Bill Amendment: IL HB5151 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: REPEAL PERTUSSIS VACCINE ACT
Status: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB5151 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5151-Senate_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: REPEAL PERTUSSIS VACCINE ACT
Status: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB5151 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5151-Senate_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5151 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5151, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is | ||||||
6 | amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 75, 80, 90, and 95 as | ||||||
7 | follows:
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8 | (210 ILCS 9/10) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
10 | "Activities of daily living" means eating, dressing, | ||||||
11 | bathing, toileting, transferring, or personal hygiene. | ||||||
12 | "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" means a | ||||||
13 | home, building, residence, or any other place where sleeping | ||||||
14 | accommodations are provided for at least 3 unrelated adults, | ||||||
15 | at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older and where the | ||||||
16 | following are provided consistent with the purposes of this |
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1 | Act: | ||||||
2 | (1) services consistent with a social model that is | ||||||
3 | based on the premise that the resident's unit in assisted | ||||||
4 | living and shared housing is his or her own home; | ||||||
5 | (2) community-based residential care for persons who | ||||||
6 | need assistance with activities of daily living, including | ||||||
7 | personal, supportive, and intermittent health-related | ||||||
8 | services available 24 hours per day, if needed, to meet | ||||||
9 | the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident; | ||||||
10 | (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by | ||||||
11 | the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the | ||||||
12 | establishment, with the consent of the resident or | ||||||
13 | resident's representative; and | ||||||
14 | (4) a physical environment that is a homelike setting | ||||||
15 | that includes the following and such other elements as | ||||||
16 | established by the Department: individual living units | ||||||
17 | each of which shall accommodate small kitchen appliances | ||||||
18 | and contain private bathing, washing, and toilet | ||||||
19 | facilities, or private washing and toilet facilities with | ||||||
20 | a common bathing room readily accessible to each resident. | ||||||
21 | Units shall be maintained for single occupancy except in | ||||||
22 | cases in which 2 residents choose to share a unit. | ||||||
23 | Sufficient common space shall exist to permit individual | ||||||
24 | and group activities. | ||||||
25 | "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" does | ||||||
26 | not mean any of the following: |
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1 | (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by | ||||||
2 | the federal government or the State of Illinois. | ||||||
3 | (2) A long term care facility licensed under the | ||||||
4 | Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the | ||||||
5 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a | ||||||
6 | facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a | ||||||
7 | facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. However, a facility | ||||||
8 | licensed under any of those Acts may convert distinct | ||||||
9 | parts of the facility to assisted living. If the facility | ||||||
10 | elects to do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate | ||||||
11 | of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds that were | ||||||
12 | converted. | ||||||
13 | (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the | ||||||
14 | principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis, | ||||||
15 | care, and treatment of human illness and that is required | ||||||
16 | to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act. | ||||||
17 | (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child | ||||||
18 | Care Act of 1969. | ||||||
19 | (5) A community living facility as defined in the | ||||||
20 | Community Living Facilities Licensing Act. | ||||||
21 | (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by | ||||||
22 | and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by | ||||||
23 | spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the | ||||||
24 | creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious | ||||||
25 | denomination. | ||||||
26 | (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human |
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1 | Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as | ||||||
2 | defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements | ||||||
3 | Licensure and Certification Act. | ||||||
4 | (8) A supportive residence licensed under the | ||||||
5 | Supportive Residences Licensing Act. | ||||||
6 | (9) The portion of a life care facility as defined in | ||||||
7 | the Life Care Facilities Act not licensed as an assisted | ||||||
8 | living establishment under this Act; a life care facility | ||||||
9 | may apply under this Act to convert sections of the | ||||||
10 | community to assisted living. | ||||||
11 | (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under | ||||||
12 | the Hospice Program Licensing Act. | ||||||
13 | (11) A shared housing establishment. | ||||||
14 | (12) A supportive living facility as described in | ||||||
15 | Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
16 | "Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||||
17 | "Director" means the Director of Public Health. | ||||||
18 | "Emergency situation" means imminent danger of death or | ||||||
19 | serious physical harm to a resident of an establishment. | ||||||
20 | "License" means any of the following types of licenses | ||||||
21 | issued to an applicant or licensee by the Department: | ||||||
22 | (1) "Probationary license" means a license issued to | ||||||
23 | an applicant or licensee that has not held a license under | ||||||
24 | this Act prior to its application or pursuant to a license | ||||||
25 | transfer in accordance with Section 50 of this Act. | ||||||
26 | (2) "Regular license" means a license issued by the |
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1 | Department to an applicant or licensee that is in | ||||||
2 | substantial compliance with this Act and any rules | ||||||
3 | promulgated under this Act. | ||||||
4 | "Licensee" means a person, agency, association, | ||||||
5 | corporation, partnership, or organization that has been issued | ||||||
6 | a license to operate an assisted living or shared housing | ||||||
7 | establishment. | ||||||
8 | "Licensed health care professional" means a registered | ||||||
9 | professional nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a | ||||||
10 | physician assistant, and a licensed practical nurse. | ||||||
