(210 ILCS 86/15)
Sec. 15.
Staffing levels.
(a) The number of registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses,
and other
nursing personnel assigned to each patient care unit shall be consistent with
the types of
nursing care needed by the patients and the capabilities of the staff. Patients
on each unit
shall be evaluated near the end of each change of shift by criteria developed
by the nursing
service. There shall be staffing schedules reflecting actual nursing personnel
required for the
hospital and for each patient unit. Staffing patterns shall reflect
consideration of nursing
goals, standards of nursing practice, and the needs of the patients.
(b) Current nursing staff schedules shall be available upon request at each
patient care
unit. Each schedule shall list the daily assigned nursing personnel and average
daily census
for the unit. The actual nurse staffing assignment roster for each patient care
unit shall be
available upon request at the patient care unit for the effective date of that
roster. Upon the
roster's expiration, the hospital shall retain the roster for 5 years from the
date of its
expiration.
(c) All records required under this Section, including anticipated staffing
schedules
and the methods to determine and adjust staffing levels shall be made available
to the public
upon request.
(d) All records required under this Section shall be maintained by the
facility for no
less than 5 years.
(Source: P.A. 93-563, eff. 1-1-04.)
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