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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 3-423 as follows:
 



6    (210 ILCS 45/3-423)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-423)



7    Sec. 3-423. 
The administrator Any owner of a facility 
8licensed under this Act shall give 60
90 days notice prior to 
9voluntarily closing a facility or closing any part
of a 
10facility, or prior to closing any part of a facility if closing 
11such
part will require the transfer or discharge of more than 
1210% of the residents.
Such notice shall be given to the 
13Department, to the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman, to 
14any resident who must be
transferred or discharged, to the 
15resident's representative, and to a member
of the resident's 
16family, where practicable. If the Department suspends, 
17revokes, or denies renewal of the facility's license, then 
18notice shall be given no later than the date specified by the 
19Department. Notice shall state the proposed
date of closing and 
20the reason for closing. The facility shall submit a closure 
21plan to the Department for approval which shall address the 
22process for the safe and orderly transfer of residents. The 
23approved plan shall be included in the notice.
The facility 
 
 
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1shall offer to assist the resident in securing an alternative

2placement and shall advise the resident on available 
3alternatives. Where
the resident is unable to choose an 
4alternate placement and is not under
guardianship, the 
5Department shall be notified of the need for relocation

6assistance. A facility closing in its entirety shall not admit 
7any new residents on or after the date written notice is 
8submitted to the Department under this Section. The facility 
9shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations until
the 
10date of closing, including those related to transfer or 
11discharge of
residents. The Department may place a relocation 
12team in the facility as
provided under Section 3-419.

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

 
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.