97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5019
 
Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Lou Lang
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



210 ILCS 45/3-502  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-502

     Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health's placement of a monitor in a long-term care facility shall be for the purpose of working with the facility in a collaborative manner to achieve compliance with State regulations. Provides that the monitor shall file a written report (instead of report periodically) with the Department and also with the facility. Requires the monitor to participate in a meeting with the Department's regional representative and the facility. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 3-502 as follows:
 



6    (210 ILCS 45/3-502)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-502)



7    Sec. 3-502. 
In any situation described in Section 3-501, 
8the Department
may place a qualified person to act as monitor 
9in the facility for the purpose of working with the facility in 
10a collaborative manner to achieve compliance with State 
11regulations. The monitor
shall observe operation of the 
12facility, shall assist the facility by advising
it on how to 
13comply with the State regulations, and shall file a written 
14report with periodically
to the Department and the facility on 
15the first day of each month on the operation of the facility. 
16The report shall identify perceived problems and recommend 
17potential changes. In addition, the monitor shall participate 
18in a meeting with a regional representative of the Department 
19and the facility no later than the 20th of each month. The 
20purpose of the meeting shall be for the monitor to review the 
21contents of the report most recently filed with the Department 
22and the facility and to answer questions, permit the facility 
23to address problems identified in the report, and give all 
 
 
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1parties the opportunity to collectively agree on possible 
2courses of action. The monitor shall then modify the report to 
3reflect the outcomes of the meeting and shall submit the 
4modified report to the Department and the facility no later 
5than the 25th of each month. 

6(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

 
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
8becoming law.