Bill Status of HB 5537   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  HEALTH FACILITY-NURSING HOME

House Sponsors
Rep. Yolonda Morris-Maurice A. West, II-Carol Ammons-La Shawn K. Ford, Kelly M. Cassidy, Suzanne M. Ness, Joyce Mason and Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Lakesia Collins, Rachel Ventura, Natalie Toro, Mary Edly-Allen, Javier L. Cervantes and Adriane Johnson)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  5/17/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 3960/5.4
55 ILCS 5/5-21001from Ch. 34, par. 5-21001

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Removes an exception for skilled and intermediate long-term care facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act from providing a Safety Net Impact Statement as part of its general review criteria. Includes nursing homes operated by a county in a list of safety net service providers. Provides that facilities operated by a county shall provide in the facility's Safety Net Impact Statement the number of the facility's Medicaid and Medicare certified beds for the 3 fiscal years prior to the application. Requires the State Board Staff Report to include a statement of findings regarding the project's safety net impact under specified circumstances, and that the State Board Staff's assessment shall be considered in determining whether the project fulfills the public interest requirements. Amends the County Homes Division of the Counties Code. Removes a requirement that two-thirds of the county board is required sell, dispose of, or lease for any term, any part of the home properties, and requires a referendum before selling any home (rather than requiring a referendum only for homes that were erected after referendum approval by the voters of the county). Adds referendum language for the selling, disposition of, or lease of a home.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
In the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, provides that general review criteria shall include a requirement that all health care facilities, including nursing homes operated by a county, but otherwise with the exception of skilled and intermediate long-term care facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, provide a Safety Net Impact Statement (rather than, in the introduced bill, removal of the exception of skilled and intermediate long term care facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act). Provides that nursing homes (rather than facilities) operated by a county shall also provide the number of the facility's Medicaid and Medicare certified beds for the 3 fiscal years prior to the application. Removes a provision relating to a circumstance when an application for a permit to discontinue or change ownership of a health care facility has been deemed substantially complete but the application was unable to describe specified project impacts. Adds language providing additional requirements for the Health Facilities and Services Review Board Staff Report that shall be considered in evaluating whether an application fulfills the public interest requirements of the Act. Makes a grammatical change. In the Counties Code, removes language providing that, if a county nursing home was erected after referendum approval by the voters of the county, the county nursing home may be leased upon the vote of a 3/5 majority of all the members of the board.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris
  2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/5/2024HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee
  3/7/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  3/15/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris
  3/15/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/20/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  3/20/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
  3/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  3/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  3/20/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  3/20/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  3/21/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/21/2024HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
  3/21/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/4/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  4/11/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/11/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/17/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
  4/18/2024SenateArrive in Senate
  4/18/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/18/2024SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  4/18/2024SenateFirst Reading
  4/18/2024SenateReferred to Assignments
  4/24/2024SenateAssigned to Health and Human Services
  4/30/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
  5/2/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  5/2/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro
  5/2/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  5/2/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  5/2/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  5/10/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
  5/17/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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