Public Act 097-0863
 
HB5134 EnrolledLRB097 17888 DRJ 63111 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    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 adding 
Section 3-713.5 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 45/3-713.5 new)
    Sec. 3-713.5. Informal dispute resolution. Pursuant to the 
requirements of subsection (c) of Section 3-212 of this Act, 
when a facility submits comments to licensure findings, it 
shall be considered an informal dispute resolution if the same 
findings were not submitted for an informal dispute resolution 
pursuant to protocols for federal certification deficiencies 
established by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services. The Department shall review documentation submitted 
as the basis for an informal dispute resolution. If the 
Department determines that the submitted evidence or arguments 
were insufficient to refute the findings, then the Department 
shall provide a written explanation of the reason or reasons 
why the evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute the 
finding.