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| Public Act 098-0207 | ||||
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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 Hospice Program Licensing Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 9 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 60/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6109)
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Sec. 9. Standards. The Department shall prescribe, by | ||||
regulation,
minimum standards for licensed hospice programs.
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(a)
The standards for all hospice programs shall
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but not be limited to, the following:
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(1) (Blank).
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(2) The number and qualifications of persons providing | ||||
direct hospice
services.
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(3) The qualifications of those persons contracted | ||||
with to provide
indirect
hospice services.
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(4) The palliative and supportive care and bereavement | ||||
counseling provided
to a hospice patient and his family.
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(5) Hospice services provided on an inpatient basis.
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(6) Utilization review of patient care.
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(7) The quality of care provided to patients.
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(8) Procedures for the accurate and centralized | ||||
maintenance of records
on hospice services provided to | ||||
patients and their families.
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(9) The use of volunteers in the hospice program, and | ||
the training of
those volunteers.
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(10) The rights of the patient and the patient's | ||
family.
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(b) (Blank).
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(c) The standards for hospices owning or operating hospice | ||
residences
shall address the following:
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(1) The safety, cleanliness, and general adequacy of | ||
the premises,
including provision for maintenance of fire | ||
and health standards that conform
to State laws and | ||
municipal codes, to provide for the physical comfort,
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well-being, care, and protection of the residents.
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(2) Provisions and criteria for admission, discharge, | ||
and transfer of
residents.
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(3) Fee and other contractual agreements with | ||
residents.
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(4) Medical and supportive services for residents.
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(5) Maintenance of records and residents' right of | ||
access of those
records.
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(6) Procedures for reporting abuse or neglect of | ||
residents.
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(7) The number of persons who may be served in a | ||
residence, which shall
not exceed 16 persons per location.
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(8) The ownership, operation, and maintenance of | ||
buildings containing a
hospice residence.
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(9) The number of licensed hospice residences
shall not | ||
exceed 6 before December
31, 1996 and shall not exceed 12 | ||
before December 31, 1997. The Department
shall conduct a | ||
study of the benefits of hospice residences and make a
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recommendation to the General Assembly as to the need to | ||
limit the number of
hospice residences after June 30, 1997. | ||
On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||
of the 98th General Assembly, the number of licensed | ||
hospice residences
shall not exceed the following: | ||
(A) Five hospice residences located in counties | ||
with a population of 700,000 or more. | ||
(B) Five hospice residences located in counties | ||
with a population of 200,000 or more but less than | ||
700,000. | ||
(C) Five hospice residences located in counties | ||
with a population of less than 200,000.
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(d)
In developing the standards for hospices, the | ||
Department shall take
into consideration the category of the | ||
hospice programs.
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(Source: P.A. 94-570, eff. 8-12-05.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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