Bill > HB3361

This bill amends the Nursing Home Care Act to modify the requirements for posting information about staffing violations in nursing homes. Currently, nursing homes that violate minimum staffing requirements must display a prominent notice stating they do not meet staffing ratios. The bill introduces an exception to this posting requirement: if a nursing home is at 90% or more of the minimum staffing requirements, or if the facility corrects its staffing deficiency before the posting deadline, it will not need to display the violation notice. This change potentially reduces the public visibility of staffing challenges in nursing homes by providing facilities with a way to avoid mandatory public disclosure of staffing shortfalls. The bill maintains other existing posting requirements, such as displaying current licenses, complaint procedures, contact information for advocacy services like the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and other regulatory information in areas accessible to residents, employees, and visitors.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3361&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104