11 | "Mandatory services" include the following: | ||||||
12 | (1) 3 meals per day available to the residents | ||||||
13 | prepared by the establishment or an outside contractor; | ||||||
14 | (2) housekeeping services including, but not limited | ||||||
15 | to, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the resident's unit; | ||||||
16 | (3) personal laundry and linen services available to | ||||||
17 | the residents provided or arranged for by the | ||||||
18 | establishment; | ||||||
19 | (4) security provided 24 hours each day including, but | ||||||
20 | not limited to, locked entrances or building or contract | ||||||
21 | security personnel; | ||||||
22 | (5) an emergency communication response system, which | ||||||
23 | is a procedure in place 24 hours each day by which a | ||||||
24 | resident can notify building management, an emergency | ||||||
25 | response vendor, or others able to respond to his or her | ||||||
26 | need for assistance; and |
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1 | (6) assistance with activities of daily living as | ||||||
2 | required by each resident. | ||||||
3 | "Negotiated risk" is the process by which a resident, or | ||||||
4 | his or her representative, may formally negotiate with | ||||||
5 | providers what risks each are willing and unwilling to assume | ||||||
6 | in service provision and the resident's living environment. | ||||||
7 | The provider assures that the resident and the resident's | ||||||
8 | representative, if any, are informed of the risks of these | ||||||
9 | decisions and of the potential consequences of assuming these | ||||||
10 | risks. | ||||||
11 | "Owner" means the individual, partnership, corporation, | ||||||
12 | association, or other person who owns an assisted living or | ||||||
13 | shared housing establishment. In the event an assisted living | ||||||
14 | or shared housing establishment is operated by a person who | ||||||
15 | leases or manages the physical plant, which is owned by | ||||||
16 | another person, "owner" means the person who operates the | ||||||
17 | assisted living or shared housing establishment, except that | ||||||
18 | if the person who owns the physical plant is an affiliate of | ||||||
19 | the person who operates the assisted living or shared housing | ||||||
20 | establishment and has significant control over the day to day | ||||||
21 | operations of the assisted living or shared housing | ||||||
22 | establishment, the person who owns the physical plant shall | ||||||
23 | incur jointly and severally with the owner all liabilities | ||||||
24 | imposed on an owner under this Act. | ||||||
25 | "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical | ||||||
26 | Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its |
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1 | branches. | ||||||
2 | "Resident" means a person residing in an assisted living | ||||||
3 | or shared housing establishment. | ||||||
4 | "Resident's representative" means a person, other than the | ||||||
5 | owner, agent, or employee of an establishment or of the health | ||||||
6 | care provider unless related to the resident, designated in | ||||||
7 | writing by a resident or a court to be his or her | ||||||
8 | representative. This designation may be accomplished through | ||||||
9 | the Illinois Power of Attorney Act, pursuant to the | ||||||
10 | guardianship process under the Probate Act of 1975, or | ||||||
11 | pursuant to an executed designation of representative form | ||||||
12 | specified by the Department. | ||||||
13 | "Self" means the individual or the individual's designated | ||||||
14 | representative. | ||||||
15 | "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" means a | ||||||
16 | publicly or privately operated free-standing residence for 16 | ||||||
17 | or fewer persons, at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or | ||||||
18 | older and who are unrelated to the owners and one manager of | ||||||
19 | the residence, where the following are provided: | ||||||
20 | (1) services consistent with a social model that is | ||||||
21 | based on the premise that the resident's unit is his or her | ||||||
22 | own home; | ||||||
23 | (2) community-based residential care for persons who | ||||||
24 | need assistance with activities of daily living, including | ||||||
25 | housing and personal, supportive, and intermittent | ||||||
26 | health-related services available 24 hours per day, if |
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1 | needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a | ||||||
2 | resident; and | ||||||
3 | (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by | ||||||
4 | the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the | ||||||
5 | establishment, with the consent of the resident or the | ||||||
6 | resident's representative. | ||||||
7 | "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" does not | ||||||
8 | mean any of the following: | ||||||
9 | (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by | ||||||
10 | the federal government or the State of Illinois. | ||||||
11 | (2) A long term care facility licensed under the | ||||||
12 | Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the | ||||||
13 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a | ||||||
14 | facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a | ||||||
15 | facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. A facility licensed | ||||||
16 | under any of those Acts may, however, convert sections of | ||||||
17 | the facility to assisted living. If the facility elects to | ||||||
18 | do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate of Need | ||||||
19 | for its nursing beds that were converted. | ||||||
20 | (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the | ||||||
21 | principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis, | ||||||
22 | care, and treatment of human illness and that is required | ||||||
23 | to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act. | ||||||
24 | (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child | ||||||
25 | Care Act of 1969. | ||||||
26 | (5) A community living facility as defined in the |
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1 | Community Living Facilities Licensing Act. | ||||||
2 | (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by | ||||||
3 | and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by | ||||||
4 | spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the | ||||||
5 | creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious | ||||||
6 | denomination. | ||||||
7 | (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human | ||||||
8 | Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as | ||||||
9 | defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements | ||||||
10 | Licensure and Certification Act. | ||||||
11 | (8) A supportive residence licensed under the | ||||||
12 | Supportive Residences Licensing Act. | ||||||
13 | (9) A life care facility as defined in the Life Care | ||||||
14 | Facilities Act; a life care facility may apply under this | ||||||
15 | Act to convert sections of the community to assisted | ||||||
