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210 ILCS 45/3-609

    (210 ILCS 45/3-609) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-609)
    Sec. 3-609. Any person, institution or agency, under this Act, participating in good faith in the making of a report, or in the investigation of such a report shall not be deemed to have violated any privileged communication and shall have immunity from any liability, civil, criminal or any other proceedings, civil or criminal as a consequence of making such report. The good faith of any persons required to report, or permitted to report, cases of suspected resident abuse or neglect under this Act, shall be presumed.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

210 ILCS 45/3-610

    (210 ILCS 45/3-610) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-610)
    Sec. 3-610. Duty to report violations.
    (a) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of abuse or neglect of a resident prohibited by Section 2-107 shall immediately report the matter to the Department and to the facility administrator. A facility administrator who becomes aware of abuse or neglect of a resident prohibited by Section 2-107 shall immediately report the matter by telephone and in writing to the resident's representative, and to the Department. Any person may report a violation of Section 2-107 to the Department.
    (b) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of another facility employee or agent's theft or misappropriation of a resident's property must immediately report the matter to the facility administrator. A facility administrator who becomes aware of a facility employee or agent's theft or misappropriation of a resident's property must immediately report the matter by telephone and in writing to the resident's representative, to the Department, and to the local law enforcement agency. Neither a licensee nor its employees or agents may dismiss or otherwise retaliate against a facility employee or agent who reports the theft or misappropriation of a resident's property under this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 94-26, eff. 1-1-06.)

210 ILCS 45/3-611

    (210 ILCS 45/3-611) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-611)
    Sec. 3-611. Employee as perpetrator of abuse. When an investigation of a report of suspected abuse of a recipient indicates, based upon credible evidence, that an employee of a long term care facility is the perpetrator of the abuse, that employee shall immediately be barred from any further contact with residents of the facility, pending the outcome of any further investigation, prosecution or disciplinary action against the employee.
(Source: P.A. 86-1013.)

210 ILCS 45/3-612

    (210 ILCS 45/3-612) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-612)
    Sec. 3-612. Resident as perpetrator of abuse. When an investigation of a report of suspected abuse of a resident indicates, based upon credible evidence, that another resident of the long term care facility is the perpetrator of the abuse, that resident's condition shall be immediately evaluated to determine the most suitable therapy and placement for the resident, considering the safety of that resident as well as the safety of other residents and employees of the facility.
(Source: P.A. 86-1013.)

210 ILCS 45/3-613

    (210 ILCS 45/3-613)
    Sec. 3-613. Facility employee assistance programs. A facility shall ensure that nurses employed by the facility are aware of employee assistance programs or other like programs available for the physical and mental well-being of the employee. The facility shall provide information on these programs, no less than at the time of employment and during any benefit open enrollment period, by an information form about the respective programs that a nurse must sign during onboarding at the facility. The signed information form shall be added to the nurse's personnel file. The facility may provide this information to nurses electronically.
(Source: P.A. 102-1007, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

210 ILCS 45/3-614

    (210 ILCS 45/3-614)
    Sec. 3-614. Certified nursing assistant interns.
    (a) A certified nursing assistant intern shall report to a facility's charge nurse or nursing supervisor and may only be assigned duties authorized in Section 2310-434 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois by a supervising nurse.
    (b) A facility shall notify its certified and licensed staff members, in writing, that a certified nursing assistant intern may only provide the services and perform the procedures permitted under Section 2310-434 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The notification shall detail which duties may be delegated to a certified nursing assistant intern. The facility shall establish a policy describing the authorized duties, supervision, and evaluation of certified nursing assistant interns available upon request of the Department and any surveyor.
    (c) If a facility learns that a certified nursing assistant intern is performing work outside the scope of the Certified Nursing Assistant Intern Program's training, the facility shall:
        (1) stop the certified nursing assistant intern from
    
performing the work;
        (2) inspect the work and correct mistakes, if the
    
work performed was done improperly;
        (3) assign the work to the appropriate personnel; and
        (4) ensure that a thorough assessment of any resident
    
involved in the work performed is completed by a registered nurse.
    (d) A facility that employs a certified nursing assistant intern in violation of this Section shall be subject to civil penalties or fines under Section 3-305.
    (e) A minimum of 50% of nursing and personal care time shall be provided by a certified nursing assistant, but no more than 15% of nursing and personal care time may be provided by a certified nursing assistant intern.
(Source: P.A. 102-1037, eff. 6-2-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

