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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 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 30 and 45 as follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 9/30)
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7 | Sec. 30. Licensing.
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8 | (a) The Department, in consultation with the Advisory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Board, shall
establish
by rule forms,
procedures, and fees for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the annual licensing of assisted living and shared
housing
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11 | establishments; shall establish and enforce sanctions and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | penalties for
operating in violation
of this Act, as provided | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | in Section 135 of this Act and rules
adopted under
Section 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | of this Act. The Department shall conduct an annual on-site
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15 | review
for
each
establishment covered by this Act, except for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | those establishments granted a 2-year license as provided in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section 45. For those establishments granted a 2-year license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the Department shall conduct an on-site review every 2 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | The on-site review
which shall include, but not be limited to,
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20 | compliance with
this Act and rules adopted hereunder, focus on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | solving resident issues
and concerns,
and the quality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | improvement process implemented by the establishment to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | address
resident
issues. The quality improvement process |
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1 | implemented by the establishment must
benchmark performance, | ||||||
2 | be customer centered, be data driven, and focus on
resident
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3 | satisfaction.
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4 | (b) An establishment shall provide the following | ||||||
5 | information to the
Department
to be considered for licensure:
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6 | (1) the business name, street address, mailing | ||||||
7 | address, and telephone
number of the
establishment;
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8 | (2) the name and mailing address of the owner or owners | ||||||
9 | of the
establishment and if the
owner or owners are not | ||||||
10 | natural persons, identification of the type of
business | ||||||
11 | entity
of the owners, and the names and addresses of the | ||||||
12 | officers and members of the
governing body, or comparable | ||||||
13 | persons for partnerships, limited liability
companies, or | ||||||
14 | other types of business organizations;
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15 | (3) financial information, content and form to be | ||||||
16 | determined by rules
which may provide different standards | ||||||
17 | for assisted living establishments and
shared housing | ||||||
18 | establishments,
establishing that the project is | ||||||
19 | financially feasible;
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20 | (4) the name and mailing address of the managing agent | ||||||
21 | of the
establishment, whether
hired under a management | ||||||
22 | agreement or lease agreement, if different from the
owner | ||||||
23 | or owners, and the name of the full-time director;
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24 | (5) verification that the establishment has entered or | ||||||
25 | will enter into a
service delivery
contract as provided in | ||||||
26 | Section 90, as required under this Act, with each
resident |
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1 | or
resident's representative;
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2 | (6) the name and address of at least one natural person | ||||||
3 | who shall be
responsible for
dealing with the Department on | ||||||
4 | all matters provided for in this Act, on whom
personal | ||||||
5 | service of all notices and orders shall be made, and who | ||||||
6 | shall be
authorized
to accept service on behalf of the | ||||||
7 | owner or owners and the managing agent.
Notwithstanding a | ||||||
8 | contrary provision of the Code of Civil Procedure, personal
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9 | service on the person identified pursuant to this | ||||||
10 | subsection shall be
considered
service on the owner or | ||||||
11 | owners and the managing agent, and it shall not be a
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12 | defense to any action that personal service was not made on | ||||||
13 | each individual or
entity;
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14 | (7) the signature of the authorized representative of | ||||||
15 | the owner or
owners;
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16 | (8) proof of an ongoing quality improvement program in | ||||||
17 | accordance with
rules adopted
by the Department in | ||||||
18 | collaboration with the Advisory Board;
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19 | (9) information about the number and types of units, | ||||||
20 | the maximum census,
and the
services to be provided at the | ||||||
21 | establishment, proof of compliance with
applicable
State | ||||||
22 | and local residential standards, and a copy of the standard | ||||||
23 | contract
offered to
residents;
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24 | (10) documentation of adequate liability insurance; | ||||||
25 | and
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26 | (11) other information necessary to determine the |
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1 | identity and
qualifications of an
applicant or licensee to | ||||||
2 | operate an
establishment in
accordance with this Act as | ||||||
3 | required by the Department by rule.
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4 | (c) The information in the statement of ownership shall be | ||||||
5 | public
information and shall be
available from the Department.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)
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7 | (210 ILCS 9/45)
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8 | Sec. 45. Renewal of licenses. At least 120 days, but not | ||||||
9 | more than 150
days prior to license
expiration, the licensee | ||||||
10 | shall submit an application for renewal of the license
in such | ||||||
11 | form
and containing such information as the Department | ||||||
12 | requires. If the application
is approved, and if the licensee | ||||||
13 | (i) has not committed a Type 1 violation in the preceding 24 | ||||||
14 | months, (ii) has not committed a Type 2 violation in the | ||||||
15 | preceding 24 months, (iii) has not had an inspection, review, | ||||||
16 | or evaluation that resulted in a finding of 10 or more Type 3 | ||||||
17 | violations in the preceding 24 months, and (iv) the licensee | ||||||
18 | has not admitted or retained a resident in violation of Section | ||||||
19 | 75 of this Act in the preceding 24 months, the Department may | ||||||
20 | renew the license for an additional period of 2 years. If a | ||||||
21 | licensee whose license has been renewed for 2 years under this | ||||||
22 | Section subsequently fails to meet any of the conditions set | ||||||
23 | forth in items (i), (ii), and (iii), and (iv), then, in | ||||||
24 | addition to any other sanctions that the Department may impose | ||||||
25 | under this Act, the Department shall revoke the 2-year license |
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1 | and replace it with a one-year license until the licensee again | ||||||
2 | meets all of the conditions set forth in items (i), (ii), and | ||||||
3 | (iii) , and (iv) . If appropriate,
the renewal
application shall | ||||||
4 | not be approved unless the applicant has provided to the
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5 | Department an
accurate disclosure document in accordance with | ||||||
6 | the Alzheimer's Special Care
Disclosure
Act. If the application | ||||||
7 | for renewal is not timely filed, the Department shall
so inform | ||||||
8 | the
licensee.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 95-590, eff. 9-10-07; revised 11-15-07.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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