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| Public Act 095-0380 |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 1-113 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 45/1-113) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4151-113)
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Sec. 1-113. "Facility" or "long-term care facility" means a | ||||
private home,
institution, building, residence, or any other | ||||
place, whether operated for
profit or not, or a county home for | ||||
the infirm and chronically ill operated
pursuant to Division | ||||
5-21 or 5-22 of the Counties Code, or any similar
institution | ||||
operated by a political subdivision of the State of Illinois, | ||||
which
provides, through its ownership or management, personal | ||||
care, sheltered care or
nursing for 3 or more persons, not | ||||
related to the applicant or owner by blood
or marriage. It | ||||
includes skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care
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facilities as those terms are defined in Title XVIII and Title | ||||
XIX of the
Federal Social Security Act.
It also includes homes, | ||||
institutions, or
other places operated by or under the | ||||
authority of the Illinois Department of
Veterans' Affairs.
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"Facility" does not include the following:
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(1) A home, institution, or other place operated by the | ||||
federal government
or agency thereof, or by the State of | ||||
Illinois, other than homes,
institutions, or other places | ||
operated by or under the authority of the
Illinois | ||
Department of Veterans' Affairs;
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(2) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution whose | ||
principal activity
or business is the diagnosis, care, and | ||
treatment of human illness through
the maintenance and | ||
operation as organized facilities therefor, which is
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required to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act;
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(3) Any "facility for child care" as defined in the | ||
Child Care Act of
1969;
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(4) Any "Community Living Facility" as defined in the | ||
Community Living
Facilities Licensing Act;
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(5) Any "community residential alternative" as defined
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in the Community Residential Alternatives Licensing Act;
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(6) Any nursing home or sanatorium operated solely by | ||
and for persons
who rely exclusively upon treatment by | ||
spiritual means through prayer, in
accordance with the | ||
creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or
religious | ||
denomination. However, such nursing home or sanatorium | ||
shall
comply with all local laws and rules relating to | ||
sanitation and safety;
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(7) Any facility licensed by the Department of Human | ||
Services as a
community-integrated living arrangement as
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defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements | ||
Licensure and
Certification Act;
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(8) Any "Supportive Residence" licensed under the | ||
Supportive
Residences Licensing Act;
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(9) Any "supportive living facility" in good standing | ||
with the program established under Section 5-5.01a of the | ||
Illinois Public Aid Code, except only for purposes of the | ||
employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01;
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(10) Any assisted living or shared housing | ||
establishment licensed under
the Assisted Living and | ||
Shared Housing Act, except only for purposes of the | ||
employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01; | ||
or
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(11) An Alzheimer's disease management center | ||
alternative health care
model licensed under the | ||
Alternative Health Care Delivery Act.
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(Source: P.A. 94-342, eff. 7-26-05.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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