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HB5580 Engrossed |
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LRB095 18284 DRJ 44368 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 3-217 as follows: |
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| (210 ILCS 45/3-217 new) |
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| Sec. 3-217. Quality Assurance Review. The Department may |
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| develop a program to collaborate with facilities on quality |
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| assurance issues. The Department may seek all necessary waivers |
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| of federal requirements to permit the full implementation of |
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| the program. Implementation of the program is subject to the |
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| availability of funding for that purpose. |
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| Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may |
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| exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under |
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| the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or |
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| promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this |
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| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, however, the |
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| Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or |
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| enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th |
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| General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to the General |
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| Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House and |
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| Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General |
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| Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those |