SAFE LIFTING IN NURSING HOMES

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB3310

Select Language

×

The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

Choose Language

English

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Bengali

Bosnian

Catalan

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inuktitut

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Khmer

Korean

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Myanmar

Nepali

Norwegian

Odia

Pashto

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Samoan

Sango

Sanskrit

Sardinian

Sindhi

Sinhala

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Southern Sotho

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tigrinya

Tonga

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Welsh

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Powered by
Translate

Close

Illinois General Assembly

Top Navigation Bar

Translate

Learn

Select General Assembly

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.

ILGA.GOV

LEGISLATION & LAWS

Bills & Resolutions

Public Acts

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Constitution

Search Legislation

Glossary

Guide

Reports & Inquiry

Legislative Reports

Special Reports

FTP Site

Legislator Lookup

Capitol Complex Phone Numbers

Rules & Regulations

Illinois Register

Administrative Rules

Senate

Members

Schedules

Committees

Request for Remote Testimony

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

Senate Employment Opportunities

Media Guidelines

House

Members

Schedules

Committees

Submit testimony for House Committees

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

House Employment Opportunities

Log In

Mobile Top Bar

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.

Full Text of SB3310

Home

Legislation

Full Text

SB3310 - 104th General Assembly

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Select Menu

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Open PDF

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3310

Introduced 2/3/2026, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

210 ILCS 45/3-206.05

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. In provisions concerning a
facility's safe resident handling policy, provides that "safe lifting
equipment and accessories" includes emerging technologies approved by the
Department of Public Health by rule.
LRB104 19573 BAB 33021 b

A BILL FOR

SB3310
LRB104 19573 BAB 33021 b
1

AN ACT concerning regulation.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
5
changing Section 3-206.05 as follows:

6

(210 ILCS 45/3-206.05)
7

Sec. 3-206.05.
Safe resident handling policy.
8

(a) In this Section:
9

"Health care worker" means an individual providing direct
10
resident care services who may be required to lift, transfer,
11
reposition, or move a resident.
12

"Nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse, a
13
registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse licensed under
14
the Nurse Practice Act.
15

"Safe lifting equipment and accessories" means mechanical
16
equipment designed to lift, move, reposition, and transfer
17
residents, including, but not limited to, fixed and portable
18
ceiling lifts, sit-to-stand lifts, slide sheets and boards,
19
slings, and repositioning and turning sheets.
"Safe lifting
20
equipment and accessories" includes emerging technologies
21
approved by the Department by rule.

22

"Safe lifting team" means at least 2 individuals who are
23
trained and proficient in the use of both safe lifting

SB3310
- 2 -
LRB104 19573 BAB 33021 b
1
techniques and safe lifting equipment and accessories.
2

"Adjustable equipment" means products and devices that may
3
be adapted for use by individuals with physical and other
4
disabilities in order to optimize accessibility. Adjustable
5
equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following:
6

(1) Wheelchairs with adjustable footrest height and
7

seat width and depth.
8

(2) Height-adjustable, drop-arm commode chairs and
9

height-adjustable shower gurneys or shower benches to
10

enable individuals with mobility disabilities to use a
11

toilet and to shower safely and with increased comfort.
12

(3) Accessible weight scales that accommodate
13

wheelchair users.
14

(4) Height-adjustable beds that can be lowered to
15

accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities in
16

getting in and out of bed and that utilize drop-down side
17

railings for stability and positioning support.
18

(5) Universally designed or adaptable call buttons and
19

motorized bed position and height controls that can be
20

operated by persons with limited or no reach range, fine
21

motor ability, or vision.
22

(6) Height-adjustable platform tables for physical
23

therapy with drop-down side railings for stability and
24

positioning support.
25

(7) Therapeutic rehabilitation and exercise machines
26

with foot straps to secure the user's feet to the pedals

SB3310
- 3 -
LRB104 19573 BAB 33021 b
1

and with cuffs or splints to augment the user's grip
2

strength on handles.
3

(b) A facility must adopt and ensure implementation of a
4
policy to identify, assess, and develop strategies to control
5
risk of injury to residents and nurses and other health care
6
workers associated with the lifting, transferring,
7
repositioning, or movement of a resident. The policy shall
8
establish a process that, at a minimum, includes all of the
9
following:
10

