Public Act 096-1318
 
HB5223 EnrolledLRB096 18387 KTG 33764 b

    AN ACT concerning aging.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
adding Section 8.09 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 105/8.09 new)
    Sec. 8.09. Unlicensed or uncertified facilities. No public
official, agent, or employee may place any person in or with,
or recommend that any person be placed in or with, or directly
or indirectly cause any person to be placed in or with any
unlicensed or uncertified: (i) board and care home as defined
in the Board and Care Home Act and licensed under the Assisted
Living Shared Housing Act; (ii) assisted living or shared
housing establishment as defined in the Assisted Living and
Shared Housing Act; (iii) facility licensed under the Nursing
Home Care Act; (iv) supportive living facility as described in
Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code; (v)
free-standing hospice residence licensed under the Hospice
Program Licensing Act; or (vi) home services agency licensed
under the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency
Licensing Act if licensure or certification is required. No
public official, agent, or employee may place the name of such
a facility on a list of facilities to be circulated to the
public, unless the facility is licensed or certified. Use of
the Department of Public Health's annual list of licensed
facilities shall satisfy compliance with this Section for all
facilities licensed or certified by the Illinois Department of
Public Health.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.