Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 46 Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Section 20

    (225 ILCS 46/20)

    Sec. 20. Exceptions. This Act shall not apply to:

        (1) an individual who is licensed by the Department

    of Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of Public Health under another law of this State;

        (2) an individual employed or retained by a health

    care employer for whom a criminal background check is required by another law of this State; or

        (3) a student in a licensed health care field

    including, but not limited to, a student nurse, a physical therapy student, or a respiratory care student unless he or she is (i) employed by a health care employer in a position with duties involving direct care for clients, patients, or residents or (ii) employed by a long-term care facility in a position that involves or may involve contact with residents or access to the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal records of residents.

(Source: P.A. 95-120, eff. 8-13-07.)

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