100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5072

 

Introduced , by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman, in collaboration with the Attorney General, to create a Consumer Choice Information Report form for assisted living establishments and shared housing establishments under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act and supportive living facilities established under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Office to create a Consumer Choice Information Report and report database for these entities. Provides that the Office and Attorney General have the authority to verify the information provided by these entities. Provides that the Office may request a new report from these entities whenever it deems necessary. Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires an assisted living establishment, shared housing establishment, specialized mental health rehabilitation facility, or supportive living facility to complete and file a Consumer Choice Information Report on an annual basis and as requested by the Office. Requires the Department of Public Health to verify submission of a report by an assisted living establishment, shared housing establishment, or specialized mental health rehabilitation facility during an inspection. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to verify submission of a report by a supportive living facility during an inspection. Provides that a violation of the Consumer Choice Information Report provisions is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make corresponding changes.


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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 Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5changing Section 4.04 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/4.04)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6104.04)
7    Sec. 4.04. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The purpose of
8the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is to ensure that older
9persons and persons with disabilities receive quality
10services. This is accomplished by providing advocacy services
11for residents of long term care facilities and participants
12receiving home care and community-based care. Managed care is
13increasingly becoming the vehicle for delivering health and
14long-term services and supports to seniors and persons with
15disabilities, including dual eligible participants. The
16additional ombudsman authority will allow advocacy services to
17be provided to Illinois participants for the first time and
18will produce a cost savings for the State of Illinois by
19supporting the rebalancing efforts of the Patient Protection
20and Affordable Care Act.
21    (a) Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The Department shall
22establish a Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, through the
23Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman ("the Office"), in

 

 

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1accordance with the provisions of the Older Americans Act of
21965, as now or hereafter amended. The Long Term Care Ombudsman
3Program is authorized, subject to sufficient appropriations,
4to advocate on behalf of older persons and persons with
5disabilities residing in their own homes or community-based
6settings, relating to matters which may adversely affect the
7health, safety, welfare, or rights of such individuals.
8    (b) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the
9context requires otherwise:
10        (1) "Access" means the right to:
11            (i) Enter any long term care facility or assisted
12        living or shared housing establishment or supportive
13        living facility;
14            (ii) Communicate privately and without restriction
15        with any resident, regardless of age, who consents to
16        the communication;
17            (iii) Seek consent to communicate privately and
18        without restriction with any participant or resident,
19        regardless of age;
20            (iv) Inspect the clinical and other records of a
21        participant or resident, regardless of age, with the
22        express written consent of the participant or
23        resident;
24            (v) Observe all areas of the long term care
25        facility or supportive living facilities, assisted
26        living or shared housing establishment except the

 

 

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1        living area of any resident who protests the
2        observation; and
3            (vi) Subject to permission of the participant or
4        resident requesting services or his or her
5        representative, enter a home or community-based
6        setting.
7        (2) "Long Term Care Facility" means (i) any facility as
8    defined by Section 1-113 of the Nursing Home Care Act, as
9    now or hereafter amended; (ii) any skilled nursing facility
10    or a nursing facility which meets the requirements of
11    Section 1819(a), (b), (c), and (d) or Section 1919(a), (b),
12    (c), and (d) of the Social Security Act, as now or
13    hereafter amended (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(a), (b), (c), and (d)
14    and 42 U.S.C. 1396r(a), (b), (c), and (d)); (iii) any
15    facility as defined by Section 1-113 of the ID/DD Community
16    Care Act, as now or hereafter amended; (iv) any facility as
17    defined by Section 1-113 of MC/DD Act, as now or hereafter
18    amended; and (v) any facility licensed under Section 4-105
19    or 4-201 of the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation
20    Act of 2013, as now or hereafter amended.
21        (2.5) "Assisted living establishment" and "shared
22    housing establishment" have the meanings given those terms
23    in Section 10 of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
24    Act.
25        (2.7) "Supportive living facility" means a facility
26    established under Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public

 

 

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1    Aid Code.
2        (2.8) "Community-based setting" means any place of
3    abode other than an individual's private home.
4        (3) "State Long Term Care Ombudsman" means any person
5    employed by the Department to fulfill the requirements of
6    the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman as required
7    under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or hereafter
8    amended, and Departmental policy.
9        (3.1) "Ombudsman" means any designated representative
10    of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program; provided
11    that the representative, whether he is paid for or
12    volunteers his ombudsman services, shall be qualified and
13    designated by the Office to perform the duties of an
14    ombudsman as specified by the Department in rules and in
15    accordance with the provisions of the Older Americans Act
16    of 1965, as now or hereafter amended.
17        (4) "Participant" means an older person aged 60 or over
18    or an adult with a disability aged 18 through 59 who is
19    eligible for services under any of the following:
20            (i) A medical assistance waiver administered by
21        the State.
22            (ii) A managed care organization providing care
23        coordination and other services to seniors and persons
24        with disabilities.
25        (5) "Resident" means an older person aged 60 or over or
26    an adult with a disability aged 18 through 59 who resides

