77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.850
Employee Assistance Program
Section 300.850Â Employee Assistance Program
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For
the purposes of this Section, an "employee assistance program" is a
program that supports individual physical and mental well-being and that is
provided by the facility or through an insurance or employee benefits program
offered by the facility. Employee assistance programs may include, but are not
limited to, programs that offer professional counseling, stress management,
mental wellness support, smoking cessation, and other support services.
b)
A
facility shall ensure that nurses employed by the facility are aware of
employee assistance programs or other like programs available for the physical
and mental well-being of the employee
.
c)
The
facility shall provide information on these programs, no less than at the time
of employment and during any benefit open enrollment period, by an information
form about the respective programs that a nurse
shall
sign during
onboarding at the facility
, and upon request of the employee.
d)
The
signed information form shall be added to the nurse's personnel file. The
facility may provide this information to nurses electronically
. (Section
3-613 of the Act from PA 102-1007)