Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5223

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that no employee of the Department on Aging, the Area Agencies on Aging, or any agency under contract with the Department, shall make referrals to or disseminate information, either orally or in writing, regarding an unlicensed or uncertified program that is required by law to be licensed or certified. Further provides that information and referrals regarding a board and care home may not be made or provided unless the board and care home has furnished the Department or agency with a copy of its assisted living and shared housing license. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to develop patient discharge procedures that include prohibitions against discharging or referring a patient to certain facilities if unlicensed or uncertified (rather than unlicensed, uncertified, or unregistered). Requires a board and care home to provide a hospital with a copy of its assisted living and shared housing license. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that 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 specified unlicensed or uncertified facilities, including board and care homes, assisted living or shared housing establishments, nursing facilities, and free-standing hospice residences. Further provides that no public official, agent, or employee may place the name of any such facilities on a list of facilities to be circulated to the public, unless the facilities are licensed or certified. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
7/27/2010	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1318

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2010	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz
2/3/2010	House	First Reading
2/3/2010	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/16/2010	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2/24/2010	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-000-000
2/24/2010	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/2/2010	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/2/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/4/2010	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
3/9/2010	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/9/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/9/2010	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
3/9/2010	Senate	First Reading
3/9/2010	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/17/2010	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
3/19/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
3/19/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/26/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(c-1) - Referred to Human Services
4/13/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/14/2010	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000
4/14/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
4/21/2010	Senate	Second Reading
4/21/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
4/27/2010	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
4/27/2010	House	Arrived in House
4/27/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
4/29/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz
4/29/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/3/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/3/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
5/3/2010	House	Passed Both Houses
6/1/2010	House	Sent to the Governor
7/27/2010	House	Governor Approved
7/27/2010	House	Effective Date July 27, 2010
7/27/2010	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1318

	Deletes reference to:
	210 ILCS 85/6.09