 

 

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1    in a long-term care facility.
2    (c) Ombudsman; rules. The Office of State Long Term Care
3Ombudsman shall be composed of at least one full-time ombudsman
4and shall include a system of designated regional long term
5care ombudsman programs. Each regional program shall be
6designated by the State Long Term Care Ombudsman as a
7subdivision of the Office and any representative of a regional
8program shall be treated as a representative of the Office.
9    The Department, in consultation with the Office, shall
10promulgate administrative rules in accordance with the
11provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or
12hereafter amended, to establish the responsibilities of the
13Department and the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman and
14the designated regional Ombudsman programs. The administrative
15rules shall include the responsibility of the Office and
16designated regional programs to investigate and resolve
17complaints made by or on behalf of residents of long term care
18facilities, supportive living facilities, and assisted living
19and shared housing establishments, and participants residing
20in their own homes or community-based settings, including the
21option to serve residents and participants under the age of 60,
22relating to actions, inaction, or decisions of providers, or
23their representatives, of such facilities and establishments,
24of public agencies, or of social services agencies, which may
25adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights of such
26residents and participants. The Office and designated regional

 

 

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1programs may represent all residents and participants, but are
2not required by this Act to represent persons under 60 years of
3age, except to the extent required by federal law. When
4necessary and appropriate, representatives of the Office shall
5refer complaints to the appropriate regulatory State agency.
6The Department, in consultation with the Office, shall
7cooperate with the Department of Human Services and other State
8agencies in providing information and training to designated
9regional long term care ombudsman programs about the
10appropriate assessment and treatment (including information
11about appropriate supportive services, treatment options, and
12assessment of rehabilitation potential) of the participants
13they serve.
14    The State Long Term Care Ombudsman and all other ombudsmen,
15as defined in paragraph (3.1) of subsection (b) must submit to
16background checks under the Health Care Worker Background Check
17Act and receive training, as prescribed by the Illinois
18Department on Aging, before visiting facilities, private
19homes, or community-based settings. The training must include
20information specific to assisted living establishments,
21supportive living facilities, shared housing establishments,
22private homes, and community-based settings and to the rights
23of residents and participants guaranteed under the
24corresponding Acts and administrative rules.
25    (c-5) Consumer Choice Information Reports. The Office
26shall:

 

 

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1        (1) In collaboration with the Attorney General, create
2    a Consumer Choice Information Report form to be completed
3    by all licensed long term care facilities, assisted living
4    establishments, shared housing establishments, and
5    supportive living facilities to aid Illinoisans and their
6    families in making informed choices about long term care.
7    The Office shall create a Consumer Choice Information
8    Report for assisted living establishments, shared housing
9    establishments, supportive living facilities, and each
10    type of licensed long term care facility. The Office shall
11    collaborate with the Attorney General and the Department of
12    Human Services to create a Consumer Choice Information
13    Report form for facilities licensed under the ID/DD
14    Community Care Act or the MC/DD Act.
15        (2) Develop a database of Consumer Choice Information
16    Reports completed by each entity subject to paragraph (1)
17    licensed long term care facilities that includes
18    information in the following consumer categories:
19            (A) Medical Care, Services, and Treatment.
20            (B) Special Services and Amenities.
21            (C) Staffing.
22            (D) Facility Statistics and Resident Demographics.
23            (E) Ownership and Administration.
24            (F) Safety and Security.
25            (G) Meals and Nutrition.
26            (H) Rooms, Furnishings, and Equipment.

