HB3607 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 08867 DRJ 21542 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3607

Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Greg Harris

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

210 ILCS 9/20
210 ILCS 9/35
210 ILCS 9/55
210 ILCS 9/65
210 ILCS 9/75

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that the minimum standards for establishments shall include compliance with requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act. Requires a finding of substantial compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act for issuance of a license. Provides for denial of an application for a license and for suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license if an establishment is found by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by the Illinois Human Rights Commission to be in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act or certain provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that an establishment may not refuse to permit a disabled person to make reasonable modifications to the dwelling unit occupied or to be occupied by the disabled person at the establishment if the disabled person makes those modifications at his or her own expense. Provides that an establishment may not refuse to make reasonable accommodations in its rules, policies, practices, or services when those accommodations may be necessary to afford a person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling unit at the establishment. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is amended by changing Sections 20, 35, 55, 65, and 75 as follows:

(210 ILCS 9/20)

Sec. 20. Construction and operating standards. The Department, in consultation with the Advisory Board, shall prescribe minimum standards for establishments. These standards shall include:

(1) the location and construction of the establishment, including plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, and other physical conditions which shall ensure the health, safety, and comfort of residents and their protection from fire hazards; these standards shall include, at a minimum, compliance with the residential board and care occupancies chapter of the National Fire Protection Association's Life Safety Code, local and State building codes for the building type, and accessibility standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act set forth at 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(3), and the requirements of subdivision (C)(3) of Section 3-102.1 of the Illinois Human Rights Act;

(2) the number and qualifications of all personnel having responsibility for any part of the services provided for residents;

(3) all sanitary conditions within the establishment and its surroundings, including water supply, sewage disposal, food handling, infection control, and general hygiene, which shall ensure the health and comfort of residents;

(4) a program for adequate maintenance of physical plant and equipment;

(5) adequate accommodations, staff, and services for the number and types of residents for whom the establishment is licensed;

(6) the development of evacuation and other appropriate safety plans for use during weather, health, fire, physical plant, environmental, and national defense emergencies; and

(7) the maintenance of minimum financial and other resources necessary to meet the standards established under this Section and to operate the establishment in accordance with this Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)

(210 ILCS 9/35)

Sec. 35. Issuance of license.

(a) Upon receipt and review of an application for a license and review of the applicant establishment, the Director may issue a license if he or she finds:

(1) that the individual applicant, or the corporation, partnership, or other entity if the applicant is not an individual, is a person responsible and suitable to operate or to direct or participate in the operation of an establishment by virtue of financial capacity, appropriate business or professional experience, a record of lawful compliance with lawful orders of the Department and lack of revocation of a license issued under this Act or the Nursing Home Care Act during the previous 5 years;

(2) that the establishment is under the supervision of a full-time director who is at least 21 years of age and has a high school diploma or equivalent plus either:

(A) 2 years of management experience or 2 years of experience in positions of progressive responsibility in health care, housing with services, or adult day care or providing similar services to the elderly; or

(B) 2 years of management experience or 2 years of experience in positions of progressive responsibility in hospitality and training in health care and housing with services management as defined by rule;

(3) that the establishment has staff sufficient in number with qualifications, adequate skills, education, and experience to meet the 24 hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of residents and who participate in ongoing training to serve the resident population;

(4) that all employees who are subject to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act meet the requirements of that Act;

(5) that the applicant is in substantial compliance with this Act, the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 and following), Sections 3-101 through 3-106 and Section 6-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act, and such other requirements for a license as the Department by rule may establish under this Act;

(6) that the applicant pays all required fees;

(7) that the applicant has provided to the Department an accurate disclosure document in accordance with the Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act and in substantial compliance with Section 150 of this Act.

In addition to any other requirements set forth in this Act, as a condition of licensure under this Act, the director of an establishment must participate in at least 20 hours of training every 2 years to assist him or her in better meeting the needs of the residents of the establishment and managing the operation of the establishment.

Any license issued by the Director shall state the physical location of the establishment, the date the license was issued, and the expiration date. All licenses shall be valid for one year, except as provided in Sections 40 and 45. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application, and shall not be transferable or assignable.

