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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2544 Introduced , by Rep. Michael D. Unes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that for informal dispute resolution under the Act, if the Department of Public Health determines that the submitted evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute either the State's informal dispute resolution findings or federal informal dispute resolution deficiencies (currently, were insufficient to refute the findings), then the Department shall provide a detailed written explanation (currently, provide a written explanation) of the reason or reasons why the evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute the State's findings or federal deficiencies (currently, refute the finding). Makes a corresponding change. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2544 | | LRB100 08401 MJP 18514 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 3-713.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 45/3-713.5) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-713.5. Informal dispute resolution. Pursuant to the |
| 8 | | requirements of subsection (c) of Section 3-212 of this Act, |
| 9 | | when a facility submits comments refuting licensure findings, |
| 10 | | it shall be considered an informal dispute resolution if the |
| 11 | | same findings were not submitted for an informal dispute |
| 12 | | resolution pursuant to protocols for federal certification |
| 13 | | deficiencies established by the federal Centers for Medicare |
| 14 | | and Medicaid Services. The Department shall review |
| 15 | | documentation submitted as the basis for an informal dispute |
| 16 | | resolution. If the Department determines that the submitted |
| 17 | | evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute either the |
| 18 | | State's informal dispute resolution findings or federal |
| 19 | | informal dispute resolution deficiencies, then the Department |
| 20 | | shall provide a detailed written explanation of the reason or |
| 21 | | reasons why the evidence or arguments were insufficient to |
| 22 | | refute the State's findings or federal deficiencies finding. If |
| 23 | | the Department fails to provide a written explanation of the |