98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3644

 

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 47/3-401
210 ILCS 47/3-417

    Amends the ID/DD Community Care Act. Requires that any transfer or discharge of a resident under the Discharge and Transfer Part of the Licensing, Enforcement, Violations, Penalties and Remedies Article of the Act must be approved in writing by the medical director of the facility initiating the transfer or discharge. Provides that the facility from which a resident is transferred or discharged shall notify the resident in writing of the availability of relocation assistance from the Department of Public Health.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 ID/DD Community Care Act is amended by
5changing Sections 3-401 and 3-417 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 47/3-401)
7    Sec. 3-401. Involuntary transfer or discharge of resident.
8A facility may involuntarily transfer or discharge a resident
9only for one or more of the following reasons:
10        (a) for medical reasons;
11        (b) for the resident's physical safety;
12        (c) for the physical safety of other residents, the
13    facility staff or facility visitors; or
14        (d) for either late payment or nonpayment for the
15    resident's stay, except as prohibited by Titles XVIII and
16    XIX of the federal Social Security Act. For purposes of
17    this Section, "late payment" means non-receipt of payment
18    after submission of a bill. If payment is not received
19    within 45 days after submission of a bill, a facility may
20    send a notice to the resident and responsible party
21    requesting payment within 30 days. If payment is not
22    received within such 30 days, the facility may thereupon
23    institute transfer or discharge proceedings by sending a

 

 

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1    notice of transfer or discharge to the resident and
2    responsible party by registered or certified mail. The
3    notice shall state, in addition to the requirements of
4    Section 3-403 of this Act, that the responsible party has
5    the right to pay the amount of the bill in full up to the
6    date the transfer or discharge is to be made and then the
7    resident shall have the right to remain in the facility.
8    Such payment shall terminate the transfer or discharge
9    proceedings. This subsection does not apply to those
10    residents whose care is provided for under the Illinois
11    Public Aid Code.
12    Any transfer or discharge under this Part 4 must be
13approved in writing by the medical director of the facility
14initiating the transfer or discharge. The Department shall
15adopt rules setting forth the criteria and procedures to be
16applied in cases of involuntary transfer or discharge permitted
17under this Section.
18(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
19    (210 ILCS 47/3-417)
20    Sec. 3-417. Relocation assistance. The Department shall
21offer transfer or discharge and relocation assistance to
22residents transferred or discharged under Sections 3-401
23through 3-415, including information on available alternative
24placements. Residents shall be involved in planning the
25transfer or discharge and shall choose among the available

 

 

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1alternative placements, except that where an emergency makes
2prior resident involvement impossible the Department may make a
3temporary placement until a final placement can be arranged.
4Residents may choose their final alternative placement and
5shall be given assistance in transferring to such place. No
6resident may be forced to remain in a temporary or permanent
7placement. Where the Department makes or participates in making
8the relocation decision, consideration shall be given to
9proximity to the resident's relatives and friends. The resident
10shall be allowed 3 visits to potential alternative placements
11prior to removal, except where medically contraindicated or
12where the need for immediate transfer or discharge requires
13reduction in the number of visits. The facility from which the
14resident is transferred or discharged shall notify the resident
15in writing of the availability of relocation assistance from
16the Department.
17(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10.)