(1) Analysis of the risk of injury to residents and
11

nurses and other health care workers taking into account
12

the resident handling needs of the resident populations
13

served by the facility and the physical environment in
14

which the resident handling and movement occurs.
15

(2) Education and training of nurses and other direct
16

resident care providers in the identification, assessment,
17

and control of risks of injury to residents and nurses and
18

other health care workers during resident handling and on
19

safe lifting policies and techniques and current lifting
20

equipment.
21

(3) Evaluation of alternative ways to reduce risks
22

associated with resident handling, including evaluation of
23

equipment and the environment.
24

(4) Restriction, to the extent feasible with existing
25

equipment and aids, of manual resident handling or
26

movement of all or most of a resident's weight except for

SB3310
- 4 -
LRB104 19573 BAB 33021 b
1

emergency, life-threatening, or otherwise exceptional
2

circumstances.
3

(5) Procedures for a nurse to refuse to perform or be
4

involved in resident handling or movement that the nurse
5

in good faith believes will expose a resident or nurse or
6

other health care worker to an unacceptable risk of
7

injury.
8

(6) Development of strategies to control risk of
9

injury to residents and nurses and other health care
10

workers associated with the lifting, transferring,
11

repositioning, or movement of a resident.
12

(7) In developing architectural plans for construction
13

or remodeling of a facility or unit of a facility in which
14

resident handling and movement occurs, consideration of
15

the feasibility of incorporating resident handling
16

equipment or the physical space and construction design
17

needed to incorporate that equipment.
18

(8) Fostering and maintaining resident safety,
19

dignity, self-determination, and choice, including the
20

following policies, strategies, and procedures:
21

(A) The existence and availability of a trained
22

safe lifting team.
23

(B) A policy of advising residents of a range of
24

transfer and lift options, including adjustable
25

diagnostic and treatment equipment, mechanical lifts,
26

and provision of a trained safe lifting team.

SB3310
- 5 -
LRB104 19573 BAB 33021 b
1

(C) The right of a competent resident, or the
2

guardian of a resident adjudicated incompetent, to
3

choose among the range of transfer and lift options
4

consistent with the procedures set forth under
5

subdivision (b)(5) and the policies set forth under
6

this paragraph (8), subject to the provisions of
7

subparagraph (E) of this paragraph (8).
8

(D) Procedures for documenting, upon admission and
9

as status changes, a mobility assessment and plan for
10

lifting, transferring, repositioning, or movement of a
11

resident, including the choice of the resident or the
12

resident's guardian among the range of transfer and
13

lift options.
14

(E) Incorporation of such safe lifting procedures,
15

techniques, and equipment as are consistent with
16

applicable federal law.
17

(c) Safe lifting teams must receive specialized, in-depth
18
training that includes, but need not be limited to, the
19
following:
20

(1) Types and operation of equipment.
21

(2) Safe manual lifting and moving techniques.
22

(3) Ergonomic principles in the assessment of risk
23

both to nurses and other workers and to residents.
24

(4) The selection, safe use, location, and condition
25

of appropriate pieces of equipment individualized to each
26

resident's medical and physical conditions and

SB3310
- 6 -
LRB104 19573 BAB 33021 b
1

preferences.
2

(5) Procedures for advising residents of the full
3

range of transfer and lift options and for documenting
4

individualized lifting plans that include resident choice.
5

Specialized, in-depth training may rely on federal
6
standards and guidelines such as the United States Department
7
of Labor Guidelines for Nursing Homes, supplemented by federal
8
requirements for barrier removal, independent access, and
9
means of accommodation optimizing independent movement and
10
transfer.
11
(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18
.)

Footer

Disclaimer

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.
Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn