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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 3-713.5 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 45/3-713.5)
7    Sec. 3-713.5. Informal dispute resolution. Pursuant to the
8requirements of subsection (c) of Section 3-212 of this Act,
9when a facility submits comments refuting to licensure
10findings, it shall be considered an informal dispute resolution
11if the same findings were not submitted for an informal dispute
12resolution pursuant to protocols for federal certification
13deficiencies established by the federal Centers for Medicare
14and Medicaid Services. The Department shall review
15documentation submitted as the basis for an informal dispute
16resolution. If the Department determines that the submitted
17evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute the findings,
18then the Department shall provide a written explanation of the
19reason or reasons why the evidence or arguments were
20insufficient to refute the finding. If the Department fails to
21provide a written explanation of the reason or reasons why the
22evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute the informal
23dispute resolution findings within 60 days of receipt, the

 

 

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1alleged, disputed licensure violation shall be cited, but no
2penalty shall be imposed.
3(Source: P.A. 97-863, eff. 1-1-13.)