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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0769 Introduced 2/8/2011___________, by SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| | Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning supportive living facilities.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB0769 | | LRB097 04502 KTG 44541 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 5-5.01a as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program. The
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| 8 | | The
Department shall establish and provide oversight for a |
| 9 | | program of supportive living facilities that seek to promote
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| 10 | | resident independence, dignity, respect, and well-being in the |
| 11 | | most
cost-effective manner. |
| 12 | | A supportive living facility is either a free-standing |
| 13 | | facility or a distinct
physical and operational entity within a |
| 14 | | nursing facility. A supportive
living facility integrates |
| 15 | | housing with health, personal care, and supportive
services and |
| 16 | | is a designated setting that offers residents their own
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| 17 | | separate, private, and distinct living units.
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| 18 | | Sites for the operation of the program
shall be selected by |
| 19 | | the Department based upon criteria
that may include the need |
| 20 | | for services in a geographic area, the
availability of funding, |
| 21 | | and the site's ability to meet the standards.
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| 22 | | The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section. |
| 23 | | Rules that
establish or modify the services, standards, and |