97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5133

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. David R. Leitch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 45/3-108  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-108

    Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of the State Fire Marshal under which the latter shall conduct all surveys, evaluations, or inspections of nursing homes with respect to facility standards regulating protection of residents from fire hazard.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing
5Section 3-108 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 45/3-108)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-108)
7    Sec. 3-108. The Department shall coordinate the functions
8within State government affecting facilities licensed under
9this Act and shall cooperate with other State agencies which
10establish standards or requirements for facilities to assure
11necessary, equitable, and consistent State supervision of
12licensees without unnecessary duplication of survey,
13evaluation, and consultation services or complaint
14investigations. The Department shall cooperate with the
15Department of Human Services in regard to facilities containing
16more than 20% of residents for whom the Department of Human
17Services has mandated follow-up responsibilities under the
18Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative
19Act.
20    The Department shall cooperate with the Department of
21Healthcare and Family Services in regard to facilities where
22recipients of public aid are residents.
23    The Department shall immediately refer to the Department of

 

 

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1Professional Regulation for investigation any credible
2evidence of which it has knowledge that an individual licensed
3by that Department has violated this Act or any rule issued
4under this Act.
5    The Department shall enter into an interagency agreement
6with the Office of the State Fire Marshal under which the
7Office of the State Fire Marshal shall conduct all surveys,
8evaluations, or inspections of nursing homes with respect to
9facility standards prescribed by the Department regulating
10protection of residents from fire hazard.
11    The Department shall enter into agreements with other State
12Departments, agencies or commissions to effectuate the purpose
13of this Section.
14(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)