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| Public Act 101-0116 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 8b as follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 330/8b new) | ||||
Sec. 8b. Closed captioning required. The University of | ||||
Illinois Hospital must make reasonable efforts to have | ||||
activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a | ||||
television in a common area provided for use by the general | ||||
public or in a patient's room or to enable the closed | ||||
captioning feature when requested to do so by a member of the | ||||
general public or a patient if the television includes a closed | ||||
captioning feature. | ||||
It is not a violation of this Section if the closed | ||||
captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the University | ||||
of Illinois Hospital's staff after such feature is enabled in a | ||||
common area or in a patient's room unless the deactivation of | ||||
the closed captioning feature is knowing or intentional. It is | ||||
not a violation of this Section if the closed captioning | ||||
feature is deactivated by a member of the general public, a | ||||
patient, or a member of the University of Illinois Hospital's | ||||
staff at the request of a patient of the University of Illinois | ||||
Hospital. | ||
If the University of Illinois Hospital does not have a | ||
television that includes a closed captioning feature, then the | ||
University of Illinois Hospital must ensure that all | ||
televisions obtained for common areas and patient rooms after | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||
Assembly include a closed captioning feature. This Section does | ||
not affect any other provision of law relating to disability | ||
discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or | ||
diminish the rights of a person with a disability under any | ||
other law. | ||
As used in this Section, "closed captioning" means a text | ||
display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a | ||
deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the | ||
action of a program simultaneously. | ||
Section 10. The Alternative Health Care Delivery Act is | ||
amended by adding Section 35.5 as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 3/35.5 new) | ||
Sec. 35.5. Closed captioning required. An alternative | ||
health care model licensed under this Act must make reasonable | ||
efforts to have activated at all times the closed captioning | ||
feature on a television in a common area provided for use by | ||
the general public or in a patient's room, or enable the closed | ||
captioning feature when requested to do so by a member of the | ||
general public or a patient, if the television includes a | ||
closed captioning feature. | ||
It is not a violation of this Section if the closed | ||
captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the | ||
alternative health care model's staff after such feature is | ||
enabled in a common area or in a patient's room unless the | ||
deactivation of the closed captioning feature is knowing or | ||
intentional. It is not a violation of this Section if the | ||
closed captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the | ||
general public, a patient, or a member of the alternative | ||
health care model's staff at the request of a patient of the | ||
alternative health care model licensed under this Act. | ||
If the alternative health care model licensed under this | ||
Act does not have a television that includes a closed | ||
captioning feature, then the alternative health care model | ||
licensed under this Act must ensure that all televisions | ||
obtained for common areas and patient rooms after the effective | ||
date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly | ||
include a closed captioning feature. This Section does not | ||
affect any other provision of law relating to disability | ||
discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or | ||
diminish the rights of a person with a disability under any | ||
other law. | ||
As used in this Section, "closed captioning" means a text | ||
display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a | ||
deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the | ||
action of a program simultaneously. | ||
Section 15. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act is | ||
amended by adding Section 7c as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 5/7c new) | ||
Sec. 7c. Closed captioning required. An ambulatory | ||
surgical treatment center licensed under this Act must make | ||
reasonable efforts to have activated at all times the closed | ||
captioning feature on a television in a common area provided | ||
for use by the general public or in a patient's room, or enable | ||
the closed captioning feature when requested to do so by a | ||
member of the general public or a patient, if the television | ||
includes a closed captioning feature. | ||
It is not a violation of this Section if the closed | ||
captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the ambulatory | ||
surgical treatment center's staff after such feature is enabled | ||
in a common area or in a patient's room unless the deactivation | ||
of the closed captioning feature is knowing or intentional. It | ||
is not a violation of this Section if the closed captioning | ||
feature is deactivated by a member of the general public, a | ||
patient, or a member of the ambulatory surgical treatment | ||
center's staff at the request of a patient of the ambulatory | ||
surgical treatment center licensed under this Act. | ||
If the ambulatory surgical treatment center licensed under | ||
this Act does not have a television that includes a closed | ||
captioning feature, then the ambulatory surgical treatment | ||
center licensed under this Act must ensure that all televisions | ||
obtained for common areas and patient rooms after the effective | ||
date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly | ||
include a closed captioning feature. This Section does not | ||
affect any other provision of law relating to disability | ||
discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or | ||
diminish the rights of a person with a disability under any | ||
other law. | ||
As used in this Section, "closed captioning" means a text | ||
display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a | ||
deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the | ||
action of a program simultaneously. | ||
Section 20. The Community Living Facilities Licensing Act | ||
is amended by adding Section 5.5 as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 35/5.5 new) | ||
Sec. 5.5. Closed captioning required. A Community Living | ||
Facility licensed under this Act must make reasonable efforts | ||
to have activated at all times the closed captioning feature on | ||
a television in a common area provided for use by the general | ||
public or in a resident's room, or enable the closed captioning | ||
feature when requested to do so by a member of the general | ||
public or a resident, if the television includes a closed | ||
captioning feature. | ||
It is not a violation of this Section if the closed | ||
captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the Community | ||
Living Facility's staff after such feature is enabled in a | ||
common area or in a resident's room unless the deactivation of | ||
the closed captioning feature is knowing or intentional. It is | ||
not a violation of this Section if the closed captioning | ||
feature is deactivated by a member of the general public, a | ||
