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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5775 Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that any project funded through any appropriation from the General Assembly for a facility licensed or to be licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act and operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is exempt from the requirements set forth in the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, except for specified notification requirements. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5775 | | LRB097 18903 PJG 64141 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 3.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 3960/3.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.5. Facilities operated by the Illinois Department of |
| 8 | | Veterans Affairs. |
| 9 | | (a) Any project funded through any appropriation from the |
| 10 | | General Assembly for a facility licensed or to be licensed |
| 11 | | under the Nursing Home Care Act and operated by the Illinois |
| 12 | | Department of Veterans Affairs is exempt from the requirements |
| 13 | | of this Act, except for the requirements set forth in |
| 14 | | subsection (b) of this Section. |
| 15 | | (b) The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs must notify |
| 16 | | the Board in writing of any appropriation by the General |
| 17 | | Assembly for a facility licensed or to be licensed under the |
| 18 | | Nursing Home Care Act and operated by the Department. The |
| 19 | | Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs must include with the |
| 20 | | written notification the following information: (i) the |
| 21 | | estimated number of beds in the facility, (ii) the location of |
| 22 | | the project or the intended location if not identified by law, |
| 23 | | and (iii) the date the facility is estimated to be opened. The |