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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3461 Introduced 2/7/2012, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility may request that a guardian designate in writing a representative to act on the guardian's behalf if, in an emergency, the facility cannot locate the guardian by telephone. Provides that the guardian may specify in writing the circumstances under which the guardian's representative may act. Effective immediately.
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| | SB3461 | | LRB097 16980 DRJ 62171 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 2-102.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 45/2-102.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2-102.5. Guardian's representative. A facility may |
| 8 | | request that a guardian designate in writing a representative |
| 9 | | to act on the guardian's behalf if, in an emergency, the |
| 10 | | facility cannot locate the guardian by telephone. The guardian |
| 11 | | may specify in writing the circumstances under which the |
| 12 | | guardian's representative may act.
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| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 14 | | becoming law.
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