16 | living. | ||||||
17 | (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under | ||||||
18 | the Hospice Program Licensing Act. | ||||||
19 | (11) An assisted living establishment. | ||||||
20 | (12) A supportive living facility as described in | ||||||
21 | Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
22 | "Total assistance" means that staff or another individual | ||||||
23 | performs the entire activity of daily living without | ||||||
24 | participation by the resident. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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1 | (210 ILCS 9/15) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 15. Assessment and service plan requirements. Prior | ||||||
3 | to admission to any establishment covered by this Act, a | ||||||
4 | comprehensive assessment that includes an evaluation of the | ||||||
5 | prospective resident's physical, cognitive, and psychosocial | ||||||
6 | condition shall be completed. At least annually, a | ||||||
7 | comprehensive assessment shall be completed, and upon | ||||||
8 | identification of a significant change in the resident's | ||||||
9 | condition, including, but not limited to, a diagnosis of | ||||||
10 | Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, the resident shall | ||||||
11 | be reassessed. The Department may by rule specify | ||||||
12 | circumstances under which more frequent assessments of skin | ||||||
13 | integrity and nutritional status shall be required. The | ||||||
14 | comprehensive assessment shall be completed by a physician. | ||||||
15 | Based on the assessment, the resident's interests and | ||||||
16 | preferences, dislikes, and any known triggers for behavior | ||||||
17 | that endangers the resident or others, a written service plan | ||||||
18 | shall be developed and mutually agreed upon by the provider , | ||||||
19 | and the resident , and the resident's representative, if any . | ||||||
20 | The service plan, which shall be reviewed annually, or more | ||||||
21 | often as the resident's condition, preferences, or service | ||||||
22 | needs change, shall serve as a basis for the service delivery | ||||||
23 | contract between the provider and the resident. The resident | ||||||
24 | and the resident's representative, if any, shall, upon | ||||||
25 | request, be given a copy of the most recent assessment; a | ||||||
26 | supplemental assessment, if any, completed by the |
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1 | establishment; and a service plan. Based on the assessment, | ||||||
2 | the service plan may provide for the disconnection or removal | ||||||
3 | of any appliance. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)
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5 | (210 ILCS 9/75) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 75. Residency requirements. | ||||||
7 | (a) No individual shall be accepted for residency or | ||||||
8 | remain in residence if the establishment cannot provide or | ||||||
9 | secure appropriate services, if the individual requires a | ||||||
10 | level of service or type of service for which the | ||||||
11 | establishment is not licensed or which the establishment does | ||||||
12 | not provide, or if the establishment does not have the staff | ||||||
13 | appropriate in numbers and with appropriate skill to provide | ||||||
14 | such services. | ||||||
15 | (b) Only adults may be accepted for residency. | ||||||
16 | (c) A person shall not be accepted for residency if: | ||||||
17 | (1) the person poses a serious threat to himself or | ||||||
18 | herself or to others; | ||||||
19 | (2) the person is not able to communicate his or her | ||||||
20 | needs and no resident representative residing in the | ||||||
21 | establishment, and with a prior relationship to the | ||||||
22 | person, has been appointed to direct the provision of | ||||||
23 | services; | ||||||
24 | (3) the person requires total assistance with 2 or | ||||||
25 | more activities of daily living; |
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1 | (4) the person requires the assistance of more than | ||||||
2 | one paid caregiver at any given time with an activity of | ||||||
3 | daily living; | ||||||
4 | (5) the person requires more than minimal assistance | ||||||
5 | in moving to a safe area in an emergency; | ||||||
6 | (6) the person has a severe mental illness, which for | ||||||
7 | the purposes of this Section means a condition that is | ||||||
8 | characterized by the presence of a major mental disorder | ||||||
9 | as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of | ||||||
10 | Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) (American | ||||||
11 | Psychiatric Association, 1994), where the individual is a | ||||||
12 | person with a substantial disability due to mental illness | ||||||
13 | in the areas of self-maintenance, social functioning, | ||||||
14 | activities of community living and work skills, and the | ||||||
15 | disability specified is expected to be present for a | ||||||
16 | period of not less than one year, but does not mean | ||||||
17 | Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia based on | ||||||
18 | organic or physical disorders; | ||||||
19 | (7) the person requires intravenous therapy or | ||||||
20 | intravenous feedings unless self-administered or | ||||||
21 | administered by a qualified, licensed health care | ||||||
22 | professional; | ||||||
23 | (8) the person requires gastrostomy feedings unless | ||||||
24 | self-administered or administered by a licensed health | ||||||
25 | care professional; | ||||||
26 | (9) the person requires insertion, sterile irrigation, |
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1 | and replacement of catheter, except for routine | ||||||
2 | maintenance of urinary catheters, unless the catheter care | ||||||
3 | is self-administered or administered by a licensed health | ||||||
4 | care professional; | ||||||
5 | (10) the person requires sterile wound care unless | ||||||
6 | care is self-administered or administered by a licensed | ||||||
7 | health care professional; | ||||||
8 | (11) (blank); | ||||||
9 | (12) the person is a diabetic requiring routine | ||||||
10 | insulin injections unless the injections are | ||||||
11 | self-administered or administered by a licensed health | ||||||
12 | care professional; | ||||||
13 | (13) the person requires treatment of stage 3 or stage | ||||||
14 | 4 decubitus ulcers or exfoliative dermatitis; | ||||||
15 | (14) the person requires 5 or more skilled nursing | ||||||
16 | visits per week for conditions other than those listed in | ||||||
17 | items (13) and (15) of this subsection for a period of 3 | ||||||
18 | consecutive weeks or more except when the course of | ||||||
19 | treatment is expected to extend beyond a 3-week 3 week | ||||||
20 | period for rehabilitative purposes and is certified as | ||||||
21 | temporary by a physician; or | ||||||
22 | (15) other reasons prescribed by the Department by | ||||||
23 | rule. | ||||||
24 | (d) A resident with a condition listed in items (1) | ||||||
25 | through (15) of subsection (c) shall have his or her residency | ||||||
