SB3682eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3682 Engrossed LRB102 24087 CPF 33310 b

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing Section 2-207 as follows:

(210 ILCS 45/2-207) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-207)

Sec. 2-207. (a) Each year the Department shall publish a Directory for each public health region listing facilities to be made available to the public and be available at all Department offices. The Department may charge a fee for the Directory. The Directory shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The name and address of the facility;

(2) The number and type of licensed beds;

(3) The name of the cooperating hospital, if any;

(4) The name of the administrator;

(5) The facility telephone number; and

(6) Membership in a provider association and accreditation by any such organization; and .

(7) The facility website address, if any.

(b) Detailed information concerning basic costs for care and operating policies shall be available to the public upon request at each facility. However, a facility may refuse to make available any proprietary operating policies to the extent such facility reasonably believes such policies may be revealed to a competitor.

(Source: P.A. 81-1349.)