SB3766 amends the Illinois Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act to expand where the supervised clinical portion of an approved certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program may be completed. Under the bill, the Department must allow clinical training to occur either on site at an assisted living or supportive living establishment that meets Department clinical and resident acuity standards, or at a licensed skilled nursing or intermediate care facility through a Department-approved affiliation agreement.
The bill also directs the Department to allow supervised clinical training completed at an assisted living establishment, supportive living program building, or approved affiliated site to satisfy the supervised clinical experience requirement for placement on the Health Care Worker Registry. In addition, the Department must adopt rules requiring the Registry to identify where an individual received clinical training and make any other rule changes needed to implement the new section.
Impact
The bill creates a new Section 74 in the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act and changes Department of Public Health rules governing CNA training and registry placement. Its practical effect is to broaden approved clinical training sites for CNA students, potentially increasing training capacity in assisted living and supportive living settings while preserving Department oversight through acuity standards and approved affiliation agreements. It also adds a new registry reporting requirement tied to the location of clinical training.
Sentiment
No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate or opposition in the materials supplied. Based on the bill text, the measure appears administrative and workforce-oriented, with an overall neutral-to-supportive policy posture focused on expanding training pathways for nursing assistants.
Contention
The main potential points of contention are likely to be whether assisted living and supportive living settings can provide clinical training that is sufficiently rigorous and safe, and whether the Department should approve affiliated sites outside traditional nursing facilities. Another possible concern is administrative burden from new registry tracking and rulemaking requirements. No specific legislators, agencies, providers, or advocacy groups are identified in the available record as taking opposing positions.