HEALTH CARE-BACKGROUND CHECK House SponsorsRep. Camille Y. Lilly-Jehan Gordon-Booth-Kelly M. Cassidy-La Shawn K. Ford-Christian L. Mitchell, Barbara Flynn Currie, Rita Mayfield, Robyn Gabel, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., William Davis, Mike Smiddy, Arthur Turner, Gregory Harris, Cynthia Soto, Monique D. Davis, Robert Rita, Kenneth Dunkin, Lou Lang, Elizabeth Hernandez, Pamela Reaves-Harris, Carol Ammons and Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die 225 ILCS 46/25225 ILCS 46/65735 ILCS 5/Art. VIII Pt. 29 heading new735 ILCS 5/8-2901 new Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Replaces language prohibiting a health care employer to hire, employ, or retain any individual in a position with duties involving direct care for clients if the individual is convicted of committing specified offenses with language that allows health care employers to hire, employ, or retain any individual in a position involving direct care for clients, patients, or residents, or access to the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal records of residents, who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses after specified time periods or within the time periods with a waiver under the Act. Adds 5 members to the Health Care Worker Task Force. Requires the Task Force to issue recommendations to the Department of Public Health, including (i) examining whether the relevant rules must be amended to reflect changes in Illinois law, (ii) determining whether the waiver procedures are effective, and (iii) connecting people with criminal records to employment with work in the health care industry. Requires the Department of Public Health to issue a report regarding waivers. Makes other changes. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that evidence that an employee (1) has been granted a waiver or similar relief pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act or (2) has been convicted of a disqualifying offense is not admissible for the purpose of proving that an employer was negligent or otherwise liable for hiring the employee if the employee has received a waiver or has otherwise been determined eligible for hire pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Effective immediately. 2/25/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 2/25/2015HouseFirst Reading 2/25/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/3/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 3/3/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 3/3/2015HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 3/10/2015HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/17/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 3/19/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell 3/20/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 3/20/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/24/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 4/15/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 4/16/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 4/16/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy 4/16/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 4/16/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris 4/16/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 4/16/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth 4/17/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 4/17/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 4/17/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 4/17/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 4/20/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 4/22/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 4/23/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/4/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris 5/12/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/13/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die