Public Act 103-0332
 
HB3060 EnrolledLRB103 27769 CPF 54147 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Life Care Facilities Act is amended by
adding Section 10.3 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 40/10.3 new)
    Sec. 10.3. Provision of at-home continuing care.
    (a) The Department shall adopt rules that:
        (1) establish standards for providers of at-home
    continuing care;
        (2) provide for the certification and registration of
    providers of at-home continuing care and the annual
    renewal of certificates of registration;
        (3) provide for and encourage the establishment of
    at-home continuing care programs;
        (4) set minimum requirements for any individual who is
    employed by or under contract with a provider of at-home
    continuing care and who will enter a provider of at-home
    continuing care's subscriber's home to provide at-home
    continuing care services, including requirements for
    criminal background checks of such an individual who will
    have routine, direct access to a subscriber;
        (5) establish standards for the renewal of
    certificates of registration for providers of at-home
    continuing care;
        (6) establish standards for the number of executed
    agreements necessary to begin operation as a provider of
    at-home continuing care;
        (7) establish standards for when and how a provider of
    at-home continuing care or a subscriber may rescind an
    at-home continuing care agreement before at-home
    continuing care services are provided to the subscriber;
        (8) allow a subscriber to rescind an agreement for
    at-home continuing care services at any time if the terms
    of the agreement violate this Section;
        (9) establish that a provider may terminate an
    agreement to provide at-home continuing care services or
    discharge a subscriber only for just cause; and
        (10) establish procedures to carry out a termination
    or discharge under paragraph (9).
    (b) The Department shall certify and register a person as
a provider of at-home continuing care services under this
Section if the Department determines that:
        (1) a reasonable financial plan has been developed to
    provide at-home continuing care services, including a plan
    for the number of agreements to be executed before
    beginning operation;
        (2) a market for the at-home continuing care program
    exists;
        (3) the provider has submitted all proposed
    advertisements, advertising campaigns, and other
    promotional materials for the program;
        (4) the form and substance of all advertisements,
    advertising campaigns, and other promotional materials
    submitted are not deceptive, misleading, or likely to
    mislead; and
        (5) an actuarial forecast supports the market for the
    program.
    (c) A provider may not enter into an agreement to provide
at-home continuing care services until the Department issues a
preliminary certificate of registration to the provider. An
application for a preliminary certificate of registration
shall:
        (1) be filed in a form determined by the Department by
    rule; and
        (2) include:
            (A) a copy of the proposed at-home continuing care
        agreement; and
            (B) the form and substance of any proposed
        advertisements, advertising campaigns, or other
        promotional materials for the program that is
        available at the time of filing the application and
        that has not been filed previously with the
        Department.
    (d) The Department shall issue a preliminary certificate
of registration to a provider under subsection (c) if the
Department determines that:
        (1) the proposed at-home continuing care agreement is
    satisfactory;
        (2) the provider has submitted all proposed
    advertisements, advertising campaigns, and other
    promotional materials for the program; and
        (3) the form and substance of all advertisements,
    advertising campaigns, and other promotional materials
    submitted are not deceptive, misleading, or likely to
    mislead.
    (e) A person may not provide at-home continuing care
services until the Department issues a certificate of
registration to the person. An application for a certificate
of registration shall:
        (1) be filed in a form determined by the Department by
    rule; and
        (2) include:
            (A) verification that the required number of
        agreements has been executed;
            (B) the form and substance of any proposed
        advertisements, advertising campaigns, or other
        promotional materials for the program that are
        available at the time of filing and that have not been
        filed previously with the Department; and
            (C) verification that any other license or
        certificate required by other appropriate State units
        has been issued to the provider.
    (f) The Department shall issue a certificate of
registration to a provider under subsection (e) if the
Department determines that:
        (1) the information and documents submitted and
    application for a preliminary certificate of registration
    are current and accurate or have been updated to make them
    accurate;
        (2) the required agreements have been executed;
        (3) any other license or certificate required by other
    appropriate State units has been issued to the provider;
        (4) the provider has submitted all proposed
    advertisements, advertising campaigns, and other
    promotional materials for the program; and
        (5) the material submitted is not an advertisement,
    advertising campaign, or other promotional material that
    is deceptive, misleading, or likely to mislead.
    If a provider intends to advertise before the Department
issues a certificate of registration, the provider shall
submit to the Department any advertisement, advertising
campaign, or other promotional materials before using it.
    (g) Every 2 years, within 120 days after the end of a
provider's fiscal year, a provider shall file an application
for a renewal certificate of registration with the Department.
The application shall:
            (A) be filed in a form determined by the
        Department by rule; and
            (B) contain any reasonable and pertinent
        information that the Department requires.
    (h) The Department shall issue a renewal certificate of
registration under subsection (g) if the Department determines
that:
        (1) all required documents have been filed and are
    satisfactory;
        (2) any revised agreements for at-home continuing care
    services meet the Department's requirements;
        (3) the provider has submitted all proposed
    advertisements, advertising campaigns, and other
    promotional materials for the program; and
        (4) the form and substance of all advertisements,
    advertising campaigns, and other promotional materials
    submitted are not deceptive, misleading, or likely to
    mislead.
    (i) The Department may deny, suspend, or revoke a
preliminary, initial, or renewal certificate of registration
under this Section for cause. The Department shall set forth
in writing its reasons for a denial, suspension, or
revocation. A provider may appeal a denial in writing. Grounds
for a denial, suspension, or revocation include, but are not
limited to:
        (1) violation of this Section;
        (2) violation of a rule adopted by the Department
    under this Section;
        (3) misrepresentation; or
        (4) submission of false information.