Senate Sponsors: FAWELL. House Sponsors: CHURCHILL-SANTIAGO-RYDER Short description: HLTHCARE WORKER-BKGROUND CHECK Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning persons ineligible to be hired by health care employers. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Pro- vides that no health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain an individual in a position with duties involving direct care for clients, patients, or residents who has been convicted of com- mitting or attempting to commit certain offenses defined in the Crimi- nal Code of 1961 that are in addition to offenses already listed in the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 46/25.1 new Further amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Adds to the list of offenses in the amendatory Act. Provides that an employer need not initiate an additional criminal background check in certain situations. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 46/55 Further amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act to allow a health care worker suspended from employment based on an inaccurate criminal background check to recover backpay from his or her employer for the period of suspension. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0441 Last action date: 97-08-16 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status