Section 1925.600  Rulemaking

a)         The State Board shall oversee all activities involved in the preparation of rules.  HFSRB staff shall be responsible for the submission of rules to the Secretary of State for publishing and to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for review, as well as for all contacts with those entities.

b)         Responsibility for drafting the text of proposed rules shall rest with the State Board and HFSRB staff.

c)         Consistent with applicable rules and procedures, all requests for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules are referred by the State Board to HFSRB staff .

d)         Requests for the adoption, amendment or repeal of rules shall be processed as prescribed in Section 5-145 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (IAPA) [5 ILCS 100/5-145] , as amended from time to time, for presentation to the State Board (see Section 1925.610). Requesters shall be notified of the disposition of their requests.

e)         All proposed and adopted rulemaking of HFSRB shall be published in the Illinois Register in accordance with the requirements of the IAPA, as amended from time to time.

f)         Rules adopted by HFSRB shall be in effect on the date the rules are filed with the Illinois Secretary of State's Office.  The rules will then be available on HFSRB's website (https://hfsrb.illinois.gov/rules.html).

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 15977, effective December 2, 2025)