SB3021sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. William Delgado

Filed: 2/18/2010

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3021

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3021 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The MR/DD Community Care Act is amended by changing Sections 1-101.05, 3-305, 3-306, and 3-308 as follows:

(210 ILCS 47/1-101.05)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 1-101.05. Prior law.

(a) This Act provides for licensure of intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled and long-term care for under age 22 facilities under this Act instead of under the Nursing Home Care Act. On and after the effective date of this Act, those facilities shall be governed by this Act instead of the Nursing Home Care Act.

(b) (Blank) If any other Act of the General Assembly changes, adds, or repeals a provision of the Nursing Home Care Act that is the same as or substantially similar to a provision of this Act, then that change, addition, or repeal in the Nursing Home Care Act shall be construed together with this Act.

(c) Nothing in this Act affects the validity or effect of any finding, decision, or action made or taken by the Department or the Director under the Nursing Home Care Act before the effective date of this Act with respect to a facility subject to licensure under this Act. That finding, decision, or action shall continue to apply to the facility on and after the effective date of this Act. Any finding, decision, or action with respect to the facility made or taken on or after the effective date of this Act shall be made or taken as provided in this Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10.)

(210 ILCS 47/3-305)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 3-305. Penalties or fines. The license of a facility which is in violation of this Act or any rule adopted thereunder may be subject to the penalties or fines levied by the Department as specified in this Section.

(1) Unless a greater penalty or fine is allowed under subsection (3), a licensee who commits a Type "A" violation as defined in Section 1-129 is automatically issued a conditional license for a period of 6 months to coincide with an acceptable plan of correction and assessed a fine computed at a rate of $5.00 per resident in the facility plus 20 cents per resident for each day of the violation, commencing on the date a notice of the violation is served under Section 3-301 and ending on the date the violation is corrected, or a fine not greater than $50 per licensed bed of not less than $5,000, or when death, serious mental or physical harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement results, a fine of not greater than $100 per licensed bed not less than $10,000, whichever is greater.

(2) A licensee who commits a Type "B" violation or who is issued an administrative warning for a violation of Sections 3-401 through 3-413 or the rules promulgated thereunder is subject to a penalty computed at a rate of $3 per resident in the facility, plus 15 cents per resident for each day of the violation, commencing on the date a notice of the violation is served under Section 3-301 and ending on the date the violation is corrected, or a fine not less than $5 per licensed bed $500, whichever is greater. Such fine shall be assessed on the date of notice of the violation and shall be suspended for violations that continue after such date upon completion of a plan of correction in accordance with Section 3-308 in relation to the assessment of fines and correction. Failure to correct such violation within the time period approved under a plan of correction shall result in a fine and conditional license as provided under subsection (5).

(3) A licensee who commits a Type "A" violation as defined in Section 1-129 which continues beyond the time specified in paragraph (a) of Section 3-303 3 303 which is cited as a repeat violation shall have its license revoked and shall be assessed a fine of 3 times the fine computed per resident per day under subsection (1).

(4) A licensee who fails to satisfactorily comply with an accepted plan of correction for a Type "B" violation or an administrative warning issued pursuant to Sections 3-401 through 3-413 or the rules promulgated thereunder shall be automatically issued a conditional license for a period of not less than 6 months. A second or subsequent acceptable plan of correction shall be filed. A fine shall be assessed in accordance with subsection (2) when cited for the repeat violation. This fine shall be computed for all days of the violation, including the duration of the first plan of correction compliance time.

(5) For the purpose of computing a penalty under subsections (2) through (4), the number of residents per day shall be based on the average number of residents in the facility during the 30 days preceding the discovery of the violation.

(6) When the Department finds that a provision of Article II has been violated with regard to a particular resident, the Department shall issue an order requiring the facility to reimburse the resident for injuries incurred, or $100, whichever is greater. In the case of a violation involving any action other than theft of money belonging to a resident, reimbursement shall be ordered only if a provision of Article II has been violated with regard to that or any other resident of the facility within the 2 years immediately preceding the violation in question.

(7) For purposes of assessing fines under this Section, a repeat violation shall be a violation which has been cited during one inspection of the facility for which an accepted plan of correction was not complied with. A repeat violation shall not be a new citation of the same rule, unless the licensee is not substantially addressing the issue routinely throughout the facility.

(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; revised 11-3-09.)

(210 ILCS 47/3-306)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 3-306. Factors to be considered in determining penalty. In determining whether a penalty is to be imposed and in fixing the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, for a violation, the Director shall consider the following factors:

(1) The gravity of the violation, including the probability that death or serious physical or mental harm to a resident will result or has resulted; the severity of the actual or potential harm, and the extent to which the provisions of the applicable statutes or regulations were violated;

(2) The reasonable diligence exercised by the licensee and efforts to correct violations;

(3) Any previous violations committed by the licensee; and

(4) The financial benefit to the facility of committing or continuing the violation; and .

(5) The average occupancy of the facility calculated over the past 3 months.

(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10.)

(210 ILCS 47/3-308)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 3-308. Time of assessment; plan of correction. In the case of a Type "A" violation, a penalty may be assessed from the date on which the violation is discovered. In the case of a Type "B" or Type "C" violation or an administrative warning issued pursuant to Sections 3-401 through 3-413 or the rules promulgated thereunder, the facility shall submit a plan of correction as provided in Section 3-303. In the case of a Type "B" violation or an administrative warning issued pursuant to Sections 3-401 through 3-413 or the rules promulgated thereunder, a penalty shall be assessed on the date of notice of the violation, but the Director may reduce the amount or waive such payment for any of the following reasons:

(a) The facility submits a true report of correction within 10 days;

(b) The facility submits a plan of correction within 10 days and subsequently submits a true report of correction within 15 days thereafter;

(c) The facility submits a plan of correction within 10 days which provides for a correction time that is less than or equal to 30 days and the Department approves such plan; or

(d) The facility submits a plan of correction for violations involving substantial capital improvements which provides for correction within the initial 90 day limit provided under Section 3-303. The Director shall consider the following factors in determinations to reduce or waive such penalties:

(1) The violation has not caused actual harm to a resident;

(2) The facility has made a diligent effort to correct the violation and to prevent its recurrence;

(3) The facility has no record of a pervasive pattern of the same or similar violations; and

(4) The facility has a record of substantial compliance with this Act and the regulations promulgated hereunder.

If a plan of correction is approved and carried out for a Type "C" violation, the fine provided under Section 3-305 shall be suspended for the time period specified in the approved plan of correction. If a plan of correction is approved and carried out for a Type "B" violation or an administrative warning issued pursuant to Sections 3-401 through 3-413 or the rules promulgated thereunder, with respect to a violation that continues after the date of notice of violation, the fine provided under Section 3-305 shall be suspended for the time period specified in the approved plan of correction.

If a good faith plan of correction is not received within the time provided by Section 3-303, a penalty may be assessed from the date of the notice of the Type "B" or "C" violation or an administrative warning issued pursuant to Sections 3-401 through 3-413 or the rules promulgated thereunder served under Section 3-301 until the date of the receipt of a good faith plan of correction, or until the date the violation is corrected, whichever is earlier. If a violation is not corrected within the time specified by an approved plan of correction or any lawful extension thereof, a penalty may be assessed from the date of notice of the violation, until the date the violation is corrected.

(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2010.".