HB5223enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5223 Enrolled LRB096 18387 KTG 33764 b

AN ACT concerning aging.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by adding Section 8.09 as follows:

(20 ILCS 105/8.09 new)

Sec. 8.09. Unlicensed or uncertified facilities. No public official, agent, or employee may place any person in or with, or recommend that any person be placed in or with, or directly or indirectly cause any person to be placed in or with any unlicensed or uncertified: (i) board and care home as defined in the Board and Care Home Act and licensed under the Assisted Living Shared Housing Act; (ii) assisted living or shared housing establishment as defined in the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act; (iii) facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; (iv) supportive living facility as described in Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code; (v) free-standing hospice residence licensed under the Hospice Program Licensing Act; or (vi) home services agency licensed under the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act if licensure or certification is required. No public official, agent, or employee may place the name of such a facility on a list of facilities to be circulated to the public, unless the facility is licensed or certified. Use of the Department of Public Health's annual list of licensed facilities shall satisfy compliance with this Section for all facilities licensed or certified by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.