Section 340.1110  General Requirements

a)         This Part applies to the licensure of Illinois Veterans' Homes, subject to the terms and conditions of the Nursing Home Care Act.

b)         The license issued to each licensee shall state the maximum bed capacity for which it is granted, the date the license was issued and the expiration date, the licensee's name, the facility name and address, and the classification by level of service authorized for that facility.  (Section 3-110 of the Act)

c)         A facility shall admit only that number of residents for which it is licensed.  (Section 2-209 of the Act)

d)         A facility licensed under the Act shall not use in its title or description "Hospital", "Sanitarium", "Sanatorium" or any other word or description in its title or advertisements that indicates that a type of service is provided by the facility that the facility is not licensed to provide or, in fact, does not provide.

e)         Any person establishing, constructing or modifying a long-term care facility or portion thereof shall obtain the required permit from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board to be eligible for licensure for that facility or portion thereof.

f)         No person shall:

1)         Willfully file any false, incomplete or intentionally misleading information required to be filed under this Act, or willfully fail or refuse to file any required information (Section 3-318(a)(6) of the Act); or

2)         Open or operate a facility without a license.  (Section 3-318(a)(7) of the Act)

g)         A violation of subsection (f) is a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of Section 3-103 of the Act and subsection 350.120(c) as to submission of false or misleading information in a license application.  (Section 3-318(b) of the Act)

h)         Each facility shall notify the Department electronically at DPH.StrikePlan@illinois.gov within 24 hours after receiving a notice of impending strike of staff providing direct care.  The facility shall submit a strike contingency plan to the Department no later than three calendar days prior to the impending strike. 

i)          A facility shall have a facility-specific email address and shall provide that email address to the Department.  The facility shall not change the email address without prior notice to the Department.

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 6539, effective April 22, 2025)