 

 

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1            (I) Family, Volunteer, and Visitation Provisions.
2        (3) Make this information accessible to the public,
3    including on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled
4    "Resident's Right to Know" on the Office's World Wide Web
5    home page. Information about facilities licensed under the
6    ID/DD Community Care Act or the MC/DD Act shall be made
7    accessible to the public by the Department of Human
8    Services, including on the Internet by means of a hyperlink
9    labeled "Resident's and Families' Right to Know" on the
10    Department of Human Services' "For Customers" website.
11        (4) Have the authority, with the Attorney General, to
12    verify that information provided by an entity subject to
13    paragraph (1) a facility is accurate.
14        (5) Request a new report from an entity subject to
15    paragraph (1) any licensed facility whenever it deems
16    necessary.
17        (6) Include in the Office's Consumer Choice
18    Information Report for each entity subject to paragraph (1)
19    type of licensed long term care facility additional
20    information on each entity subject to paragraph (1)
21    licensed long term care facility in the State of Illinois,
22    including information regarding each entity's facility's
23    compliance with the relevant State and federal statutes,
24    rules, and standards; customer satisfaction surveys; and
25    information generated from quality measures developed by
26    the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

 

 

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1    (d) Access and visitation rights.
2        (1) In accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (E) of
3    paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 1819 and
4    subparagraphs (A) and (E) of paragraph (3) of subsection
5    (c) of Section 1919 of the Social Security Act, as now or
6    hereafter amended (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3 (c)(3)(A) and (E) and
7    42 U.S.C. 1396r (c)(3)(A) and (E)), and Section 712 of the
8    Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or hereafter amended
9    (42 U.S.C. 3058f), a long term care facility, supportive
10    living facility, assisted living establishment, and shared
11    housing establishment must:
12            (i) permit immediate access to any resident,
13        regardless of age, by a designated ombudsman;
14            (ii) permit representatives of the Office, with
15        the permission of the resident's legal representative
16        or legal guardian, to examine a resident's clinical and
17        other records, regardless of the age of the resident,
18        and if a resident is unable to consent to such review,
19        and has no legal guardian, permit representatives of
20        the Office appropriate access, as defined by the
21        Department, in consultation with the Office, in
22        administrative rules, to the resident's records; and
23            (iii) permit a representative of the Program to
24        communicate privately and without restriction with any
25        participant who consents to the communication
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1        by, a legal guardian or an agent named in a power of
2        attorney executed by the participant.
3        (2) Each long term care facility, supportive living
4    facility, assisted living establishment, and shared
5    housing establishment shall display, in multiple,
6    conspicuous public places within the facility accessible
7    to both visitors and residents and in an easily readable
8    format, the address and phone number of the Office of the
9    Long Term Care Ombudsman, in a manner prescribed by the
10    Office.
11    (e) Immunity. An ombudsman or any representative of the
12Office participating in the good faith performance of his or
13her official duties shall have immunity from any liability
14(civil, criminal or otherwise) in any proceedings (civil,
15criminal or otherwise) brought as a consequence of the
16performance of his official duties.
17    (f) Business offenses.
18        (1) No person shall:
19            (i) Intentionally prevent, interfere with, or
20        attempt to impede in any way any representative of the
21        Office in the performance of his official duties under
22        this Act and the Older Americans Act of 1965; or
23            (ii) Intentionally retaliate, discriminate
24        against, or effect reprisals against any long term care
25        facility resident or employee for contacting or
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1        Office.
2        (2) A violation of this Section is a business offense,
3    punishable by a fine not to exceed $501.
4        (3) The State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall notify the
5    State's Attorney of the county in which the long term care
6    facility, supportive living facility, or assisted living
7    or shared housing establishment is located, or the Attorney
8    General, of any violations of this Section.
9    (g) Confidentiality of records and identities. The
10Department shall establish procedures for the disclosure by the
11State Ombudsman or the regional ombudsmen entities of files
12maintained by the program. The procedures shall provide that
13the files and records may be disclosed only at the discretion
14of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman or the person designated
15by the State Ombudsman to disclose the files and records, and
16the procedures shall prohibit the disclosure of the identity of
17any complainant, resident, participant, witness, or employee
18of a long term care provider unless:
19        (1) the complainant, resident, participant, witness,
20    or employee of a long term care provider or his or her
21    legal representative consents to the disclosure and the
22    consent is in writing;
23        (2) the complainant, resident, participant, witness,
24    or employee of a long term care provider gives consent
25    orally; and the consent is documented contemporaneously in
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1    Department shall establish; or
2        (3) the disclosure is required by court order.
3    (h) Legal representation. The Attorney General shall
4provide legal representation to any representative of the
5Office against whom suit or other legal action is brought in
6connection with the performance of the representative's
7official duties, in accordance with the State Employee
8Indemnification Act.
9    (i) Treatment by prayer and spiritual means. Nothing in
10this Act shall be construed to authorize or require the medical
11supervision, regulation or control of remedial care or
12treatment of any resident in a long term care facility operated
13exclusively by and for members or adherents of any church or
14religious denomination the tenets and practices of which
15include reliance solely upon spiritual means through prayer for
16healing.
17    (j) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Fund is created as a
18special fund in the State treasury to receive moneys for the
19express purposes of this Section. All interest earned on moneys
20in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys contained in
21the fund shall be used to support the purposes of this Section.
22    (k) Each Regional Ombudsman may, in accordance with rules
23promulgated by the Office, establish a multi-disciplinary team
24to act in an advisory role for the purpose of providing
25professional knowledge and expertise in handling complex
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1Each multi-disciplinary team may consist of one or more
2volunteer representatives from any combination of at least 7
3members from the following professions: banking or finance;
4disability care; health care; pharmacology; law; law
5enforcement; emergency responder; mental health care; clergy;
6coroner or medical examiner; substance abuse; domestic
7violence; sexual assault; or other related fields. To support
8multi-disciplinary teams in this role, law enforcement
9agencies and coroners or medical examiners shall supply records
10as may be requested in particular cases. The Regional
11Ombudsman, or his or her designee, of the area in which the
12multi-disciplinary team is created shall be the facilitator of
13the multi-disciplinary team.
14(Source: P.A. 98-380, eff. 8-16-13; 98-989, eff. 1-1-15;
1599-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-712, eff. 8-5-16.)
 
16    Section 10. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is
17amended by changing Section 105 and by adding Section 107 as
18follows:
 
19    (210 ILCS 9/105)
20    Sec. 105. Record retention. Service delivery contracts and
21related documents executed by each resident or resident's
22representative shall be maintained by an establishment subject
23to this Act from the date of execution until 3 years after the
24contract is terminated. The establishment shall also maintain

 

 

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1and retain records to support compliance with each individual
2contract and with applicable federal and State rules,
3including, but not limited to, a copy of the current Consumer
4Choice Information Report required by Section 107. The records
5and supporting documents, as defined by rule, shall be made
6available for on-site inspection by the Department upon request
7at any time.
8(Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
9    (210 ILCS 9/107 new)
10    Sec. 107. Consumer Choice Information Reports.
11    (a) Every assisted living establishment and shared housing
12establishment shall complete a Consumer Choice Information
13Report and shall file it with the Office of State Long Term
14Care Ombudsman electronically as prescribed by the Office. The
15Consumer Choice Information Report shall be filed annually and
16upon request of the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman.
17The Consumer Choice Information Report must be completed by the
18assisted living establishment or shared housing establishment
19in full.
20    (b) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful
21practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
22Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted
23to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
24Business Practices Act shall be available to him or her for the
25enforcement of this Section.

 

 

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1    (c) The Department of Public Health shall include
2verification of the submission of a facility's current Consumer
3Choice Information Report when conducting an inspection under
4this Act.
 
5    Section 15. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation
6Act of 2013 is amended by changing Section 4-108 and by adding
7Section 4-108.3 as follows:
 
8    (210 ILCS 49/4-108)
9    Sec. 4-108. Surveys and inspections. The Department shall
10conduct surveys of licensed facilities and their certified
11programs and services. The Department shall review the records
12or premises, or both, as it deems appropriate for the purpose
13of determining compliance with this Act and the rules
14promulgated under this Act. The Department shall have access to
15and may reproduce or photocopy any books, records, and other
16documents maintained by the facility to the extent necessary to
17carry out this Act and the rules promulgated under this Act.
18The Department shall not divulge or disclose the contents of a
19record under this Section as otherwise prohibited by this Act.
20Any holder of a license or applicant for a license shall be
21deemed to have given consent to any authorized officer,
22employee, or agent of the Department to enter and inspect the
23facility in accordance with this Article. Refusal to permit
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1suspension, or revocation of a license under this Act.
2        (1) The Department shall conduct surveys to determine
3    compliance and may conduct surveys to investigate
4    complaints.
5        (2) Determination of compliance with the service
6    requirements shall be based on a survey centered on
7    individuals that sample services being provided.
8        (3) Determination of compliance with the general
9    administrative requirements shall be based on a review of
10    facility records and observation of individuals and staff.
11        (4) The Department shall conduct surveys of licensed
12    facilities and their certified programs and services to
13    determine the extent to which these facilities provide high
14    quality interventions, especially evidence-based
15    practices, appropriate to the assessed clinical needs of
16    individuals in the various levels of care.
17        (5) Submission of a facility's current Consumer Choice
18    Information Report required by Section 4-108.3 shall be
19    verified at the time of an inspection. A facility shall
20    retain a copy of its Current Consumer Choice Information
21    Report required by Section 4-108.3 for public inspection.
22(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-651, eff. 6-16-14.)
 
23    (210 ILCS 49/4-108.3 new)
24    Sec. 4-108.3. Consumer Choice Information Reports.
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1Information Report and shall file it with the Office of State
2Long Term Care Ombudsman electronically as prescribed by the
3Office. The Consumer Choice Information Report shall be filed
4annually and upon request of the Office of State Long Term Care
5Ombudsman. The Consumer Choice Information Report must be
6completed by the facility in full.
7    (b) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful
8practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
9Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted
10to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
11Business Practices Act shall be available to him or her for the
12enforcement of this Section.
13    (c) The Department of Public Health shall include
14verification of the submission of a facility's current Consumer
15Choice Information Report when conducting an inspection under
16Section 4-108.
 
17    Section 20. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
18changing Section 5-5.01a as follows:
 
19    (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a)
20    Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program.
21    (a) The Department shall establish and provide oversight
22for a program of supportive living facilities that seek to
23promote resident independence, dignity, respect, and
24well-being in the most cost-effective manner.

 

 

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1    A supportive living facility is either a free-standing
2facility or a distinct physical and operational entity within a
3nursing facility. A supportive living facility integrates
4housing with health, personal care, and supportive services and
5is a designated setting that offers residents their own
6separate, private, and distinct living units.
7    Sites for the operation of the program shall be selected by
8the Department based upon criteria that may include the need
9for services in a geographic area, the availability of funding,
10and the site's ability to meet the standards.
11    Beginning July 1, 2014, subject to federal approval, the
12Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities shall be equal
13to the supportive living facility Medicaid rate effective on
14June 30, 2014 increased by 8.85%. Once the assessment imposed
15at Article V-G of this Code is determined to be a permissible
16tax under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, the Department
17shall increase the Medicaid rates for supportive living
18facilities effective on July 1, 2014 by 9.09%. The Department
19shall apply this increase retroactively to coincide with the
20imposition of the assessment in Article V-G of this Code in
21accordance with the approval for federal financial
22participation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
23Services.
24    The Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities
25effective on July 1, 2017 must be equal to the rates in effect
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12.8%.
2    The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
3Rules that establish or modify the services, standards, and
4conditions for participation in the program shall be adopted by
5the Department in consultation with the Department on Aging,
6the Department of Rehabilitation Services, and the Department
7of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (or their
8successor agencies).
9    Facilities or distinct parts of facilities which are
10selected as supportive living facilities and are in good
11standing with the Department's rules are exempt from the
12provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois Health
13Facilities Planning Act.
14    (b) Every supportive living facility shall complete a
15Consumer Choice Information Report and shall file it with the
16Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman electronically as
17prescribed by the Office. The Consumer Choice Information
18Report shall be filed annually and upon request of the Office
19of State Long Term Care Ombudsman. The Consumer Choice
20Information Report must be completed by the facility in full. A
21supportive living facility shall retain a copy of the current
22Consumer Choice Information Report required under this
23subsection for public inspection.
24    A violation of this subsection constitutes an unlawful
25practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
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1to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
2Business Practices Act shall be available to him or her for the
3enforcement of this subsection.
4    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
5include verification of the submission of a supportive living
6facility's current Consumer Choice Information Report when
7conducting an inspection of the facility.
8(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
9    Section 25. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
10Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2BBB as follows:
 
11    (815 ILCS 505/2BBB)
12    Sec. 2BBB. Long term care facility, ID/DD facility, MC/DD
13facility, or specialized mental health rehabilitation
14facility, assisted living establishment, shared housing
15establishment, or supportive living facility; Consumer Choice
16Information Report. A long term care facility that fails to
17comply with Section 2-214 of the Nursing Home Care Act, a
18facility that fails to comply with Section 2-214 of the ID/DD
19Community Care Act, or a facility that fails to comply with
20Section 2-214 of the MC/DD Act, a specialized mental health
21rehabilitation facility that fails to comply with Section
224-108.3 of the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of
232013, an assisted living establishment or shared housing
24establishment that fails to comply with Section 107 of the

 

 

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1Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, or a supportive living
2facility established under Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois
3Public Aid Code that fails to comply with subsection (b) of
4Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code commits an
5unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
6(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 105/4.04from Ch. 23, par. 6104.04
4    210 ILCS 9/105
5    210 ILCS 9/107 new
6    210 ILCS 49/4-108
7    210 ILCS 49/4-108.3 new
8    305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a
9    815 ILCS 505/2BBB