210 ILCS 45/Art. III Pt. 7

 
    (210 ILCS 45/Art. III Pt. 7 heading)
PART 7. COMPLAINT, HEARING AND APPEAL

210 ILCS 45/3-615

    (210 ILCS 45/3-615)
    Sec. 3-615. Posting of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program information.
    (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), all licensed facilities shall post on the home page of the facility's website the following:
        (1) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's statewide
    
toll-free telephone number.
        (2) A link to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's
    
website.
    (b) A facility:
        (1) may comply with this Section by posting the
    
required information on the website of the facility's parent company if the facility does not maintain a unique website;
        (2) is not required to comply with this Section if
    
the facility and any parent company do not maintain a website; and
        (3) is not required to comply with this Section in
    
instances where the parent company operates in multiple states and the facility does not maintain a unique website.
(Source: P.A. 103-119, eff. 1-1-24.)

210 ILCS 45/3-701

    (210 ILCS 45/3-701) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-701)
    Sec. 3-701. The operation or maintenance of a facility in violation of this Act, or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department, is declared a public nuisance inimical to the public welfare. The Director in the name of the people of the State, through the Attorney General, or the State's Attorney of the county in which the facility is located, or in respect to any city, village or incorporated town which provides for the licensing and regulation of any or all such facilities, the Director or the mayor or president of the Board of Trustees, as the case may require, of the city, village or incorporated town, in the name of the people of the State, through the Attorney General or State's attorney of the county in which the facility is located, may, in addition to other remedies herein provided, bring action for an injunction to restrain such violation or to enjoin the future operation or maintenance of any such facility.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

