IL SB3416

All persons age 18 or older seeking admission to a nursing facility must be screened for criminal history prior to admission, regardless of income, assets, or funding source.

Screening agencies may conduct background checks consistent with established standards, with results submitted to the Department of Public Health for maintenance in a manner accessible to residential and non-residential providers.

Nursing facilities, except those licensed for under age 22, must request criminal history background check results from the Department within 24 hours after admission, or initiate a background check if one was not started prior to admission.

If background check results are inconclusive, facilities must initiate fingerprint-based checks unless waived by the Director of Public Health based on resident immobility or other health-related criteria.

Facilities must immediately report to the Department of Public Health if a resident is identified as an offender, and the Department shall conduct an independent Criminal History Analysis and maintain records of identified offender residents.