26 | terminated. |
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1 | (e) Residency shall be terminated when services available | ||||||
2 | to the resident in the establishment are no longer adequate to | ||||||
3 | meet the needs of the resident. The establishment shall notify | ||||||
4 | the resident and the resident's representative, if any, when | ||||||
5 | there is a significant change in the resident's condition that | ||||||
6 | affects the establishment's ability to meet the resident's | ||||||
7 | needs. The requirements of subsection (c) of Section 80 shall | ||||||
8 | then apply. This provision shall not be interpreted as | ||||||
9 | limiting the authority of the Department to require the | ||||||
10 | residency termination of individuals. | ||||||
11 | (f) Subsection (d) of this Section shall not apply to | ||||||
12 | terminally ill residents who receive or would qualify for | ||||||
13 | hospice care and such care is coordinated by a hospice program | ||||||
14 | licensed under the Hospice Program Licensing Act or other | ||||||
15 | licensed health care professional employed by a licensed home | ||||||
16 | health agency and the establishment and all parties agree to | ||||||
17 | the continued residency. | ||||||
18 | (g) Items (3), (4), (5), and (9) of subsection (c) shall | ||||||
19 | not apply to a quadriplegic, paraplegic, or individual with | ||||||
20 | neuro-muscular diseases, such as muscular dystrophy and | ||||||
21 | multiple sclerosis, or other chronic diseases and conditions | ||||||
22 | as defined by rule if the individual is able to communicate his | ||||||
23 | or her needs and does not require assistance with complex | ||||||
24 | medical problems, and the establishment is able to accommodate | ||||||
25 | the individual's needs. The Department shall prescribe rules | ||||||
26 | pursuant to this Section that address special safety and |
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1 | service needs of these individuals. | ||||||
2 | (h) For the purposes of items (7) through (10) of | ||||||
3 | subsection (c), a licensed health care professional may not be | ||||||
4 | employed by the owner or operator of the establishment, its | ||||||
5 | parent entity, or any other entity with ownership common to | ||||||
6 | either the owner or operator of the establishment or parent | ||||||
7 | entity, including but not limited to an affiliate of the owner | ||||||
8 | or operator of the establishment. Nothing in this Section is | ||||||
9 | meant to limit a resident's right to choose his or her health | ||||||
10 | care provider. | ||||||
11 | (i) Subsection (h) is not applicable to residents admitted | ||||||
12 | to an assisted living establishment under a life care contract | ||||||
13 | as defined in the Life Care Facilities Act if the life care | ||||||
14 | facility has both an assisted living establishment and a | ||||||
15 | skilled nursing facility. A licensed health care professional | ||||||
16 | providing health-related or supportive services at a life care | ||||||
17 | assisted living or shared housing establishment must be | ||||||
18 | employed by an entity licensed by the Department under the | ||||||
19 | Nursing Home Care Act or the Home Health, Home Services, and | ||||||
20 | Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 103-444, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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22 | (210 ILCS 9/80) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 80. Involuntary termination of residency. | ||||||
24 | (a) Residency shall be involuntarily terminated only for | ||||||
25 | the following reasons: |
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1 | (1) as provided in Section 75 of this Act; | ||||||
2 | (2) nonpayment of contracted charges after the | ||||||
3 | resident and the resident's representative have received a | ||||||
4 | minimum of 30 days' 30-days written notice of the | ||||||
5 | delinquency and the resident or the resident's | ||||||
6 | representative has had at least 15 days to cure the | ||||||
7 | delinquency; or | ||||||
8 | (3) failure to execute a service delivery contract or | ||||||
9 | to substantially comply with its terms and conditions, | ||||||
10 | failure to comply with the assessment requirements | ||||||
11 | contained in Section 15, or failure to substantially | ||||||
12 | comply with the terms and conditions of the lease | ||||||
13 | agreement. | ||||||
14 | (b) A 30-day 30 day written notice of residency | ||||||
15 | termination shall be provided to the resident, the resident's | ||||||
16 | representative, or both, the Department, and the long term | ||||||
17 | care ombudsman, which shall include the reason for the pending | ||||||
18 | action, the date of the proposed move, and a notice, the | ||||||
19 | content and form to be set forth by rule, of the resident's | ||||||
20 | right to appeal, the steps that the resident or the resident's | ||||||
21 | representative must take to initiate an appeal, and a | ||||||
22 | statement of the resident's right to continue to reside in the | ||||||
23 | establishment until a decision is rendered. The notice shall | ||||||
24 | include a toll free telephone number to initiate an appeal and | ||||||
25 | a written hearing request form, together with a postage paid, | ||||||
26 | pre-addressed envelope to the Department. If the resident or |
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1 | the resident's representative, if any, cannot read English, | ||||||
2 | the notice must be provided in a language the individual | ||||||
3 | receiving the notice can read or the establishment must | ||||||
4 | provide a translator who has been trained to assist the | ||||||
5 | resident or the resident's representative in the appeal | ||||||
6 | process. In emergency situations as defined in Section 10 of | ||||||
7 | this Act, the 30-day provision of the written notice may be | ||||||
8 | waived. | ||||||
9 | (c) The establishment shall attempt to resolve with the | ||||||
10 | resident or the resident's representative, if any, | ||||||
11 | circumstances that if not remedied have the potential of | ||||||
12 | resulting in an involuntary termination of residency and shall | ||||||
13 | document those efforts in the resident's file. This action may | ||||||
14 | occur prior to or during the 30-day 30 day notice period, but | ||||||
15 | must occur prior to the termination of the residency. In | ||||||
16 | emergency situations as defined in Section 10 of this Act, the | ||||||
17 | requirements of this subsection may be waived. | ||||||
18 | (d) A request for a hearing shall stay an involuntary | ||||||
19 | termination of residency until a decision has been rendered by | ||||||
20 | the Department, according to a process adopted by rule. During | ||||||
21 | this time period, the establishment may not terminate or | ||||||
22 | reduce any service without the consent of the resident or the | ||||||
23 | resident's representative, if any, for the purpose of making | ||||||
24 | it more difficult or impossible for the resident to remain in | ||||||
25 | the establishment. | ||||||
