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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 3-402, 3-403, and 3-405 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (210 ILCS 45/3-402) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-402) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3-402. Involuntary transfer or discharge of a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | resident from a facility
shall be preceded by the discussion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | required under Section 3-408 and by
a minimum written notice
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10 | of 21 days, except in one of the following instances: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (a) When an emergency transfer or discharge is ordered
by | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the resident's attending physician because of the resident's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | health
care needs. The State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | notified at the time of the emergency transfer or discharge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) When the transfer or discharge is mandated by the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | physical safety of
other residents, the facility staff, or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | facility visitors, as
documented in the clinical record.
The | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Department and the State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | notified prior to any such involuntary transfer
or discharge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | The Department shall immediately offer transfer, or discharge
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21 | and relocation assistance to residents transferred or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | discharged under this
subparagraph (b), and the Department may | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | place relocation teams as
provided in Section 3-419 of this |
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1 | Act. | ||||||
2 | (c) When an identified offender is within the provisional | ||||||
3 | admission period defined in Section 1-120.3. If the Identified | ||||||
4 | Offender Report and Recommendation prepared under Section | ||||||
5 | 2-201.6 shows that the identified offender poses a serious | ||||||
6 | threat or danger to the physical safety of other residents, | ||||||
7 | the facility staff, or facility visitors in the admitting | ||||||
8 | facility and the facility determines that it is unable to | ||||||
9 | provide a safe environment for the other residents, the | ||||||
10 | facility staff, or facility visitors, the facility shall | ||||||
11 | transfer or discharge the identified offender within 3 days | ||||||
12 | after its receipt of the Identified Offender Report and | ||||||
13 | Recommendation. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)
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15 | (210 ILCS 45/3-403) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-403)
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16 | Sec. 3-403.
The notice required by Section 3-402 shall be | ||||||
17 | on a form
prescribed by the Department and shall contain all of | ||||||
18 | the following:
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19 | (a) The stated reason for the proposed transfer or | ||||||
20 | discharge;
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21 | (b) The effective date of the proposed transfer or | ||||||
22 | discharge;
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23 | (c) A statement in not less than 12-point type, which | ||||||
24 | reads: "You
have a right to appeal the facility's decision to | ||||||
25 | transfer or discharge
you. If you think you should not have to |
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1 | leave this facility, you may
file a request for a hearing with | ||||||
2 | the Department of Public Health within
10 days after receiving | ||||||
3 | this notice. If you request a hearing, it will
be held not | ||||||
4 | later than 10 days after your request, and you generally will
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5 | not be transferred or discharged during that time. If the | ||||||
6 | decision
following the hearing is not in your favor, you | ||||||
7 | generally will not be
transferred or discharged prior to the | ||||||
8 | expiration of 30 days following
receipt of the original notice | ||||||
9 | of the transfer or discharge. A form to
appeal the facility's | ||||||
10 | decision and to request a hearing is attached. If
you have any | ||||||
11 | questions, call the Department of Public Health or the State | ||||||
12 | Long Term Care Ombudsman at the
telephone numbers number | ||||||
13 | listed below.";
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14 | (d) A hearing request form, together with a postage paid,
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15 | preaddressed envelope to the Department; and
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16 | (e) The name, address, and telephone number of the person | ||||||
17 | charged
with the responsibility of supervising the transfer or | ||||||
18 | discharge.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 81-1349.)
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20 | (210 ILCS 45/3-405) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-405)
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21 | Sec. 3-405. A copy of the notice required by Section 3-402 | ||||||
22 | shall be placed
in the resident's clinical record and a copy | ||||||
23 | shall be transmitted to the
Department, the State Long Term | ||||||
24 | Care Ombudsman, the resident, and the resident's | ||||||
25 | representative.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 97-820, eff. 7-17-12.)
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