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1    AN ACT concerning health facilities.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by changing Section 2310-130 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-130)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.82)
8    Sec. 2310-130. Medicare or Medicaid certification fee;
9Health Care Facility and Program Survey Fund. To establish and
10charge a fee to any facility or program applying to be
11certified to participate in the Medicare program under Title
12XVIII of the federal Social Security Act or in the Medicaid
13program under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act to
14cover the costs associated with the application, inspection,
15and survey of the facility or program and processing of the
16application. The Department shall establish the fee by rule,
17and the fee shall be based only on those application,
18inspection, and survey and processing costs not reimbursed to
19the State by the federal government. The fee shall be paid by
20the facility or program before the application is processed.
21    The fees received by the Department under this Section
22shall be deposited into the Health Care Facility and Program
23Survey Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the

 

 

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1State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the
2Department and may be used for any costs incurred by the
3Department, including personnel costs, in the processing of
4applications for Medicare or Medicaid certification.
5    Beginning July 1, 2011, the Department shall employ a
6minimum of one surveyor for every 500 licensed long term care
7beds. Beginning July 1, 2012, the Department shall employ a
8minimum of one surveyor for every 400 licensed long term care
9beds. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Department shall employ a
10minimum of one surveyor for every 300 licensed long term care
11beds.
12    The Department shall establish a surveyor training unit
13funded from money deposited in the Long Term Care
14Monitor/Receiver Fund.
15(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)
 
16    Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
17changing Section 3-103 as follows:
 
18    (210 ILCS 45/3-103)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-103)
19    Sec. 3-103. The procedure for obtaining a valid license
20shall be as follows:
21        (1) Application to operate a facility shall be made to
22    the Department on forms furnished by the Department.
23        (2) All license applications shall be accompanied with
24    an application fee. The fee for an annual license shall be

 

 

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1    $1,990. Facilities that pay a fee or assessment pursuant to
2    Article V-C of the Illinois Public Aid Code shall be exempt
3    from the license fee imposed under this item (2). The fee
4    for a 2-year license shall be double the fee for the annual
5    license. The fees collected shall be deposited with the
6    State Treasurer into the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver
7    Fund, which has been created as a special fund in the State
8    treasury. This special fund is to be used by the Department
9    for expenses related to the appointment of monitors and
10    receivers as contained in Sections 3-501 through 3-517 of
11    this Act, for the enforcement of this Act, for expenses
12    related to surveyor training, and for implementation of the
13    Abuse Prevention Review Team Act. All federal moneys
14    received as a result of expenditures from the Fund shall be
15    deposited into the Fund. The Department may reduce or waive
16    a penalty pursuant to Section 3-308 only if that action
17    will not threaten the ability of the Department to meet the
18    expenses required to be met by the Long Term Care
19    Monitor/Receiver Fund. The application shall be under oath
20    and the submission of false or misleading information shall
21    be a Class A misdemeanor. The application shall contain the
22    following information:
23            (a) The name and address of the applicant if an
24        individual, and if a firm, partnership, or
25        association, of every member thereof, and in the case
26        of a corporation, the name and address thereof and of

 

 

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1        its officers and its registered agent, and in the case
2        of a unit of local government, the name and address of
3        its chief executive officer;
4            (b) The name and location of the facility for which
5        a license is sought;
6            (c) The name of the person or persons under whose
7        management or supervision the facility will be
8        conducted;
9            (d) The number and type of residents for which
10        maintenance, personal care, or nursing is to be
11        provided; and
12            (e) Such information relating to the number,
13        experience, and training of the employees of the
14        facility, any management agreements for the operation
15        of the facility, and of the moral character of the
16        applicant and employees as the Department may deem
17        necessary.
18        (3) Each initial application shall be accompanied by a
19    financial statement setting forth the financial condition
20    of the applicant and by a statement from the unit of local
21    government having zoning jurisdiction over the facility's
22    location stating that the location of the facility is not
23    in violation of a zoning ordinance. An initial application
24    for a new facility shall be accompanied by a permit as
25    required by the "Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act".
26    After the application is approved, the applicant shall

 

 

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1    advise the Department every 6 months of any changes in the
2    information originally provided in the application.
3        (4) Other information necessary to determine the
4    identity and qualifications of an applicant to operate a
5    facility in accordance with this Act shall be included in
6    the application as required by the Department in
7    regulations.
8(Source: P.A. 96-758, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10;
996-1504, eff. 1-27-11; 96-1530, eff. 2-16-11; revised
102-23-11.)