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The legislation, spurred by a news investigation, allows workers to be barred from health care jobs for obstructing investigations into staff misconduct

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed new legislation allowing workers to be barred from health care jobs if they obstruct investigations into abuse and misconduct.

New Illinois law aims to curb abuse by health care workers; Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation June 9 in wake of news investigations

The legislation, spurred by a news investigation, allows workers to be barred from health care jobs for obstructing investigations into staff misconduct

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation allowing workers to be barred from health care jobs if they obstruct investigations into abuse and misconduct.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation allowing workers to be barred from health care jobs if they obstruct investigations into abuse and misconduct.

The bill would prohibit health care workers who have been the subject of a substantiated claim of “material obstruction” of an abuse investigation from further employment in the health care field.

Individuals with substantiated complaints would be barred from employment in health care

A measure spurred by reports of abuse at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in downstate Anna passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday and will head to the House.

Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced a critical transformation initiative that will reshape the way the State approaches care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).