210 ILCS 45/3-702

    (210 ILCS 45/3-702) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-702)
    Sec. 3-702. (a) A person who believes that this Act or a rule promulgated under this Act may have been violated may request an investigation. The request may be submitted to the Department in writing, by telephone, by electronic means, or by personal visit. An oral complaint shall be reduced to writing by the Department. The Department shall make available, through its website and upon request, information regarding the oral and phone intake processes and the list of questions that will be asked of the complainant. The Department shall request information identifying the complainant, including the name, address, and telephone number, to help enable appropriate follow-up. The Department shall act on such complaints via on-site visits or other methods deemed appropriate to handle the complaints with or without such identifying information, as otherwise provided under this Section. The complainant shall be informed that compliance with such request is not required to satisfy the procedures for filing a complaint under this Act. The Department must notify complainants that complaints with less information provided are far more difficult to respond to and investigate.
    (b) The substance of the complaint shall be provided in writing to the licensee, owner, or administrator no earlier than at the commencement of an on-site inspection of the facility which takes place pursuant to the complaint.
    (c) The Department shall not disclose the name of the complainant unless the complainant consents in writing to the disclosure or the investigation results in a judicial proceeding, or unless disclosure is essential to the investigation. The complainant shall be given the opportunity to withdraw the complaint before disclosure. Upon the request of the complainant, the Department may permit the complainant or a representative of the complainant to accompany the person making the on-site inspection of the facility.
    (d) Upon receipt of a complaint, the Department shall determine whether this Act or a rule promulgated under this Act has been or is being violated. The Department shall investigate all complaints alleging abuse or neglect within 7 days after the receipt of the complaint except that complaints of abuse or neglect which indicate that a resident's life or safety is in imminent danger shall be investigated within 24 hours after receipt of the complaint. All other complaints shall be investigated within 30 days after the receipt of the complaint, except that, during a statewide public health emergency, as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, all other complaints shall be investigated within appropriate time frames to the extent feasible. The Department employees investigating a complaint shall conduct a brief, informal exit conference with the facility to alert its administration of any suspected serious deficiency that poses a direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare of a resident to enable an immediate correction for the alleviation or elimination of such threat. Such information and findings discussed in the brief exit conference shall become a part of the investigating record but shall not in any way constitute an official or final notice of violation as provided under Section 3-301. All complaints shall be classified as "an invalid report", "a valid report", or "an undetermined report". For any complaint classified as "a valid report", the Department must determine within 30 working days after any Department employee enters a facility to begin an on-site inspection if any rule or provision of this Act has been or is being violated.
    (d-1) The Department shall, whenever possible, combine an on-site investigation of a complaint in a facility with other inspections in order to avoid duplication of inspections.
    (e) In all cases, the Department shall inform the complainant of its findings within 10 days of its determination unless otherwise indicated by the complainant, and the complainant may direct the Department to send a copy of such findings to another person. The Department's findings may include comments or documentation provided by either the complainant or the licensee pertaining to the complaint. The Department shall also notify the facility of such findings within 10 days of the determination, but the name of the complainant or residents shall not be disclosed in this notice to the facility. The notice of such findings shall include a copy of the written determination; the correction order, if any; the warning notice, if any; the inspection report; or the State licensure form on which the violation is listed.
    (f) A written determination, correction order, or warning notice concerning a complaint, together with the facility's response, shall be available for public inspection, but the name of the complainant or resident shall not be disclosed without his consent.
    (g) A complainant who is dissatisfied with the determination or investigation by the Department may request a hearing under Section 3-703. The facility shall be given notice of any such hearing and may participate in the hearing as a party. If a facility requests a hearing under Section 3-703 which concerns a matter covered by a complaint, the complainant shall be given notice and may participate in the hearing as a party. A request for a hearing by either a complainant or a facility shall be submitted in writing to the Department within 30 days after the mailing of the Department's findings as described in subsection (e) of this Section. Upon receipt of the request the Department shall conduct a hearing as provided under Section 3-703.
    (g-5) The Department shall conduct an annual review of all survey activity from the preceding fiscal year and make a report concerning the complaint and survey process. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
        (1) the total number of complaints received;
        (2) the breakdown of 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day
    
complaints;
        (3) the breakdown of anonymous and non-anonymous
    
complaints;
        (4) the number of complaints that were substantiated
    
versus unsubstantiated;
        (5) the total number of substantiated complaints that
    
were completed in the time frame determined under subsection (d);
        (6) the total number of informal dispute resolutions
    
requested;
        (7) the total number of informal dispute resolution
    
requests approved;
        (8) the total number of informal dispute resolutions
    
that were overturned or reduced in severity;
        (9) the total number of nurse surveyors hired during
    
the calendar year;
        (10) the total number of nurse surveyors who left
    
Department employment;
        (11) the average length of tenure for nurse surveyors
    
employed by the Department at the time the report is created;
        (12) the total number of times the Department imposed
    
discretionary denial of payment within 15 days of notice and within 2 days of notice as well as the number of times the discretionary denial of payment took effect; and
        (13) any other complaint information requested by the
    
Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board created under Section 2-204 of this Act or the Illinois Long-Term Care Council created under Section 4.04a of the Illinois Act on the Aging.
    This report shall be provided to the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board, the Illinois Long-Term Care Council, and the General Assembly. The Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board and the Illinois Long-Term Care Council shall review the report and suggest any changes deemed necessary to the Department for review and action, including how to investigate and substantiate anonymous complaints.
    (h) Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under subsection (a)(8) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
(Source: P.A. 102-432, eff. 8-20-21; 102-947, eff. 1-1-23; 103-1, eff. 4-27-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

210 ILCS 45/3-703

    (210 ILCS 45/3-703) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-703)
    Sec. 3-703. Any person requesting a hearing pursuant to Sections 2-110, 3-115, 3-118, 3-119, 3-301, 3-303, 3-309, 3-410, 3-422 or 3-702 to contest a decision rendered in a particular case may have such decision reviewed in accordance with Sections 3-703 through 3-712.
(Source: P.A. 83-1530.)

