Public Act 098-0834
 
SB2968 EnrolledLRB098 16948 RPS 52023 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 changing 
Section 3-423 as follows:
 



    (210 ILCS 45/3-423)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-423)



    Sec. 3-423. 
The administrator Any owner of a facility 
licensed under this Act shall give 60
90 days notice prior to 
voluntarily closing a facility or closing any part
of a 
facility, or prior to closing any part of a facility if closing 
such
part will require the transfer or discharge of more than 
10% of the residents.
Such notice shall be given to the 
Department, to the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman, to 
any resident who must be
transferred or discharged, to the 
resident's representative, and to a member
of the resident's 
family, where practicable. If the Department suspends, 
revokes, or denies renewal of the facility's license, then 
notice shall be given no later than the date specified by the 
Department. Notice shall state the proposed
date of closing and 
the reason for closing. The facility shall submit a closure 
plan to the Department for approval which shall address the 
process for the safe and orderly transfer of residents. The 
approved plan shall be included in the notice.
The facility 
shall offer to assist the resident in securing an alternative

placement and shall advise the resident on available 
alternatives. Where
the resident is unable to choose an 
alternate placement and is not under
guardianship, the 
Department shall be notified of the need for relocation

assistance. A facility closing in its entirety shall not admit 
any new residents on or after the date written notice is 
submitted to the Department under this Section. The facility 
shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations until
the 
date of closing, including those related to transfer or 
discharge of
residents. The Department may place a relocation 
team in the facility as
provided under Section 3-419.

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

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