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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2492
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2492, on page 1,
3 after line 3, by inserting the following:
4 "Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
5 adding Section 6.19 as follows:
6 (210 ILCS 5/6.19 new)
7 Sec. 6.19. Use of restraints. Each hospital licensed
8 under this Act must have a written policy to address the use
9 of restraints and seclusion in the hospital. The Department
10 shall establish, by rule, the provisions that the policy must
11 include, which, to the extent practicable, should be
12 consistent with the requirements for participation in the
13 federal Medicare program. Each hospital policy shall include
14 periodic review of the use of restraints or seclusion in the
15 hospital.
16 In hospitals, restraints or seclusion may only be ordered
17 by (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
18 branches, or (2) a registered nurse with supervisory
19 responsibilities as authorized by the medical staff. The
20 medical staff of a hospital may adopt a policy specifying the
21 requirements for the use of restraints or seclusion and
22 identifying whether a registered nurse with supervisory
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1 responsibilities may order restraints or seclusion in the
2 hospital when the patient's treating physician is not
3 available.
4 Registered nurses authorized to order restraints or
5 seclusion shall have appropriate training and experience as
6 determined by medical staff policy. The treating physician
7 shall be notified when restraints or seclusion are ordered by
8 a registered nurse. Nothing in this Section requires that a
9 medical staff authorize a registered nurse with supervisory
10 responsibilities to order restraints or seclusion."; and
11 on page 1, line 4, by replacing "Section 5" with "Section
12 10".