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Full Text of HB0149  96th General Assembly

HB0149ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Health Care Licenses Committee

Filed: 3/11/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 149

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 149 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
5 changing Section 3-103 as follows:
 
6     (210 ILCS 45/3-103)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-103)
7     Sec. 3-103. The procedure for obtaining a valid license
8 shall be as follows:
9         (1) Application to operate a facility shall be made to
10     the the Department on forms furnished by the Department.
11         (2) All license applications shall be accompanied with
12     an application fee. The fee for an annual license shall be
13     $995. Facilities that pay a fee or assessment pursuant to
14     Article V-C of the Illinois Public Aid Code shall be exempt
15     from the license fee imposed under this item (2). The fee
16     for a 2-year license shall be double the fee for the annual

 

 

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1     license set forth in the preceding sentence. The fees
2     collected shall be deposited with the State Treasurer into
3     the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund, which has been
4     created as a special fund in the State treasury. This
5     special fund is to be used by the Department for expenses
6     related to the appointment of monitors and receivers as
7     contained in Sections 3-501 through 3-517 of this Act and
8     for implementation of the Abuse Prevention Review Team Act.
9     At the end of each fiscal year, any funds in excess of
10     $1,000,000 held in the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund
11     shall be deposited in the State's General Revenue Fund. The
12     application shall be under oath and the submission of false
13     or misleading information shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
14     The application shall contain the following information:
15             (a) The name and address of the applicant if an
16         individual, and if a firm, partnership, or
17         association, of every member thereof, and in the case
18         of a corporation, the name and address thereof and of
19         its officers and its registered agent, and in the case
20         of a unit of local government, the name and address of
21         its chief executive officer;
22             (b) The name and location of the facility for which
23         a license is sought;
24             (c) The name of the person or persons under whose
25         management or supervision the facility will be
26         conducted;

 

 

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1             (d) The number and type of residents for which
2         maintenance, personal care, or nursing is to be
3         provided; and
4             (e) Such information relating to the number,
5         experience, and training of the employees of the
6         facility, any management agreements for the operation
7         of the facility, and of the moral character of the
8         applicant and employees as the Department may deem
9         necessary.
10         (3) Each initial application shall be accompanied by a
11     financial statement setting forth the financial condition
12     of the applicant and by a statement from the unit of local
13     government having zoning jurisdiction over the facility's
14     location stating that the location of the facility is not
15     in violation of a zoning ordinance. An initial application
16     for a new facility shall be accompanied by a permit as
17     required by the "Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act".
18     After the application is approved, the applicant shall
19     advise the Department every 6 months of any changes in the
20     information originally provided in the application.
21         (4) Other information necessary to determine the
22     identity and qualifications of an applicant to operate a
23     facility in accordance with this Act shall be included in
24     the application as required by the Department in
25     regulations.
26 (Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03; 93-841, eff. 7-30-04; 94-931,

 

 

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1 eff. 6-26-06.)".