HB4237eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4237 Engrossed LRB096 07701 DRJ 17802 b

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is amended by changing Section 2.10 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2805/2.10)

Sec. 2.10. Conflicts with the Nursing Home Care Act. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this Act and the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning an Illinois Veterans Home not operated by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, then the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act shall apply. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this Act and the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning an Illinois Veterans Home operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, then the provisions of this Act shall apply.

(Source: P.A. 90-168, eff. 7-23-97.)

Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding Section 3-101.5 as follows:

(210 ILCS 45/3-101.5 new)

Sec. 3-101.5. Illinois Veterans Homes. An Illinois Veterans Home licensed under this Act and operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is exempt from the license fee provisions of Section 3-103 of this Act and the provisions of Sections 3-104 through 3-106, 3-202.5, 3-208, 3-301 through 3-517, and 3-603 through 3-607 of this Act. Such a Home is also exempt from Section 3-202 of this Act so long as the Home meets the standards for similar provisions required or regulated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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