HB4735ham002 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Julie Hamos

Filed: 3/23/2004

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4735

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4735, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, on page 1, by replacing line 8 with the following:

"(a) For the purposes of this Section:

"Nursing facility""; and

on page 1, line 14, after "Code", by inserting "and that is certified under Title XIX of the Social Security Act"; and

on page 1, immediately below line 17, by inserting the following:

""Conversion and modernization" means the construction, alteration, reconstruction, renovation, modernization, or improvement of existing nursing facility beds or areas within an existing nursing facility."; and

on page 1, line 24, by replacing "construction, alteration," with "conversion and modernization of"; and

on page 2, by deleting line 1; and

on page 2, line 5, by replacing "as defined in" with "or a special program or unit for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders licensed under"; and

on page 2, by replacing lines 18 and 19 with the following:

"(d) A conversion and modernization shall not have the effect of:"; and

on page 3, by replacing line 1 with the following: "conversion and modernization that"; and

on page 3, line 6, by replacing "Conversions or" with "Conversion and"; and

on page 3, line 15, after "20%", by inserting ", and may offer to provide more than 20%,"; and

on page 3, by replacing lines 24 through 28 with the following:

"(1) the unique needs of residents and their caregivers in the area in which the facility is located;

(2) the nursing facility bed need in the area in which the facility is located;

(3) the extent to which the conversion and modernization results in the reduction of certified nursing facility beds in an area with excess beds;

(4) compliance history with licensure and certification requirements; and

(5) the extent to which the application reflects collaboration and support for the conversion or modernization by other providers and local government leaders in the community."; and

on page 3, by replacing lines 32 and 33 with the following: "Public Health, in coordination with the Director of Public Aid, the Director of Aging, and the Secretary of Human Services."; and

on page 4, line 2, by replacing "licensed" with "certified"; and

on page 4, line 22, by replacing "relocate" with "move or transfer"; and

on page 4, immediately below line 24, by inserting the following:

"(l) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a nursing facility from moving or transferring a resident as authorized by the Nursing Home Care Act."; and

on page 4, lines 26 and 27, by replacing "Aid and the Director of Aging" with "Aid, the Director of Aging, and the Secretary of Human Services"; and

on page 4, immediately below line 33, by inserting the following:

"Section 90. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is amended by adding Section 12.05 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3960/12.05 new)

Sec. 12.05. Nursing Facility Conversion and Modernization Act. The criteria and standards for health care planning, including but not limited to the statewide inventory established under Section 12 of this Act, shall not be adjusted by any change in the number of nursing facility beds resulting from nursing home conversion or modernization pursuant to the Nursing Facility Conversion and Modernization Act.".