96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2778


 
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a









    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning supportive living facilities.
















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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

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

 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
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changing Section 5-5.01a as follows:
 



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    (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a)



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    Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program. The

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The

Department shall establish and provide oversight for a 
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program of supportive living facilities that seek to promote

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resident independence, dignity, respect, and well-being in the 
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most
cost-effective manner.
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    A supportive living facility is either a free-standing 
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facility or a distinct
physical and operational entity within a 
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nursing facility.  A supportive
living facility integrates 
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housing with health, personal care, and supportive
services and 
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is a designated setting that offers residents their own

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separate, private, and distinct living units.

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    Sites for the operation of the program

shall be selected by 
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the Department based upon criteria
that may include the need 
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for services in a geographic area, the
availability of funding, 
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and the site's ability to meet the standards.

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    The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.  
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Rules that
establish or modify the services, standards, and 
 


 






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conditions for participation
in the program shall be adopted by 
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the Department in consultation
with the Department on Aging, 
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the Department of Rehabilitation Services, and
the Department 
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of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (or their

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successor agencies).

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    Facilities or distinct parts of facilities which are 
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selected as supportive
living facilities and are in good 
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standing with the Department's rules are
exempt from the 
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provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois Health

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Facilities Planning Act.

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(Source: P.A. 94-342, eff. 7-26-05.)