210 ILCS 45/3-704

    (210 ILCS 45/3-704) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-704)
    Sec. 3-704. A request for a hearing by aggrieved persons shall be taken to the Department as follows:
    (a) Upon the receipt of a request in writing for a hearing, the Director or a person designated in writing by the Director to act as a hearing officer shall conduct a hearing to review the decision.
    (b) Before the hearing is held notice of the hearing shall be sent by the Department to the person making the request for the hearing and to the person making the decision which is being reviewed. In the notice the Department shall specify the date, time and place of the hearing which shall be held not less than 10 days after the notice is mailed or delivered. The notice shall designate the decision being reviewed. The notice may be served by delivering it personally to the parties or their representatives or by mailing it by certified mail to the parties' addresses.
    (c) The Department shall commence the hearing within 30 days of the receipt of request for hearing. The hearing shall proceed as expeditiously as practicable, but in all cases shall conclude within 90 days of commencement.
(Source: P.A. 85-1183.)

210 ILCS 45/3-705

    (210 ILCS 45/3-705) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-705)
    Sec. 3-705. The Director or hearing officer may compel by subpoena or subpoena duces tecum the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers, and administer oaths to witnesses.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

210 ILCS 45/3-706

    (210 ILCS 45/3-706) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-706)
    Sec. 3-706. The Director or hearing officer shall permit any party to appear in person and to be represented by counsel at the hearing, at which time the applicant or licensee shall be afforded an opportunity to present all relevant matter in support of his position. In the event of the inability of any party or the Department to procure the attendance of witnesses to give testimony or produce books and papers, any party or the Department may take the deposition of witnesses in accordance with the provisions of the laws of this State. All testimony taken at a hearing shall be reduced to writing, and all such testimony and other evidence introduced at the hearing shall be a part of the record of the hearing.
(Source: P.A. 81-1349.)

210 ILCS 45/3-707

    (210 ILCS 45/3-707) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-707)
    Sec. 3-707. The Director or hearing officer shall make findings of fact in such hearing, and the Director shall render his decision within 30 days after the termination of the hearing, unless additional time not to exceed 90 days is required by him for a proper disposition of the matter. When the hearing has been conducted by a hearing officer, the Director shall review the record and findings of fact before rendering a decision. All decisions rendered by the Director shall be binding upon and complied with by the Department, the facility or the persons involved in the hearing, as appropriate to each case.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

210 ILCS 45/3-708

    (210 ILCS 45/3-708) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-708)
    Sec. 3-708. The Director or hearing officer shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence, or by technical or formal rules of procedure, but shall conduct hearings in the manner best calculated to result in substantial justice.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

210 ILCS 45/3-709

    (210 ILCS 45/3-709) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-709)
    Sec. 3-709. All subpoenas issued by the Director or hearing officer may be served as provided for in civil actions. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees for witnesses before the circuit court and shall be paid by the party to such proceeding at whose request the subpoena is issued. If such subpoena is issued at the request of the Department or by a person proceeding in forma pauperis the witness fee shall be paid by the Department as an administrative expense.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

210 ILCS 45/3-710

    (210 ILCS 45/3-710) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-710)
    Sec. 3-710. In cases of refusal of a witness to attend or testify or to produce books or papers, concerning any matter upon which he might be lawfully examined, the circuit court of the county wherein the hearing is held, upon application of any party to the proceeding, may compel obedience by a proceeding for contempt as in cases of a like refusal to obey a similar order of the court.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)