resident, or a member of the a Community Living Facility's | ||
staff at the request of a resident of the Community Living | ||
Facility licensed under this Act. | ||
If a Community Living Facility licensed under this Act does | ||
not have a television in a common area that includes a closed | ||
captioning feature, then the Community Living Facility | ||
licensed under this Act must ensure that all televisions | ||
obtained for common areas after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly include a closed | ||
captioning feature. This Section does not affect any other | ||
provision of law relating to disability discrimination or | ||
providing reasonable accommodations or diminish the rights of a | ||
person with a disability under any other law. Nothing in this | ||
Section shall apply to televisions that are privately owned by | ||
a resident or third party and not owned by the Community Living | ||
Facility. | ||
As used in this Section, "closed captioning" means a text | ||
display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a | ||
deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the | ||
action of a program simultaneously. | ||
Section 25. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding | ||
Section 3-801.2 as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 45/3-801.2 new) | ||
Sec. 3-801.2. Closed captioning required. A facility | ||
licensed under this Act must make reasonable efforts to have | ||
activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a | ||
television in a common area provided for use by the general | ||
public or in a resident's room, or enable the closed captioning | ||
feature when requested to do so by a member of the general | ||
public or a resident, if the television includes a closed | ||
captioning feature. | ||
It is not a violation of this Section if the closed | ||
captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the facility's | ||
staff after such feature is enabled in a common area or in a | ||
resident's room unless the deactivation of the closed | ||
captioning feature is knowing or intentional. It is not a | ||
violation of this Section if the closed captioning feature is | ||
deactivated by a member of the general public, a resident, or a | ||
member of the facility's staff at the request of a resident of | ||
a facility licensed under this Act. | ||
If a facility licensed under this Act does not have a | ||
television in a common area that includes a closed captioning | ||
feature, then the facility licensed under this Act must ensure | ||
that all televisions obtained for common areas after the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||
Assembly include a closed captioning feature. This Section does | ||
not affect any other provision of law relating to disability | ||
discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or | ||
diminish the rights of a person with a disability under any | ||
other law. Nothing in this Section shall apply to televisions | ||
that are privately owned by a resident or third party and not | ||
owned by the facility. | ||
As used in this Section, "closed captioning" means a text | ||
display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a | ||
deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the | ||
action of a program simultaneously. | ||
Section 40. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation | ||
Act of 2013 is amended by adding Section 2-101.5 as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 49/2-101.5 new) | ||
Sec. 2-101.5. Closed captioning required. A facility | ||
licensed under this Act must make reasonable efforts to have | ||
activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a | ||
television in a common area provided for use by the general | ||
public or in a consumer's room, or enable the closed captioning | ||
feature when requested to do so by a member of the general | ||
public or a consumer, if the television includes a closed | ||
captioning feature. | ||
It is not a violation of this Section if the closed | ||
captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the facility's | ||
staff after such feature is enabled in a common area or in a | ||
consumer's room unless the deactivation of the closed | ||
captioning feature is knowing or intentional. It is not a | ||
violation of this Section if the closed captioning feature is | ||
deactivated by a member of the general public, a consumer, or a | ||
member of the facility's staff at the request of a consumer of | ||
a facility licensed under this Act. | ||
If a facility licensed under this Act does not have a | ||
television in a common area that includes a closed captioning | ||
feature, then the facility licensed under this Act must ensure | ||
that all televisions obtained for common areas after the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||
Assembly include a closed captioning feature. This Section does | ||
not affect any other provision of law relating to disability | ||
discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or | ||
diminish the rights of a person with a disability under any | ||
other law. Nothing in this Section shall apply to televisions | ||
that are privately owned by a resident or third party and not | ||
owned by the facility. | ||
As used in this Section, "closed captioning" means a text | ||
display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a | ||
deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the | ||
action of a program simultaneously. | ||
Section 45. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding | ||
Section 11.8 as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 85/11.8 new) | ||
Sec. 11.8. Closed captioning required. A hospital licensed | ||
under this Act must make reasonable efforts to have activated | ||
at all times the closed captioning feature on a television in a | ||
common area provided for use by the general public or in a | ||
patient's room, or enable the closed captioning feature when | ||
requested to do so by a member of the general public or a | ||
patient, if the television includes a closed captioning | ||
feature. | ||
It is not a violation of this Section if the closed | ||
captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the hospital's | ||
staff after such feature is enabled in a common area or in a | ||
patient's room unless the deactivation of the closed captioning | ||
feature is knowing or intentional. It is not a violation of | ||
this Section if the closed captioning feature is deactivated by | ||
a member of the general public, a patient, or a member of the | ||
hospital's staff at the request of a patient of a hospital | ||
licensed under this Act. | ||
If a hospital licensed under this Act does not have a | ||
television that includes a closed captioning feature, then the | ||
hospital must ensure that all televisions obtained for common | ||
areas and patient rooms after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly include a closed | ||
captioning feature. This Section does not affect any other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
provision of law relating to disability discrimination or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
providing reasonable accommodations or diminish the rights of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
person with a disability under any other law. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As used in this Section, "closed captioning" means a text | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
action of a program simultaneously.
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