HEALTH CARE LICENSING Senate SponsorsSen. Iris Y. Martinez-Pamela J. Althoff-Andy Manar-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Patricia Van Pelt, Michael Noland, Mattie Hunter and Karen McConnaughay House Sponsors(Rep. Camille Y. Lilly-Michael J. Zalewski-Jehan Gordon-Booth-La Shawn K. Ford-Patricia R. Bellock, Kelly M. Cassidy, Will Guzzardi, William Davis, Al Riley, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Pamela Reaves-Harris, Christian L. Mitchell, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Rita Mayfield, Cynthia Soto, Emanuel Chris Welch, Arthur Turner, Robyn Gabel, Carol Ammons, Thaddeus Jones, Mary E. Flowers, Elizabeth Hernandez, Kenneth Dunkin, Laura Fine, Ron Sandack, Robert Rita, Barbara Flynn Currie, Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr., Grant Wehrli, Steven A. Andersson, Gregory Harris, Sonya M. Harper, Keith R. Wheeler, Reginald Phillips, Silvana Tabares, Edward J. Acevedo and Daniel J. Burke) 8/25/2016SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0886 20 ILCS 2105/2105-165Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Adds involuntary sexual servitude of a minor to the offenses for which a health care worker license can be revoked. Provides that if a licensed health care worker has been convicted of a forcible felony, other than a forcible felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act or involuntary sexual servitude of a minor that is a forcible felony, and the health care worker has had his or her license revoked, the health care worker may petition the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to restore his or her license. Establishes factors that the Department shall consider in determining whether a license shall be restored. Further provides that this process for petition and review by the Department shall apply to a person whose licensed is denied under these provisions.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Requires that the conviction for the forcible felony occur more than 5 years before the date the petition is filed.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:225 ILCS 46/25225 ILCS 46/33225 ILCS 46/40Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the engrossed bill with the following changes: Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that no health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain any individual in a position with certain health care related duties who have been convicted of committing or attempting to commit offenses concerning the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver or manufacture cannabis in excess of 10 grams (rather than any amount of cannabis). In provisions of the Act concerning fingerprint-based criminal history records check, provides that if an applicant or employee has a waiver for one or more disqualifying offenses pursuant to the Act and he or she is otherwise eligible to work, the Department of Public Health shall report that the applicant or employee is eligible to work, and shall not report information regarding the waiver or list the specific disqualifying offenses, if any. Makes similar changes to provisions concerning waiver. Provides that upon inquiry of a health care employer, the Department shall inform the inquiring party if a waiver is pending. Provides that the Department shall (rather than must) act upon a waiver request within 30 days. Makes other changes.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:225 ILCS 46/25225 ILCS 46/33225 ILCS 46/40Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as engrossed with the following changes: In provisions concerning health care worker licensure actions and sex crimes, provides that a health care worker that has been convicted of a forcible felony, other than a forcible felony requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act or involuntary sexual servitude of a minor that is a forcible felony, and the health care worker has had his or her license revoked, the health care worker may petition the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to restore his or her license if more than 5 years have passed since the conviction or more than 3 years have passed since the health care worker's release from confinement for that conviction, whichever is later. Provides that the Department may also consider other evidence of rehabilitation, along with any voluntary remedial actions taken by the health care worker, when determining whether a license shall be restored. Makes other changes. 1/15/2015SenatePrefiled with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 1/15/2015SenateFirst Reading 1/15/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 1/28/2015SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions 2/3/2015SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 2/19/2015SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions 3/16/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 3/16/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/17/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions 3/18/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/19/2015SenateDo Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-001-000 3/19/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015 3/24/2015SenateSecond Reading 3/24/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015 3/26/2015SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar 3/26/2015SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/26/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 048-006-000 3/27/2015HouseArrived in House 3/27/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski 4/14/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/14/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/20/2015HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 4/29/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-002-000 4/29/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/5/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 5/5/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 5/13/2015HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/13/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski 5/15/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/15/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/18/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 5/19/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-001-000 5/19/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 5/19/2015HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/19/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 5/19/2015HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Esther Golar 5/21/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine 5/21/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack 5/21/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 5/22/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015 5/31/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/29/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 3/2/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. 3/28/2016HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 3/28/2016HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/4/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 4/4/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/6/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 4/6/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli 4/7/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson 4/7/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris 4/12/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2016SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt 4/15/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper 4/20/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler 5/3/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 5/11/2016HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 5/11/2016HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 5/12/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips 5/16/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 5/18/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-003-001 5/25/2016HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 5/25/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 5/25/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/26/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares 5/26/2016HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-040-000 5/26/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 5/26/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke 5/26/2016SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 5/26/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 27, 2016 5/27/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 5/27/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/27/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 5/27/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/27/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions 5/27/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions 5/30/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-001-000 5/30/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-001-000 5/30/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 5/31/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 048-003-001 5/31/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 048-003-001 5/31/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay 5/31/2016SenateSenate Concurs 5/31/2016SenatePassed Both Houses 6/29/2016SenateSent to the Governor 8/25/2016SenateGovernor Approved 8/25/2016SenateEffective Date January 1, 2017 8/25/2016SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0886