Will County Gazette

Natalie A. Manley introduced HB1287 in the Illinois House on Jan. 13, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the administrator of a facility or establishment under any of those Acts shall ensure that the facility or establishment has an automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the facility or establishment. Provides course requirements for persons certified to provide automated external defibrillation. Provides that a facility or establishment shall contract with or employ a physician who shall be the automated external defibrillation medical director for the facility or establishment and who shall oversee and coordinate specified requirements."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill amends the Nursing Home Care Act to require that by Jan. 1, 2030, nursing home facilities in Illinois have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and policies for their use. Facility administrators must ensure the presence of AEDs and establish procedures for automated defibrillation. All personnel authorized to operate AEDs must complete a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use, meeting standards by the American Heart Association or the American National Red Cross, and maintain current certification. Additionally, facilities are responsible for AED maintenance and oversight, adhering to the Automated External Defibrillator Act and current medical practices.

Manley graduated from Joliet Junior College with an AA and again in 1999 from the University of St. Francis with a BA.

Natalie A. Manley is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 98th House District. She assumed office in 2013.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

You can read more about bills and other measures here.

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB1287	01/13/2025	Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the administrator of a facility or establishment under any of those Acts shall ensure that the facility or establishment has an automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the facility or establishment. Provides course requirements for persons certified to provide automated external defibrillation. Provides that a facility or establishment shall contract with or employ a physician who shall be the automated external defibrillation medical director for the facility or establishment and who shall oversee and coordinate specified requirements.