26 | (e) The establishment shall offer the resident and the |
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1 | resident's representative, if any, residency termination and | ||||||
2 | relocation assistance including information on available | ||||||
3 | alternative placement. Residents shall be involved in planning | ||||||
4 | the move and shall choose among the available alternative | ||||||
5 | placements except when an emergency situation makes prior | ||||||
6 | resident involvement impossible. Emergency placements are | ||||||
7 | deemed temporary until the resident's input can be sought in | ||||||
8 | the final placement decision. No resident shall be forced to | ||||||
9 | remain in a temporary or permanent placement. | ||||||
10 | (f) The Department may offer assistance to the | ||||||
11 | establishment and the resident in the preparation of residency | ||||||
12 | termination and relocation plans to assure safe and orderly | ||||||
13 | transition and to protect the resident's health, safety, | ||||||
14 | welfare, and rights. In nonemergencies, and where possible in | ||||||
15 | emergencies, the transition plan shall be designed and | ||||||
16 | implemented in advance of transfer or residency termination. | ||||||
17 | (g) An establishment may not initiate a termination of | ||||||
18 | residency due to an emergency situation if the establishment | ||||||
19 | is able to safely care for the resident and (1) the resident | ||||||
20 | has been hospitalized and the resident's physician, the | ||||||
21 | establishment's manager, and the establishment's director of | ||||||
22 | nursing state that returning to the establishment would not | ||||||
23 | create an imminent danger of death or serious physical harm to | ||||||
24 | the resident; or (2) the emergency can be negated by changes in | ||||||
25 | activities, health care, personal care, or available rooming | ||||||
26 | accommodations, consistent with the license and services of |
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1 | the establishment. The Department may not find an | ||||||
2 | establishment to be in violation of Section 75 of this Act for | ||||||
3 | failing to initiate an emergency discharge in these | ||||||
4 | circumstances. | ||||||
5 | (h) If the Department determines that an involuntary | ||||||
6 | termination of residency does not meet the requirements of | ||||||
7 | this Act, the Department shall issue a written decision | ||||||
8 | stating that the involuntary termination of residency is | ||||||
9 | denied. If the action of the establishment giving rise to the | ||||||
10 | request for hearings is the establishment's failure to readmit | ||||||
11 | the resident following hospitalization, other medical leave of | ||||||
12 | absence, or other absence, the Department shall order the | ||||||
13 | immediate readmission of the resident to the establishment | ||||||
14 | unless a condition which would have allowed transfer or | ||||||
15 | discharge develops within that timeframe. | ||||||
16 | (i) If an order to readmit is entered pursuant to | ||||||
17 | subsection (h), the establishment shall immediately comply. As | ||||||
18 | used in this subsection, "comply" means the establishment and | ||||||
19 | the resident have agreed on a schedule for readmission or the | ||||||
20 | resident is living in the establishment. | ||||||
21 | (j) An establishment that does not readmit a resident | ||||||
22 | after the Department has ordered readmission shall be assessed | ||||||
23 | a fine. The establishment shall be required to submit an | ||||||
24 | acceptable plan of correction to the Department within 30 days | ||||||
25 | after the violation is affirmed. | ||||||
26 | (k) Once a notice of appeal is filed, the Department shall |
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1 | hold a hearing unless the notice of appeal is withdrawn. If the | ||||||
2 | notice of appeal is withdrawn based upon a representation made | ||||||
3 | by the establishment to the resident and the Department, | ||||||
4 | including the hearing officer, that a resident who has been | ||||||
5 | previously denied readmission will be readmitted, failure to | ||||||
6 | comply with the representation shall be considered a failure | ||||||
7 | to comply with a Department order pursuant to subsection (h) | ||||||
8 | and shall result in the imposition of a fine as provided in | ||||||
9 | subsection (j) of this Section. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)
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11 | (210 ILCS 9/90) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 90. Contents of service delivery contract. A contract | ||||||
13 | between an establishment and a resident must be entitled | ||||||
14 | "assisted living establishment contract" or "shared housing | ||||||
15 | establishment contract" as applicable, shall be printed in no | ||||||
16 | less than 12 point type, and shall include at least the | ||||||
17 | following elements in the body or through supporting documents | ||||||
18 | or attachments: | ||||||
19 | (1) the name, street address, and mailing address of | ||||||
20 | the establishment; | ||||||
21 | (2) the name and mailing address of the owner or | ||||||
22 | owners of the establishment and, if the owner or owners | ||||||
23 | are not natural persons, the type of business entity of | ||||||
24 | the owner or owners; | ||||||
25 | (3) the name and mailing address of the managing agent |
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1 | of the establishment, whether hired under a management | ||||||
2 | agreement or lease agreement, if the managing agent is | ||||||
3 | different from the owner or owners; | ||||||
4 | (4) the name and address of at least one natural | ||||||
5 | person who is authorized to accept service on behalf of | ||||||
6 | the owners and managing agent; | ||||||
7 | (5) a statement describing the license status of the | ||||||
8 | establishment and the license status of all providers of | ||||||
9 | health-related or supportive services to a resident under | ||||||
10 | arrangement with the establishment; | ||||||
11 | (6) the duration of the contract; | ||||||
12 | (7) the base rate to be paid by the resident and a | ||||||
13 | description of the services to be provided as part of this | ||||||
14 | rate; | ||||||
15 | (8) a description of any additional services to be | ||||||
16 | provided for an additional fee by the establishment | ||||||
17 | directly or by a third party provider under arrangement | ||||||
18 | with the establishment; | ||||||
19 | (9) the fee schedules outlining the cost of any | ||||||
20 | additional services; | ||||||
21 | (10) a description of the process through which the | ||||||
22 | contract may be modified, amended, or terminated; | ||||||
23 | (11) a description of the establishment's complaint | ||||||
24 | resolution process available to residents and notice of | ||||||
25 | the availability of the Department on Aging's Senior | ||||||
26 | Helpline for complaints; |
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1 | (12) the name of the resident's designated | ||||||
2 | representative, if any; | ||||||
3 | (13) the resident's obligations in order to maintain | ||||||
4 | residency and receive services including compliance with | ||||||
5 | all assessments required under Section 15; | ||||||
6 | (14) the billing and payment procedures and | ||||||
7 | requirements; | ||||||
8 | (15) a statement affirming the resident's freedom to | ||||||
9 | receive services from service providers with whom the | ||||||
10 | establishment does not have a contractual arrangement, | ||||||
11 | which may also disclaim liability on the part of the | ||||||
12 | establishment for those services; | ||||||
13 | (16) a statement that medical assistance under Article | ||||||
14 | V or Article VI of the Illinois Public Aid Code is not | ||||||
15 | available for payment for services provided in an | ||||||
16 | establishment, excluding contracts executed with residents | ||||||
17 | residing in licensed establishments participating in the | ||||||
18 | Department on Aging's Comprehensive Care in Residential | ||||||
19 | Settings Demonstration Project; | ||||||
20 | (17) a statement detailing the admission, risk | ||||||
21 | management, and residency termination criteria and | ||||||
22 | procedures; | ||||||
23 | (18) a written explanation, prepared by the Office of | ||||||
24 | State Long Term Care Ombudsman, statement listing the | ||||||
25 | rights specified in Sections 80 and Section 95 , including | ||||||
26 | an acknowledgment by the establishment and acknowledging |
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1 | that, by contracting with the assisted living or shared | ||||||
2 | housing establishment, the resident does not forfeit those | ||||||
3 | rights; | ||||||
4 | (19) a statement detailing the Department's annual | ||||||
5 | on-site review process including what documents contained | ||||||
6 | in a resident's personal file shall be reviewed by the | ||||||
7 | on-site reviewer as defined by rule; and | ||||||
8 | (20) a statement outlining whether the establishment | ||||||
9 | charges a community fee and, if so, the amount of the fee | ||||||
10 | and whether it is refundable; if the fee is refundable, | ||||||
11 | the contract must describe the conditions under which it | ||||||
12 | is refundable and how the amount of the refund is | ||||||
13 | determined. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 93-775, eff. 1-1-05; 94-256, eff. 7-19-05.)
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15 | (210 ILCS 9/95) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 95. Resident rights. No resident shall be deprived of | ||||||
17 | any rights, benefits, or privileges guaranteed by law, the | ||||||
18 | Constitution of the State of Illinois, or the Constitution of | ||||||
19 | the United States solely on account of his or her status as a | ||||||
20 | resident of an establishment, nor shall a resident forfeit any | ||||||
21 | of the following rights: | ||||||
22 | (1) the right to retain and use personal property and | ||||||
23 | a place to store personal items that is locked and secure; | ||||||
24 | (2) the right to refuse services and to be advised of | ||||||
25 | the consequences of that refusal; |
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1 | (3) the right to respect for bodily privacy and | ||||||
2 | dignity at all times, especially during care and | ||||||
3 | treatment; | ||||||
4 | (4) the right to the free exercise of religion; | ||||||
5 | (5) the right to privacy with regard to mail, phone | ||||||
6 | calls, and visitors; | ||||||
7 | (6) the right to uncensored access to the State | ||||||
8 | Ombudsman or his or her designee; | ||||||
9 | (7) the right to be free of retaliation for | ||||||
10 | criticizing the establishment or making complaints to | ||||||
11 | appropriate agencies; | ||||||
12 | (8) the right to be free of chemical and physical | ||||||
13 | restraints; | ||||||
14 | (9) the right to be free of abuse or neglect or to | ||||||
15 | refuse to perform labor; | ||||||
16 | (10) the right to confidentiality of the resident's | ||||||
17 | medical records; | ||||||
18 | (11) the right of access and the right to copy the | ||||||
19 | resident's personal files maintained by the establishment; | ||||||
20 | (12) the right to 24 hours access to the | ||||||
21 | establishment; | ||||||
22 | (13) the right to a minimum of 90 days' 90-days notice | ||||||
23 | of a planned establishment closure; | ||||||
24 | (14) the right to a minimum of 30 days' 30-days notice | ||||||
25 | of an involuntary residency termination, except where the | ||||||
26 | resident poses a threat to himself or others, or in other |
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1 | emergency situations, and the right to appeal such | ||||||
2 | termination ; if an establishment withdraws a notice of | ||||||
3 | involuntary termination of residency, then the resident | ||||||
4 | has the right to maintain residency at the establishment ; | ||||||
5 | and | ||||||
6 | (15) the right to a 30-day notice of delinquency and | ||||||
7 | at least 15 days right to cure delinquency ; and . | ||||||
8 | (16) the right to not be unlawfully transferred or | ||||||
9 | discharged. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)
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11 | Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by | ||||||
12 | changing Sections 1-114.005, 2-111, 3-401, 3-402, 3-404, | ||||||
13 | 3-405, 3-411, and 3-413 and by adding Sections 3-305.6, | ||||||
14 | 3-305.7, and 3-413.1 as follows:
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15 | (210 ILCS 45/1-114.005) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 1-114.005. High risk designation. "High risk | ||||||
17 | designation" means a violation of a provision of the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Administrative Code or statute that has been identified by the | ||||||
19 | Department through rulemaking or designated in statute to be | ||||||
20 | inherently necessary to protect the health, safety, and | ||||||
21 | welfare of a resident. | ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)
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23 | (210 ILCS 45/2-111) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-111) |
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1 | Sec. 2-111. A resident shall not be transferred or | ||||||
2 | discharged in violation of this Act. A resident may be | ||||||
3 | discharged from a facility after he gives the administrator, a | ||||||
4 | physician, or a nurse of the facility written notice of his | ||||||
5 | desire to be discharged. If a guardian has been appointed for a | ||||||
6 | resident or if the resident is a minor, the resident shall be | ||||||
7 | discharged upon written consent of his guardian or if the | ||||||
8 | resident is a minor, his parent unless there is a court order | ||||||
9 | to the contrary. In such cases, upon the resident's discharge, | ||||||
10 | the facility is relieved from any responsibility for the | ||||||
11 | resident's care, safety or well-being. A resident has the | ||||||
12 | right to not be unlawfully transferred or discharged. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 81-223.)
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14 | (210 ILCS 45/3-305.6 new) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 3-305.6. Failure to readmit a resident. A facility | ||||||
16 | that fails to comply with an order of the Department to readmit | ||||||
17 | a resident, pursuant to Section 3-703, who wishes to return to | ||||||
18 | the facility and is appropriate for that level of care and | ||||||
19 | services provided, shall be assessed a $2,500 fine. | ||||||
20 | As used in this Section, "comply with an order" means that | ||||||
21 | a resident is living in a facility or that a facility and a | ||||||
22 | resident have agreed on a schedule for readmission.
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23 | (210 ILCS 45/3-305.7 new) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 3-305.7. Ordered readmission of a resident. |
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1 | (a) A facility that complies with an order of the | ||||||
2 | Department to readmit a resident that has been deemed to have | ||||||
3 | been unlawfully discharged shall notify the Department within | ||||||
4 | 10 business days that the resident has been readmitted to the | ||||||
5 | facility. The notice provided to the Department shall include, | ||||||
6 | but not be limited to, the following information: | ||||||
7 | (1) the executed order to readmit the resident that | ||||||
8 | was issued by the Department; | ||||||
9 | (2) the Administrative Law Judge's Report and | ||||||
10 | Recommendations submitted by the administrative law judge; | ||||||
11 | (3) the reason or reasons for which the resident was | ||||||
12 | involuntarily discharged and an explanation of why the | ||||||
13 | facility determined it should discharge the resident prior | ||||||
14 | to the order to readmit; | ||||||
15 | (4) the interventions the facility had taken to | ||||||
16 | attempt to mitigate or correct the behavior or condition | ||||||
17 | of the resident who was involuntarily discharged and | ||||||
18 | ordered to be readmitted; | ||||||
19 | (5) any concerns that the facility maintains about | ||||||
20 | risks to safety associated with readmission of the | ||||||
21 | resident; and | ||||||
22 | (6) a copy of the resident's current face sheet that | ||||||
23 | indicates the readmission date. | ||||||
24 | (b) Upon readmission of a resident following an executed | ||||||
25 | order by the Department, the facility shall conduct a | ||||||
26 | reassessment of the resident to determine any necessary |
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1 | changes to the resident's care plan. The assessment shall | ||||||
2 | include identification of any steps the facility could take to | ||||||
3 | attempt to mitigate or correct the behavior or condition of | ||||||
4 | the resident that resulted in the resident being involuntarily | ||||||
5 | discharged. | ||||||
6 | (c) If a resident whose readmission was ordered by the | ||||||
7 | Department commits the same action for which the facility | ||||||
8 | noted concerns about pursuant to subsection (a), the | ||||||
9 | Department shall take into account the notice provided by the | ||||||
10 | facility under this Section in considering whether to impose a | ||||||
11 | fine.
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12 | (210 ILCS 45/3-401) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-401) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 3-401. A facility may involuntarily transfer or | ||||||
14 | discharge a resident only for one or more of the following | ||||||
15 | reasons: | ||||||
16 | (a) the facility is unable to meet the medical needs | ||||||
17 | of the resident, as documented in the resident's clinical | ||||||
18 | record by the resident's physician for medical reasons for | ||||||
19 | medical reasons ; | ||||||
20 | (b) for the resident's physical safety; | ||||||
21 | (c) for the physical safety of other residents, the | ||||||
22 | facility staff or facility visitors; or | ||||||
23 | (d) for either late payment or nonpayment for the | ||||||
24 | resident's stay, except as prohibited by Titles XVIII and | ||||||
25 | XIX of the federal Social Security Act. For purposes of |
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1 | this Section, "late payment" means non-receipt of payment | ||||||
2 | after submission of a bill. If payment is not received | ||||||
3 | within 45 days after submission of a bill, a facility may | ||||||
4 | send a notice to the resident and responsible party | ||||||
5 | requesting payment within 30 days. If payment is not | ||||||
6 | received within such 30 days, the facility may thereupon | ||||||
7 | institute transfer or discharge proceedings by sending a | ||||||
8 | notice of transfer or discharge to the resident and | ||||||
9 | responsible party by registered or certified mail. The | ||||||
10 | notice shall state, in addition to the requirements of | ||||||
11 | Section 3-403 of this Act, that the responsible party has | ||||||
12 | the right to pay the amount of the bill in full up to the | ||||||
13 | date the transfer or discharge is to be made and then the | ||||||
14 | resident shall have the right to remain in the facility. | ||||||
15 | Such payment shall terminate the transfer or discharge | ||||||
16 | proceedings. This subsection does not apply to those | ||||||
17 | residents whose care is provided for under the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Public Aid Code. The Department shall adopt rules setting | ||||||
19 | forth the criteria and procedures to be applied in cases | ||||||
20 | of involuntary transfer or discharge permitted under this | ||||||
21 | Section. | ||||||
22 | In the absence of other bases for transfer or discharge in | ||||||
23 | this Section, unless it has complied with the prior notice and | ||||||
24 | other procedural requirements of this Act, a facility may not | ||||||
25 | refuse to readmit a resident following a medical leave of | ||||||
26 | absence if the resident's need for care does not exceed the |
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1 | provisions of the facility's license or current services | ||||||
2 | offered. | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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4 | (210 ILCS 45/3-402) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-402) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 3-402. Involuntary transfer or discharge of a | ||||||
6 | resident from a facility shall be preceded by the discussion | ||||||
7 | required under Section 3-408 and by a minimum written notice | ||||||
8 | of 30 21 days, except in one of the following instances: | ||||||
9 | (a) When an emergency transfer or discharge is ordered by | ||||||
10 | the resident's attending physician because of the resident's | ||||||
11 | health care needs. The State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall be | ||||||
12 | notified at the time of the emergency transfer or discharge. | ||||||
13 | (b) When the transfer or discharge is mandated by the | ||||||
14 | physical safety of other residents, the facility staff, or | ||||||
15 | facility visitors, as documented in the clinical record. The | ||||||
16 | Department , the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman, and | ||||||
17 | the resident's managed care organization, if applicable, and | ||||||
18 | the State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall be notified prior to | ||||||
19 | any such involuntary transfer or discharge. The Department | ||||||
20 | shall immediately offer transfer, or discharge and relocation | ||||||
21 | assistance to residents transferred or discharged under this | ||||||
22 | subparagraph (b), and the Department may place relocation | ||||||
23 | teams as provided in Section 3-419 of this Act. | ||||||
24 | (c) When an identified offender is within the provisional | ||||||
25 | admission period defined in Section 1-120.3. If the Identified |
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1 | Offender Report and Recommendation prepared under Section | ||||||
2 | 2-201.6 shows that the identified offender poses a serious | ||||||
3 | threat or danger to the physical safety of other residents, | ||||||
4 | the facility staff, or facility visitors in the admitting | ||||||
5 | facility and the facility determines that it is unable to | ||||||
6 | provide a safe environment for the other residents, the | ||||||
7 | facility staff, or facility visitors, the facility shall | ||||||
8 | transfer or discharge the identified offender within 3 days | ||||||
9 | after its receipt of the Identified Offender Report and | ||||||
10 | Recommendation. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 103-320, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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12 | (210 ILCS 45/3-404) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-404) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 3-404. A request for a hearing made under Section | ||||||
14 | 3-403 shall stay a transfer or discharge pending a hearing or | ||||||
15 | appeal of the decision, unless a condition which would have | ||||||
16 | allowed transfer or discharge in less than 30 21 days as | ||||||
17 | described under paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 3-402 | ||||||
18 | develops in the interim. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 81-223.)
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20 | (210 ILCS 45/3-405) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-405) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 3-405. A copy of the notice required by Section 3-402 | ||||||
22 | shall be placed in the resident's clinical record and a copy | ||||||
23 | shall be transmitted to the Department, the State Long Term | ||||||
24 | Care Ombudsman, the resident, and the resident's |
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1 | representative , if any, the resident's managed care | ||||||
2 | organization . | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 103-320, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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4 | (210 ILCS 45/3-411) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-411) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 3-411. The Department of Public Health, when the | ||||||
6 | basis for involuntary transfer or discharge is other than | ||||||
7 | action by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services | ||||||
8 | (formerly Department of Public Aid) with respect to the Title | ||||||
9 | XIX Medicaid recipient, shall hold a hearing at the resident's | ||||||
10 | facility not later than 10 days after a hearing request is | ||||||
11 | filed, and render a decision within 14 days after the filing of | ||||||
12 | the hearing request. The Department has continuing | ||||||
13 | jurisdiction over the transfer or discharge irrespective of | ||||||
14 | the timing of the hearing and decision. Once a request for a | ||||||
15 | hearing is filed, the Department shall hold a hearing unless | ||||||
16 | the request is withdrawn by the resident. If the request for a | ||||||
17 | hearing is withdrawn based upon a representation made by the | ||||||
18 | facility to the resident and the Department, including the | ||||||
19 | hearing officer, that a resident who has been denied | ||||||
20 | readmission will be readmitted, and the resident or resident | ||||||
21 | representative notifies the Department that the facility is | ||||||
22 | still denying readmission, failure to readmit is considered | ||||||
23 | failure to comply with a Department order to readmit pursuant | ||||||
24 | to Section 3-305.6, including the imposition of a $2,500 fine | ||||||
25 | under Section 3-305.6. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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2 | (210 ILCS 45/3-413) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-413) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3-413. If the Department determines that a transfer | ||||||
4 | or discharge is authorized under Section 3-401, the resident | ||||||
5 | shall not be required to leave the facility before the 34th day | ||||||
6 | following receipt of the notice required under Section 3-402, | ||||||
7 | or the 10th day following receipt of the Department's | ||||||
8 | decision, whichever is later, unless a condition which would | ||||||
9 | have allowed transfer or discharge in less than 30 21 days as | ||||||
10 | described under paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 3-402 | ||||||
11 | develops in the interim. The Department maintains jurisdiction | ||||||
12 | over the transfer or discharge irrespective of the timing of | ||||||
13 | the notice and discharge. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 81-223.)
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15 | (210 ILCS 45/3-413.1 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 3-413.1. Denial of transfer or discharge. If the | ||||||
17 | Department determines that a transfer or discharge is not | ||||||
18 | authorized under Section 3-401, then the Department shall | ||||||
19 | issue a written decision stating that the transfer or | ||||||
20 | discharge is denied. If the action of the facility giving rise | ||||||
21 | to the request for hearings is the facility's failure to | ||||||
22 | readmit the resident following hospitalization, other medical | ||||||
23 | leave of absence, or other absence, then the Department shall | ||||||
24 | order the immediate readmission of the resident to the |
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