SB1229 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 2-207 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (210 ILCS 45/2-207) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-207) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 2-207. (a) Each year the Department shall publish a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Directory for each public health region listing facilities to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | be made available to the public and be available at all | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Department offices. The Department may charge a fee for the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Directory. The Directory shall contain, at a minimum, the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | following information: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (1) The name and address of the facility; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) The number and type of licensed beds; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) The name of the cooperating hospital, if any; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (4) The name of the administrator; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (5) The facility telephone number; and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | (6) Membership in a provider association and accreditation | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | by any such organization; and . | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | (7) The facility website address, if any. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (b) Detailed information concerning basic costs for care | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | and operating policies shall be available to the public upon | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | request at each facility. However, a facility may refuse to | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | make available any proprietary operating policies to the | ||||||
| 2 | extent such facility reasonably believes such policies may be | ||||||
| 3 | revealed to a competitor. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 81-1349.) | ||||||
