(210 ILCS 35/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4183)

Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section have the meanings ascribed to them herein.

(1) "Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older.

(2) "Applicant" means any person, agency, association, corporation, partnership, or organization making application for a license.

(3) "Appropriate programming" means programming which meets each resident's individual needs commensurate with his functioning level.

(4) "Community Living Facility" means a transitional residential setting which provides guidance, supervision, training and other assistance to ambulatory or mobile adults with a mild or moderate developmental disability with the goal of eventually moving these persons to more independent living arrangements. Residents are required to participate in day activities, such as vocational training, sheltered workshops or regular employment. A Community Living Facility shall not be a nursing or medical facility and shall house no more than 20 residents, excluding staff.

(5) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.

(6) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Health.

(7) "Habilitation plan" means a written plan as defined in the "Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code of 1979", as now or hereafter amended.

(8) "License" means any of the following types of licenses issued to an applicant or licensee by the Department:

(a) "Probationary license" means a license issued to an applicant or licensee which has not held a license contiguous to its application.

(b) "Regular license" means a license issued to an applicant or licensee which is in substantial compliance with this Act and any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.

(9) "Licensee" means a person, agency, association, corporation, partnership, or organization which has been issued a license to operate a Community Living Facility.

(10) "Owner" means the individual, partnership, corporation, association or other person who owns a Community Living Facility. In the event a Community Living Facility is operated by a person who leases the physical plant, which is owned by another person, "owner" means the person who operates the Community Living Facility, except that if the person who owns the physical plant is an affiliate of the person who operates the Community Living Facility and has significant control over the day-to-day operations of the Community Living Facility, the person who owns the physical plant shall incur jointly and severally with the owner all liabilities imposed on an owner under this Act.

(11) "Plan of correction" means a written plan submitted to the Department for violation of this Act or of rules promulgated hereunder which are cited by the Department. The plan shall describe the steps that will be taken in order to bring the Community Living Facility into compliance and the time-frame for completion of each step.

(12) "Qualified surveyor" means any individual or any governmental agency designated by the Department to survey Community Living Facilities for compliance with this Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under this Act.

(13) "Resident" means a person residing in a Community Living Facility pursuant to this Act.

(14) "Support services" means those services provided to residents in order to facilitate their integration into the community and to improve their level of functioning, independence and self-respect.

(Source: P.A. 88-380.)