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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4249         </title>
<shortdesc>AGING-LONG TERM OMBUDSMAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Terra Costa Howard-Yolonda Morris</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 105/4.04</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 6104.04</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Act on Aging. In a provision requiring a long term care facility to permit the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman to examine and copy a resident's clinical and other records, includes access to facility incident reports. In the definition of "access", changes "express written consent" to "express consent".</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions concerning the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, expands the definition of "access" to means the right to inspect and copy the clinical and other records of a participant or resident, regardless of age, with the express written consent of the participant or resident, or if consent is given orally, visually, or through the use of auxiliary aids and services, such consent is documented contemporaneously by a representative of the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman. In provisions requiring long term care facilities, supportive living facilities, assisted living establishments, and shared housing establishments to permit Office representatives to examine and copy a resident's clinical and other reports, includes reports of incidents or occurrences involving the resident that were made to other State agencies.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>11/30/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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