AGING-LONG TERM OMBUDSMAN Senate SponsorsSen. Mattie Hunter House Sponsors(Rep. Terra Costa Howard-Yolonda Morris-Camille Y. Lilly, Suzanne M. Ness, Maura Hirschauer, Fred Crespo, Michael J. Kelly and Kimberly Du Buclet) 8/2/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0767 20 ILCS 105/4.04from Ch. 23, par. 6104.04Amends the Illinois Act on the 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".Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 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 facility reports of incidents or occurrences involving the resident that were made to other State agencies. 1/31/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter 1/31/2024SenateFirst Reading 1/31/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/6/2024SenateAssigned to Health and Human Services 2/21/2024SenatePostponed - Health and Human Services 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 3/20/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services 3/20/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/21/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Health and Human Services; 009-000-000 3/21/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 22, 2024 4/9/2024SenateSecond Reading 4/9/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2024 4/10/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 4/10/2024HouseArrived in House 4/11/2024HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 4/11/2024HouseFirst Reading 4/11/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/15/2024HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/1/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 5/1/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/15/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris 5/15/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness 5/15/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer 5/15/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo 5/15/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly 5/16/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 5/16/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet 5/16/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/16/2024SenatePassed Both Houses 6/14/2024SenateSent to the Governor 8/2/2024SenateGovernor Approved 8/2/2024SenateEffective Date January 1, 2025 8/2/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0767