HALVORSON-SMITH. (HANNIG-GIGLIO-SILVA) 210 ILCS 45/2-213 new Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a nursing home must inform a new resident that if he or she switches from private payment to Medicaid status that the nursing home may discharge the resident. Provides that the nursing home may not discharge a resident for this type of payment change unless it provides proper notice to the resident prior to admitting him or her that the nursing home may discharge him or her for such a change in payment status. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/2-213 new Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 45/3-401.1 Deletes everything. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility of which only a distinct part is certified to participate in the Medical Assistance Program may refuse to retain as a resident in a part of the facility that does not participate in the Medical Assistance Program any person who is unable to pay for his or her care in the facility without Medical Assistance only if the resident and the resident's representative receive and acknowledge a written explanation from the facility that it may discharge the res- ident if he or she is no longer able to pay for his or her care with- out Medical Assistance. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/2-213 new Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 45/3-401.1 Deletes everything. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility of which only a distinct part is certified to participate in the Medical Assistance Program may refuse to retain as a resident in a part of the facility that does not participate in the Medical Assistance Program any person who is unable to pay for his or her care in the facility without Medical Assistance only if the resident, and the resident's representative, and the person making payment on behalf of the resident for the resident's stay receive and acknowledge a written explanation from the facility that it may dis- charge the resident if he or she is no longer able to pay for his or her care without Medical Assistance. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Further amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires that the written explanation required of a facility be given to a resident at the time of his or her admission and at the time of his or her renewal rather than at the time of his or her admission. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Public Aid) No fiscal impact from SB444. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB444 fails to create a State mandate. 97-02-05 S FIRST READING 97-02-05 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-19 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 97-03-04 S HELD IN COMMITTEE 97-03-11 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB HEALTH S 97-03-11 S ADOPTED 97-03-11 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-PUB HEALTH S 97-03-11 S ADOPTED 97-03-11 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SPBH 97-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-12 97-03-12 S SECOND READING 97-03-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-13 97-03-12 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SMITH 97-03-13 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-03-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-HALVORSON 97-03-13 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-03-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-HALVORSON 97-03-14 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL 97-03-18 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 97-03-18 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-HALVORSON 97-03-18 S ADOPTED 97-03-18 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-19 97-03-19 S THIRD READING - PASSED 032-010-004 97-03-19 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-19 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-25 H HOUSE SPONSOR HANNIG 97-03-25 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GIGLIO 97-04-08 H FIRST READING 97-04-08 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-09 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 97-04-30 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED ZICKUS 97-04-30 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED ZICKUS 97-04-30 H COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 97-05-01 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HHSV 97-05-01 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-05 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-05-05 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-05-06 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SILVA 97-05-08 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 97-05-08 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-06 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-01 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-08-01 S EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-01 97-08-01 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0310 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary