NURSING HOMES-VISITORS-ACCESS House SponsorsRep. Patrick J Verschoore-Mike Boland, Harry Osterman and Mary E. Flowers 2/24/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 025-038-049 210 ILCS 45/2-108from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-108 Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a nursing home resident has the right to immediate access by the resident's immediate family or other relatives. Provides that the facility in which a resident resides must permit immediate access to the resident by the resident's immediate family or other relatives, subject to the resident's right to deny or withdraw his or her consent to such access. Provides that, in particular, a resident's immediate family members are not subject to visiting hour limitations. Effective immediately.State Mandates Fiscal Note (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) In the opinion of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, HB 4534 creates a local government organization and structure mandate for which reimbursement of the increased costs to units of local government is not required under the State Mandates Act.Fiscal Note (Dept. of Public Health) No fiscal impact on the Department of Public Health 1/11/2006HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J Verschoore 1/11/2006HouseFirst Reading 1/11/2006HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/23/2006HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 1/24/2006HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 1/25/2006HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 2/1/2006HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman 2/8/2006HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee 2/8/2006HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote 2/8/2006HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote 2/8/2006HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-003 2/8/2006HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/9/2006HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black 2/9/2006HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black 2/9/2006HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 2/14/2006HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Filed 2/16/2006HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 2/17/2006HouseFiscal Note Filed 2/23/2006HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 2/23/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 2/24/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 025-038-049