Rep. Julie Hamos
Filed: 3/23/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4735
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4735, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. | ||||||
4 | 1, on page 1, by replacing line 8 with the following:
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5 | "(a) For the purposes of this Section: | ||||||
6 | "Nursing facility""; and | ||||||
7 | on page 1, line 14, after "Code", by inserting "and that is | ||||||
8 | certified under Title XIX of the Social Security Act"; and | ||||||
9 | on page 1, immediately below line 17, by inserting the | ||||||
10 | following: | ||||||
11 | ""Conversion and modernization" means the construction, | ||||||
12 | alteration, reconstruction, renovation, modernization, or | ||||||
13 | improvement of existing nursing facility beds or areas within | ||||||
14 | an existing nursing facility."; and | ||||||
15 | on page 1, line 24, by replacing "construction, alteration," | ||||||
16 | with "conversion and modernization of"; and | ||||||
17 | on page 2, by deleting line 1; and | ||||||
18 | on page 2, line 5, by replacing "as defined in" with "or a | ||||||
19 | special program or unit for persons with Alzheimer's disease or | ||||||
20 | related disorders licensed under"; and |
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1 | on page 2, by replacing lines 18 and 19 with the following: | ||||||
2 | "(d) A conversion and modernization shall not have the | ||||||
3 | effect of:"; and | ||||||
4 | on page 3, by replacing line 1 with the following: | ||||||
5 | "conversion and modernization that"; and | ||||||
6 | on page 3, line 6, by replacing "Conversions or" with | ||||||
7 | "Conversion and"; and | ||||||
8 | on page 3, line 15, after "20%", by inserting ", and may offer | ||||||
9 | to provide more than 20%,"; and | ||||||
10 | on page 3, by replacing lines 24 through 28 with the following: | ||||||
11 | "(1) the unique needs of residents and their caregivers | ||||||
12 | in the area in which the facility is located; | ||||||
13 | (2) the nursing facility bed need in the area in which | ||||||
14 | the facility is located; | ||||||
15 | (3) the extent to which the conversion and | ||||||
16 | modernization results in the reduction of certified | ||||||
17 | nursing facility beds in an area with excess beds; | ||||||
18 | (4) compliance history with licensure and | ||||||
19 | certification requirements; and
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20 | (5) the extent to which the application reflects | ||||||
21 | collaboration and support for the conversion or | ||||||
22 | modernization by other providers and local government | ||||||
23 | leaders in the community."; and
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24 | on page 3, by replacing lines 32 and 33 with the following: | ||||||
25 | "Public Health, in coordination with the Director of Public | ||||||
26 | Aid, the Director of Aging, and the Secretary of Human | ||||||
27 | Services."; and | ||||||
28 | on page 4, line 2, by replacing "licensed" with "certified"; |
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1 | and | ||||||
2 | on page 4, line 22, by replacing "relocate" with "move or | ||||||
3 | transfer"; and | ||||||
4 | on page 4, immediately below line 24, by inserting the | ||||||
5 | following: | ||||||
6 | "(l) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a nursing | ||||||
7 | facility from moving or transferring a resident as authorized | ||||||
8 | by the Nursing Home Care Act."; and | ||||||
9 | on page 4, lines 26 and 27, by replacing "Aid and the Director | ||||||
10 | of Aging" with "Aid, the Director of Aging, and the Secretary | ||||||
11 | of Human Services"; and | ||||||
12 | on page 4, immediately below line 33, by inserting the | ||||||
13 | following: | ||||||
14 | "Section 90. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is | ||||||
15 | amended by adding Section 12.05 as follows: | ||||||
16 | (20 ILCS 3960/12.05 new)
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17 | Sec. 12.05. Nursing Facility Conversion and Modernization | ||||||
18 | Act. The criteria and standards for health care planning, | ||||||
19 | including but not limited to the statewide inventory | ||||||
20 | established under Section 12 of this Act, shall not be adjusted | ||||||
21 | by any change in the number of nursing facility beds resulting | ||||||
22 | from nursing home conversion or modernization pursuant to the | ||||||
23 | Nursing Facility Conversion and Modernization Act. ".
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