HB2485 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 08792 RPS 28962 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2485

Introduced 2/18/2015, by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

210 ILCS 9/145

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning conversion of facilities.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is amended by changing Section 145 as follows:

(210 ILCS 9/145)

Sec. 145. Conversion of facilities. Entities licensed as facilities under the the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the ID/DD Community Care Act may elect to convert to a license under this Act. Any facility that chooses to convert, in whole or in part, shall follow the requirements in the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the ID/DD Community Care Act, as applicable, and rules promulgated under those Acts regarding voluntary closure and notice to residents. Any conversion of existing beds licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the ID/DD Community Care Act to licensure under this Act is exempt from review by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board.

(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)