospitals: (1) the Alton Mental Health Center, at Alton; (2) the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, at Chicago; (3) the Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, at Anna; (4) the Elgin Mental Health Center, at Elgin; (5) the John J. Madden Mental Health Center, at Hines; and (6) the Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard Mental Health Center, at Springfield. Provides that, if a registered nurse or mental health technician is assigned to 2 or more units, the calculation of the number of registered nurses or mental health technicians who are assigned to a unit shall be calculated for each registered nurse or mental health technician as one divided by the number of units to which the registered nurse or mental health technician is assigned. Effective immediately.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/10/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
1/28/2025 House First Reading
1/28/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee