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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is
5amended by changing Sections 10 and 70 and by adding Section 79
6as follows:
 
7    (210 ILCS 9/10)
8    Sec. 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
9    "Activities of daily living" means eating, dressing,
10bathing, toileting, transferring, or personal hygiene.
11    "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" means a
12home, building, residence, or any other place where sleeping
13accommodations are provided for at least 3 unrelated adults,
14at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older and where the
15following are provided consistent with the purposes of this
16Act:
17        (1) services consistent with a social model that is
18    based on the premise that the resident's unit in assisted
19    living and shared housing is his or her own home;
20        (2) community-based residential care for persons who
21    need assistance with activities of daily living, including
22    personal, supportive, and intermittent health-related
23    services available 24 hours per day, if needed, to meet

 

 

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1    the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident;
2        (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by
3    the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the
4    establishment, with the consent of the resident or
5    resident's representative; and
6        (4) a physical environment that is a homelike setting
7    that includes the following and such other elements as
8    established by the Department: individual living units
9    each of which shall accommodate small kitchen appliances
10    and contain private bathing, washing, and toilet
11    facilities, or private washing and toilet facilities with
12    a common bathing room readily accessible to each resident.
13    Units shall be maintained for single occupancy except in
14    cases in which 2 residents choose to share a unit.
15    Sufficient common space shall exist to permit individual
16    and group activities.
17    "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" does
18not mean any of the following:
19        (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by
20    the federal government or the State of Illinois.
21        (2) A long term care facility licensed under the
22    Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the
23    Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a
24    facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a
25    facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. However, a facility
26    licensed under any of those Acts may convert distinct

 

 

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1    parts of the facility to assisted living. If the facility
2    elects to do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate
3    of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds that were
4    converted.
5        (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the
6    principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,
7    care, and treatment of human illness and that is required
8    to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act.
9        (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child
10    Care Act of 1969.
11        (5) A community living facility as defined in the
12    Community Living Facilities Licensing Act.
13        (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by
14    and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by
15    spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the
16    creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious
17    denomination.
18        (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human
19    Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as
20    defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
21    Licensure and Certification Act.
22        (8) A supportive residence licensed under the
23    Supportive Residences Licensing Act.
24        (9) The portion of a life care facility as defined in
25    the Life Care Facilities Act not licensed as an assisted
26    living establishment under this Act; a life care facility

 

 

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1    may apply under this Act to convert sections of the
2    community to assisted living.
3        (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under
4    the Hospice Program Licensing Act.
5        (11) A shared housing establishment.
6        (12) A supportive living facility as described in
7    Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
8    "Certified medication aide" means a person who has met the
9qualifications for certification under Section 79 and assists
10with medication administration while under the supervision of
11a registered professional nurse as authorized by Section 50-75
12of the Nurse Practice Act in an assisted living establishment.
13    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
14    "Director" means the Director of Public Health.
15    "Emergency situation" means imminent danger of death or
16serious physical harm to a resident of an establishment.
17    "License" means any of the following types of licenses
18issued to an applicant or licensee by the Department:
19        (1) "Probationary license" means a license issued to
20    an applicant or licensee that has not held a license under
21    this Act prior to its application or pursuant to a license
22    transfer in accordance with Section 50 of this Act.
23        (2) "Regular license" means a license issued by the
24    Department to an applicant or licensee that is in
25    substantial compliance with this Act and any rules
26    promulgated under this Act.

 

 

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1    "Licensee" means a person, agency, association,
2corporation, partnership, or organization that has been issued
3a license to operate an assisted living or shared housing
4establishment.
5    "Licensed health care professional" means a registered
6professional nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a
7physician assistant, and a licensed practical nurse.
8    "Mandatory services" include the following:
9        (1) 3 meals per day available to the residents
10    prepared by the establishment or an outside contractor;
11        (2) housekeeping services including, but not limited
12    to, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the resident's unit;
13        (3) personal laundry and linen services available to
14    the residents provided or arranged for by the
15    establishment;
16        (4) security provided 24 hours each day including, but
17    not limited to, locked entrances or building or contract
18    security personnel;
19        (5) an emergency communication response system, which
20    is a procedure in place 24 hours each day by which a
21    resident can notify building management, an emergency
22    response vendor, or others able to respond to his or her
23    need for assistance; and
24        (6) assistance with activities of daily living as
25    required by each resident.
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1his or her representative, may formally negotiate with
2providers what risks each are willing and unwilling to assume
3in service provision and the resident's living environment.
4The provider assures that the resident and the resident's
5representative, if any, are informed of the risks of these
6decisions and of the potential consequences of assuming these
7risks.
8    "Owner" means the individual, partnership, corporation,
9association, or other person who owns an assisted living or
10shared housing establishment. In the event an assisted living
11or shared housing establishment is operated by a person who
12leases or manages the physical plant, which is owned by
13another person, "owner" means the person who operates the
14assisted living or shared housing establishment, except that
15if the person who owns the physical plant is an affiliate of
16the person who operates the assisted living or shared housing
17establishment and has significant control over the day to day
18operations of the assisted living or shared housing
19establishment, the person who owns the physical plant shall
20incur jointly and severally with the owner all liabilities
21imposed on an owner under this Act.
22    "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical
23Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its
24branches.
25    "Program" means the Certified Medication Aide Program.
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1shared housing establishment licensed by the Department of
2Public Health.
3    "Resident" means a person residing in an assisted living
4or shared housing establishment.
5    "Resident's representative" means a person, other than the
6owner, agent, or employee of an establishment or of the health
7care provider unless related to the resident, designated in
8writing by a resident to be his or her representative. This
9designation may be accomplished through the Illinois Power of
10Attorney Act, pursuant to the guardianship process under the
11Probate Act of 1975, or pursuant to an executed designation of
12representative form specified by the Department.
13    "Self" means the individual or the individual's designated
14representative.
15    "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" means a
16publicly or privately operated free-standing residence for 16
17or fewer persons, at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or
18older and who are unrelated to the owners and one manager of
19the 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
8mean 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.
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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
23performs the entire activity of daily living without
24participation 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 9/70)
2    Sec. 70. Service requirements. An establishment must
3provide all mandatory services and may provide optional
4services, including medication reminders, supervision of
5self-administered medication and medication administration as
6defined by this Section and nonmedical services defined by
7rule, whether provided directly by the establishment or by
8another entity arranged for by the establishment with the
9consent of the resident or the resident's representative.
10    For the purposes of this Section, "medication reminders"
11means reminding residents to take pre-dispensed,
12self-administered medication, observing the resident, and
13documenting whether or not the resident took the medication.
14    For the purposes of this Section, "supervision of
15self-administered medication" means assisting the resident
16with self-administered medication using any combination of the
17following: reminding residents to take medication, reading the
18medication label to residents, checking the self-administered
19medication dosage against the label of the medication,
20confirming that residents have obtained and are taking the
21dosage as prescribed, and documenting in writing that the
22resident has taken (or refused to take) the medication. If
23residents are physically unable to open the container, the
24container may be opened for them. Supervision of
25self-administered medication shall be under the direction of a
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1certified medication aide, under the supervision and
2delegation of a registered nurse as authorized by Section
350-75 of the Nurse Practice Act.
4    For the purposes of this Section, "medication
5administration" refers to a licensed health care professional
6employed by an establishment engaging in administering insulin
7and vitamin B-12 injections, oral medications, topical
8treatments, eye and ear drops, or nitroglycerin patches. A
9certified medication aide may administer medications under the
10supervision and delegation of a registered nurse as authorized
11by Section 50-75 of the Nurse Practice Act, except (i)
12Schedule II controlled substances as set forth in the Illinois
13Controlled Substances Act and (ii) any subcutaneous,
14intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous medication
15Non-licensed staff may not administer any medication.
16    The Department shall specify by rule procedures for
17medication reminders, supervision of self-administered
18medication, and medication administration.
19    Nothing in this Act shall preclude a physician licensed
20under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from providing services
21within the scope of his or her license to any resident.
22(Source: P.A. 96-353, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
23    (210 ILCS 9/79 new)
24    Sec. 79. Certified Medication Aide Program.
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1Certified Medication Aide Program and regulate certified
2medication aides. To be approved as an establishment qualified
3to participate in the program, an establishment must satisfy
4all of the following requirements:
5        (1) Be licensed and in good standing as an assisted
6    living or shared housing establishment by the Department.
7        (2) Certify that the employment of a certified
8    medication aide will not replace or diminish the
9    employment of registered nurses or licensed practical
10    nurses at the establishment.
11        (3) Certify that a registered nurse will be on duty
12    and present in the establishment to delegate and supervise
13    the administration of medication by a certified medication
14    aide at all times.
15        (4) Certify that, with the exception of licensed
16    health care professionals, only certified medication aides
17    will be employed in the capacity of administering
18    medication.
19        (5) Provide information regarding patient safety,
20    efficiency, and errors as determined by the Department.
21    Failure to submit any required report may be grounds for
22discipline or sanctions as prescribed by the Department. The
23Department shall submit a report regarding patient safety,
24efficiency, and errors, as determined by rule, to the General
25Assembly no later than 2 years after the effective date of this
26amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

 

 

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1    (b) No person shall practice as a medication aide or hold
2himself or herself out as a certified medication aide in this
3State unless he or she is certified in accordance with this
4Section. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as
5preventing or restricting the practice, services, or
6activities of:
7        (1) any person licensed in this State by any other law
8    from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he
9    or she is licensed;
10        (2) any person employed as a medication aide by the
11    government of the United States, if such person practices
12    as a medication aide solely under the direction or control
13    of the organization by which he or she is employed; or
14        (3) any person pursuing a course of study leading to a
15    certificate in medication aide at an accredited or
16    approved educational program if such activities and
17    services constitute a part of a supervised course of study
18    and if such person is designated by a title which clearly
19    indicates his or her status as a student or trainee.
20    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
21delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist,
22advanced practice registered nurse, or podiatric physician as
23authorized by law.
24    (c) A certified medication aide may only practice in a
25qualified establishment. Certified medication aides must be
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1authorized by Section 50-75 of the Nurse Practice Act, that is
2on duty and present in the establishment at all times.
3Certified medication aides shall not have a direct-care
4assignment when scheduled to work as a certified medication
5aide, but may assist residents as needed. Certified medication
6aides shall not administer any medication until a physician
7has conducted an initial assessment of the resident.
8    Certified medication aides shall not administer any
9Schedule II controlled substances as set forth in the Illinois
10Controlled Substances Act and may not administer any
11subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous
12medication.
13    (d) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
14person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to
15practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a medication
16aide without being certified in accordance with this Section
17shall pay a civil penalty to the Department as determined by
18the Department. The Department has the authority and power to
19investigate any and all uncertified activity. The civil
20penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the date of the
21order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a
22judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same
23manner as any judgment from any court of record.
24    (e) Applications for original certification shall be made
25to the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the
26Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which

 

 

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1shall not be refundable. The application shall require such
2information that, in the judgment of the Department, enables
3the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant
4for certification.
5    (f) The Department shall authorize examinations of
6applicants for a certificate under this Section at the times
7and places as it may designate. The examination shall be of a
8character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the
9applicant to practice as a medication aide.
10    Applicants for examination as a medication aide shall be
11required to pay, either to the Department or the designated
12testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the
13examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
14scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the
15applicant's application for examination has been received and
16acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing
17service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination
18fee.
19    If an applicant fails to pass an examination for
20certification in accordance with this Section within 3 years
21after filing his or her application, then the application
22shall be denied. The applicant may thereafter make a new
23application accompanied by the required fee; however, the
24applicant shall meet all requirements in effect at the time of
25subsequent application before obtaining certification. The
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1preparing and conducting examinations.
2    (g) An applicant for certification by examination to
3practice as a certified medication aide must:
4        (1) submit a completed written application on forms
5    provided by the Department and fees as established by the
6    Department;
7        (2) be age 18 or older;
8        (3) have a high school diploma or a high school
9    equivalency certificate;
10        (4) demonstrate the ability to speak, read, and write
11    the English language, as determined by rule;
12        (5) demonstrate competency in math, as determined by
13    rule;
14        (6) be currently certified in good standing as a
15    certified nursing assistant and provide proof of 2,000
16    hours of practice as a certified nursing assistant within
17    3 years before application for a certificate under this
18    Section;
19        (7) submit to the criminal history records check
20    required under Section 46 of the Health Care Worker
21    Background Check Act;
22        (8) be currently certified to perform cardiopulmonary
23    resuscitation by the American Heart Association or
24    American Red Cross;
25        (9) have successfully completed a course of study
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1    approved, the program must include a minimum of 60 hours
2    of classroom-based medication aide education, a minimum of
3    10 hours of simulation laboratory study, and a minimum of
4    30 hours of registered nurse-supervised clinical practicum
5    with progressive responsibility of patient medication
6    assistance;
7        (10) have successfully completed the Medication Aide
8    Certification Examination or other examination authorized
9    by the Department; and
10        (11) submit proof of employment by a qualifying
11    establishment.
12    (h) The expiration date for each certification to practice
13as a certified medication aide shall be set by rule.
14    (i) No person shall use the title "certified medication
15aide" unless he or she holds a valid certificate issued by the
16Department in accordance with this Section.
17    (j) The Department shall propose rules to implement the
18provisions of this Section within 180 days after the effective
19date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
20    (225 ILCS 65/Art. 80 rep.)
21    Section 10. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by repealing
22Article 80.
 
23    Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
24changing Section 5-5.01a as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a)
2    Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program.
3    (a) The Department shall establish and provide oversight
4for a program of supportive living facilities that seek to
5promote resident independence, dignity, respect, and
6well-being in the most cost-effective manner.
7    A supportive living facility is (i) a free-standing
8facility or (ii) a distinct physical and operational entity
9within a mixed-use building that meets the criteria
10established in subsection (d). A supportive living facility
11integrates housing with health, personal care, and supportive
12services and is a designated setting that offers residents
13their own separate, private, and distinct living units.
14    Sites for the operation of the program shall be selected
15by the Department based upon criteria that may include the
16need for services in a geographic area, the availability of
17funding, and the site's ability to meet the standards.
18    (b) Beginning July 1, 2014, subject to federal approval,
19the Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities shall be
20equal to the supportive living facility Medicaid rate
21effective on June 30, 2014 increased by 8.85%. Once the
22assessment imposed at Article V-G of this Code is determined
23to be a permissible tax under Title XIX of the Social Security
24Act, the Department shall increase the Medicaid rates for
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19.09%. The Department shall apply this increase retroactively
2to coincide with the imposition of the assessment in Article
3V-G of this Code in accordance with the approval for federal
4financial participation by the Centers for Medicare and
5Medicaid Services.
6    The Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities
7effective on July 1, 2017 must be equal to the rates in effect
8for supportive living facilities on June 30, 2017 increased by
92.8%.
10    The Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities
11effective on July 1, 2018 must be equal to the rates in effect
12for supportive living facilities on June 30, 2018.
13    Subject to federal approval, the Medicaid rates for
14supportive living services on and after July 1, 2019 must be at
15least 54.3% of the average total nursing facility services per
16diem for the geographic areas defined by the Department while
17maintaining the rate differential for dementia care and must
18be updated whenever the total nursing facility service per
19diems are updated. Beginning July 1, 2022, upon the
20implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model, Medicaid
21rates for supportive living services must be at least 54.3% of
22the average total nursing services per diem rate for the
23geographic areas. For purposes of this provision, the average
24total nursing services per diem rate shall include all add-ons
25for nursing facilities for the geographic area provided for in
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1maintained in these rates and the rates shall be updated
2whenever nursing facility per diem rates are updated.
3    Subject to federal approval, beginning January 1, 2024,
4the dementia care rate for supportive living services must be
5no less than the non-dementia care supportive living services
6rate multiplied by 1.5.
7    (c) The Department may adopt rules to implement this
8Section. Rules that establish or modify the services,
9standards, and conditions for participation in the program
10shall be adopted by the Department in consultation with the
11Department on Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation
12Services, and the Department of Mental Health and
13Developmental Disabilities (or their successor agencies).
14    (d) Subject to federal approval by the Centers for
15Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department shall accept
16for consideration of certification under the program any
17application for a site or building where distinct parts of the
18site or building are designated for purposes other than the
19provision of supportive living services, but only if:
20        (1) those distinct parts of the site or building are
21    not designated for the purpose of providing assisted
22    living services as required under the Assisted Living and
23    Shared Housing Act;
24        (2) those distinct parts of the site or building are
25    completely separate from the part of the building used for
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1    including separate entrances;
2        (3) those distinct parts of the site or building do
3    not share any common spaces with the part of the building
4    used for the provision of supportive living program
5    services; and
6        (4) those distinct parts of the site or building do
7    not share staffing with the part of the building used for
8    the provision of supportive living program services.
9    (e) Facilities or distinct parts of facilities which are
10selected as supportive living facilities and are in good
11standing with the Department's rules are exempt from the
12provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois
13Health Facilities Planning Act.
14    (f) Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
15(Public Law 117-2) authorizes a 10% enhanced federal medical
16assistance percentage for supportive living services for a
1712-month period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.
18Subject to federal approval, including the approval of any
19necessary waiver amendments or other federally required
20documents or assurances, for a 12-month period the Department
21must pay a supplemental $26 per diem rate to all supportive
22living facilities with the additional federal financial
23participation funds that result from the enhanced federal
24medical assistance percentage from April 1, 2021 through March
2531, 2022. The Department may issue parameters around how the
26supplemental payment should be spent, including quality

 

 

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1improvement activities. The Department may alter the form,
2methods, or timeframes concerning the supplemental per diem
3rate to comply with any subsequent changes to federal law,
4changes made by guidance issued by the federal Centers for
5Medicare and Medicaid Services, or other changes necessary to
6receive the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage.
7    (g) All applications for the expansion of supportive
8living dementia care settings involving sites not approved by
9the Department on January 1, 2024 (the effective date of
10Public Act 103-102) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
11Assembly may allow new elderly non-dementia units in addition
12to new dementia care units. The Department may approve such
13applications only if the application has: (1) no more than one
14non-dementia care unit for each dementia care unit and (2) the
15site is not located within 4 miles of an existing supportive
16living program site in Cook County (including the City of
17Chicago), not located within 12 miles of an existing
18supportive living program site in DuPage County, Kane County,
19Lake County, McHenry County, or Will County, or not located
20within 25 miles of an existing supportive living program site
21in any other county.
22    (f) Subject to federal approval, the Department shall
23allow a certified medication aide to administer medication in
24a supportive living facility. For purposes of this subsection,
25"certified medication aide" means a person who has met the
26qualifications for certification under Section 79 of the

 

 

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1Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act and assists with
2medication administration while under the supervision of a
3registered professional nurse as authorized by Section 50-75
4of the Nurse Practice Act. The Department may adopt rules to
5implement this subsection.
6(Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22;
7103-102, Article 20, Section 20-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102,
8Article 100, Section 100-5, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-15-23.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.