SB0314eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0314 Engrossed LRB096 03651 JAM 13679 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is amended by adding Section 12.6 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3960/12.6 new)

Sec. 12.6. Review of long term care bed need methodology and analysis of township level bed need.

(a) This Section applies with respect to health care facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act only.

(b) Pursuant to subsection (19) of Section 25 of the Older Adult Services Act, the Board shall review the existing Bed Need Methodology for Long Term Care, updating the assumptions used to establish the methodology to make them consistent with modern older adult services. The review shall include assessment of (i) the Bed Need Methodology for Long Term Care used by other states and methodologies recommended by experts in the field, (ii) published surveys of individuals age 65 and older regarding their long term needs and preferences, and (iii) demographic data of bed usage in Illinois. Revisions to the existing Bed Need Methodology also shall take into account not only long term bed usage but short stay usage as well.

(c) The Board shall conduct a bed need analysis on the township level, using the revised Bed Need Methodology for Long Term Care, to ensure that an adequate number of beds is available on a community basis and that those individuals in need of short term and long term nursing home stays are not isolated from their families. The analysis also shall take into account the needs of religious and ethnic groups.

(d) Revisions to the existing Bed Need Methodology for Long Term Care and the township level bed need analysis shall be completed in collaboration with the Nursing Home Conversion Subcommittee of the Older Adult Services Advisory Committee to reduce duplication of efforts, to ensure efficient use of staff time, and to ensure consistency in outcomes.

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