Sen. Thomas Cullerton
Filed: 4/3/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2031 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2031 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 1-123 as follows:
 



6    (210 ILCS 45/1-123)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4151-123)



7    Sec. 1-123. 
"Resident's representative" means a person 
8other than the
owner not related to the resident, or an agent 
9or employee of a facility not related to the resident,

10designated in writing by a resident to be his representative, 
11or the resident's
guardian. "Resident's representative" 
12includes: 

13        (1) an individual chosen by the resident to act on 
14    behalf of the resident in order to support the resident in 
15    decision-making; access medical, social, or other personal 
16    information of the resident; manage financial matters; or 
 
 
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1    receive notifications;
2        (2) a person authorized by State or federal law, 
3    including, but not limited to, agents under power of 
4    attorney, representative payees, and other fiduciaries, to 
5    act on behalf of the resident in order to support the 
6    resident in decision-making; access medical, social, or 
7    other personal information of the resident; manage 
8    financial matters; or receive notifications;
9        (3) a legal representative, as used in Section 712 of 
10    the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3058g); or
11        (4) the court-appointed guardian or conservator of a 
12    resident.
13Nothing in this definition is intended to expand the scope of 
14authority of any resident's representative beyond that 
15authority specifically authorized by the resident, State or 
16federal law, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 
17(Source: P.A. 97-869, eff. 7-30-12; 98-149, eff. 8-2-13.)

 

18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.".