94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB5442


 
Introduced 01/27/06, by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














305 ILCS 5/5-5.22









    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning nursing homes.
















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HB5442

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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 5-5.22 as follows:
 



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    (305 ILCS 5/5-5.22)



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    Sec. 5-5.22. Nursing homes; inspections of care. With 
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respect to
facilities licensed under the
the Nursing Home Care 
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Act, the Department of Public
Aid (now Healthcare and Family 
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Services) may not initiate or reinstate inspections of care 
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before July 1, 2003.
Nothing in this Section, however, 
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prohibits a facility from requesting, nor the
Department from 
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conducting, an interim inspection of care if the facility meets

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the requirements outlined in the Department's rules in effect 
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on November 15,
2001.

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(Source: P.A. 92-725, eff. 7-25-02; revised 12-15-05.)