Rep. Julie Hamos
Filed: 3/23/2004
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4735




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4735, AS AMENDED, 
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with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 
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    "(a) For the purposes of this Section:
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    "Nursing facility""; and 
 
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on page 1, line 14, after "Code", by inserting "and that is 
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certified under Title XIX of the Social Security Act"; and
 
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on page 1, immediately below line 17, by inserting the 
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following:
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    ""Conversion and modernization" means the construction, 
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alteration, reconstruction, renovation, modernization, or 
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improvement of existing nursing facility beds or areas within 
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an existing nursing facility."; and
 
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on page 1, line 24, by replacing "construction, alteration," 
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with "conversion and modernization of"; and 
 
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on page 2, by deleting line 1; and
 
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on page 2, line 5, by replacing "as defined in" with "or a 
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special program or unit for persons with Alzheimer's disease or 
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related disorders licensed under"; and
 
 


 






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on page 2, by replacing lines 18 and 19 with the following:
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    "(d) A conversion and modernization shall not have the 
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effect of:"; and 
 
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on page 3, by replacing line 1 with the following:
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"conversion and modernization that"; and
 
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on page 3, line 6, by replacing "Conversions or" with 
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"Conversion and"; and 
 
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on page 3, line 15, after "20%", by inserting ", and may offer 
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to provide more than 20%,"; and
 
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on page 3, by replacing lines 24 through 28 with the following:
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        "(1) the unique needs of residents and their caregivers 
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in the area in which the facility is located;
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        (2) the nursing facility bed need in the area in which 
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the facility is located;
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        (3) the extent to which the conversion and 
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modernization results in the reduction of certified  
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nursing facility beds in an area with excess beds; 
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        (4) compliance history with licensure and 
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certification requirements; and

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        (5) the extent to which the application reflects 
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collaboration and support for the conversion or 
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modernization by other providers and local government 
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leaders in the community."; and

 
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on page 3, by replacing lines 32 and 33 with the following: 
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"Public Health, in coordination with the Director of Public 
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Aid, the Director of Aging, and the Secretary of Human 
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Services."; and
 
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on page 4, line 2, by replacing "licensed" with "certified"; 
 


 






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and
 
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on page 4, line 22, by replacing  "relocate" with "move or 
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transfer"; and
 
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on page 4, immediately below line 24, by inserting the 
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following:
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    "(l) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a nursing 
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facility from moving or transferring a resident as authorized 
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by the Nursing Home Care Act."; and
 
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on page 4, lines 26 and 27, by replacing "Aid and the Director 
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of Aging" with "Aid, the Director of Aging, and the Secretary 
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of Human Services"; and
 
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on page 4, immediately below line 33, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    "Section 90. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 12.05 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 3960/12.05 new)

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    Sec. 12.05. Nursing Facility Conversion and Modernization 
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Act. The criteria and standards for health care planning, 
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including but not limited to the statewide inventory 
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established under Section 12 of this Act, shall not be adjusted 
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by any change in the number of nursing facility beds resulting 
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from nursing home conversion or modernization pursuant to the 
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Nursing Facility Conversion and Modernization Act.".