Public Act 096-0477
 		





SB0134 Enrolled
LRB096 05840 DRJ 15920 b






    AN ACT concerning health.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 

 
    Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended  by changing 
Section 3-417 as follows:
 



    (210 ILCS 45/3-417)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-417)



    Sec. 3-417. Transfer or discharge; alternative placements. 
The Department shall offer transfer or discharge and relocation

assistance to residents transferred or discharged under 
Sections 3-401 through
3-415, including information on 
available alternative placements.  Residents
shall be involved 
in planning the transfer or discharge and shall choose
among 
the available alternative placements, except that where an 
emergency
makes prior resident involvement impossible the 
Department may make a temporary
placement until a final 
placement can be arranged.  Residents may choose
their final 
alternative placement and shall be given assistance in 
transferring
to such place.  No resident may be forced to remain 
in a temporary or permanent
placement.  Where the Department 
makes or participates
in making the relocation decision, 
consideration shall be given to proximity
to the resident's 
relatives and friends. The resident shall be allowed 3
visits 
to potential alternative placements prior to removal, except 
where
medically contraindicated or where the need for immediate 
transfer or discharge
requires reduction in the number of 
visits.
    When the Department provides information on available 
alternative placements in community-based settings for 
individuals being discharged or transferred from facilities 
licensed under this Act, the information must include a 
comprehensive list of a range of appropriate, client-oriented 
services and the name of and contact information for the ADA 
coordinator in the relocation locale. The comprehensive list 
must include the name and contact information for each agency 
or organization providing those services and a summary of the 
services provided by each agency or organization. A hotline or 
similar crisis telephone number must also be provided to 
individuals relocating into the community. 

(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.