(Source: P.A. 95-79, eff. 8-13-07; 95-590, eff. 9-10-07; 95-628, eff. 9-25-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)

(210 ILCS 9/55)

Sec. 55. Grounds for denial of a license. An application for a license may be denied for any of the following reasons:

(1) failure to meet any of the standards set forth in this Act or by rules adopted by the Department under this Act;

(2) conviction of the applicant, or if the applicant is a firm, partnership, or association, of any of its members, or if a corporation, the conviction of the corporation or any of its officers or stockholders, or of the person designated to manage or supervise the establishment, of a felony or of 2 or more misdemeanors involving moral turpitude during the previous 5 years as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction;

(3) personnel insufficient in number or unqualified by training or experience to properly care for the residents;

(4) insufficient financial or other resources to operate and conduct the establishment in accordance with standards adopted by the Department under this Act;

(5) revocation of a license during the previous 5 years, if such prior license was issued to the individual applicant, a controlling owner or controlling combination of owners of the applicant; or any affiliate of the individual applicant or controlling owner of the applicant and such individual applicant, controlling owner of the applicant or affiliate of the applicant was a controlling owner of the prior license; provided, however, that the denial of an application for a license pursuant to this Section must be supported by evidence that the prior revocation renders the applicant unqualified or incapable of meeting or maintaining an establishment in accordance with the standards and rules adopted by the Department under this Act; or

(6) the establishment is not under the direct supervision of a full-time director, as defined by rule.

The Department shall deny an application for a license if an establishment is found by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by the Illinois Human Rights Commission to be in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 and following) or Sections 3-101 through 3-106 and Section 6-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. The Department may not issue a license to such an establishment until the establishment has complied with all relief ordered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a court of competent jurisdiction, or the Illinois Human Rights Commission and has remedied the violation.

The Department shall deny an application for a license if 6 months after submitting its initial application the applicant has not provided the Department with all of the information required for review and approval or the applicant is not actively pursuing the processing of its application. In addition, the Department shall determine whether the applicant has violated any provision of the Nursing Home Care Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-1003, eff. 8-23-04.)

(210 ILCS 9/65)

Sec. 65. Revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew license.

(a) The Department, after notice to the applicant or licensee, may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license in any case in which the Department finds any of the following:

(1) that there has been a substantial failure to comply with this Act or the rules promulgated by the Department under this Act or with the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 and following) or Sections 3-101 through 3-106 and Section 6-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act;

(2) that there has been a conviction of the licensee, or of the person designated to manage or supervise the establishment, of a felony or of 2 or more misdemeanors involving moral turpitude during the previous 5 years as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction;

(3) that the personnel is insufficient in number or unqualified by training or experience to properly care for the number and type of residents served by the establishment;

(4) that the financial or other resources are insufficient to conduct and operate the establishment in accordance with standards promulgated by the Department under this Act; or

(5) that the establishment is not under the direct supervision of a full-time director, as defined by rule.

The Department shall suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license if an establishment is found by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by the Illinois Human Rights Commission to be in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 and following) or Sections 3-101 through 3-106 and Section 6-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. The Department may not restore or renew a license to such an establishment until the establishment has complied with all relief ordered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a court of competent jurisdiction, or the Illinois Human Rights Commission and has remedied the violation.

(b) Notice under this Section shall include a clear and concise statement of the violations on which the nonrenewal or revocation is based, the statute or rule violated, and notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section 60.

(c) If an establishment desires to contest the nonrenewal or revocation of a license, the establishment shall, within 10 days after receipt of notice under subsection (b) of this Section, notify the Department in writing of its request for a hearing under Section 60. Upon receipt of the request the Department shall send notice to the establishment and hold a hearing as provided under Section 60.

(d) The effective date of nonrenewal or revocation of a license by the Department shall be any of the following:

(1) until otherwise ordered by the circuit court, revocation is effective on the date set by the Department in the notice of revocation, or upon final action after hearing under Section 60, whichever is later;

(2) until otherwise ordered by the circuit court, nonrenewal is effective on the date of expiration of any existing license, or upon final action after hearing under Section 60, whichever is later; however, a license shall not be deemed to have expired if the Department fails to timely respond to a timely request for renewal under this Act or for a hearing to contest nonrenewal; or

(3) the Department may extend the effective date of license revocation or expiration in any case in order to permit orderly removal and relocation of residents.

(e) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.

(Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)

(210 ILCS 9/75)

Sec. 75. Residency Requirements.

(a) No individual shall be accepted for residency or remain in residence if the establishment cannot provide or secure appropriate services, if the individual requires a level of service or type of service for which the establishment is not licensed or which the establishment does not provide, or if the establishment does not have the staff appropriate in numbers and with appropriate skill to provide such services.

(b) Only adults may be accepted for residency.

(c) A person shall not be accepted for residency if:

(1) the person poses a serious threat to himself or herself or to others;

(2) the person is not able to communicate his or her needs and no resident representative residing in the establishment, and with a prior relationship to the person, has been appointed to direct the provision of services;

(3) the person requires total assistance with 2 or more activities of daily living;

(4) the person requires the assistance of more than one paid caregiver at any given time with an activity of daily living;

(5) the person requires more than minimal assistance in moving to a safe area in an emergency;

(6) the person has a severe mental illness, which for the purposes of this Section means a condition that is characterized by the presence of a major mental disorder as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994), where the individual is substantially disabled due to mental illness in the areas of self-maintenance, social functioning, activities of community living and work skills, and the disability specified is expected to be present for a period of not less than one year, but does not mean Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia based on organic or physical disorders;

(7) the person requires intravenous therapy or intravenous feedings unless self-administered or administered by a qualified, licensed health care professional;

(8) the person requires gastrostomy feedings unless self-administered or administered by a licensed health care professional;

(9) the person requires insertion, sterile irrigation, and replacement of catheter, except for routine maintenance of urinary catheters, unless the catheter care is self-administered or administered by a licensed health care professional;

(10) the person requires sterile wound care unless care is self-administered or administered by a licensed health care professional;

(11) the person requires sliding scale insulin administration unless self-performed or administered by a licensed health care professional;

(12) the person is a diabetic requiring routine insulin injections unless the injections are self-administered or administered by a licensed health care professional;

(13) the person requires treatment of stage 3 or stage 4 decubitus ulcers or exfoliative dermatitis;

(14) the person requires 5 or more skilled nursing visits per week for conditions other than those listed in items (13) and (15) of this subsection for a period of 3 consecutive weeks or more except when the course of treatment is expected to extend beyond a 3 week period for rehabilitative purposes and is certified as temporary by a physician; or

(15) other reasons prescribed by the Department by rule.

(d) A resident with a condition listed in items (1) through (15) of subsection (c) shall have his or her residency terminated, except as provided in subsection (j).

(e) Residency shall be terminated when services available to the resident in the establishment are no longer adequate to meet the needs of the resident. This provision shall not be interpreted as limiting the authority of the Department to require the residency termination of individuals.

(f) Subsection (d) of this Section shall not apply to terminally ill residents who receive or would qualify for hospice care and such care is coordinated by a hospice program licensed under the Hospice Program Licensing Act or other licensed health care professional employed by a licensed home health agency and the establishment and all parties agree to the continued residency.

(g) Items (3), (4), (5), and (9) of subsection (c) shall not apply to a quadriplegic, paraplegic, or individual with neuro-muscular diseases, such as muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, or other chronic diseases and conditions as defined by rule if the individual is able to communicate his or her needs and does not require assistance with complex medical problems, and the establishment is able to accommodate the individual's needs. The Department shall prescribe rules pursuant to this Section that address special safety and service needs of these individuals.

(h) For the purposes of items (7) through (10) of subsection (c), a licensed health care professional may not be employed by the owner or operator of the establishment, its parent entity, or any other entity with ownership common to either the owner or operator of the establishment or parent entity, including but not limited to an affiliate of the owner or operator of the establishment. Nothing in this Section is meant to limit a resident's right to choose his or her health care provider.

(i) Subsection (h) is not applicable to residents admitted to an assisted living establishment under a life care contract as defined in the Life Care Facilities Act if the life care facility has both an assisted living establishment and a skilled nursing facility. A licensed health care professional providing health-related or supportive services at a life care assisted living or shared housing establishment must be employed by an entity licensed by the Department under the Nursing Home Care Act or the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act.

(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, an establishment may not refuse to permit a disabled person to make reasonable modifications to the dwelling unit occupied or to be occupied by the disabled person at the establishment, as required by the federal Fair Housing Act as set forth at 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(A) or by subdivision (C)(1) of Section 3-102.1 of the Illinois Human Rights Act, if the disabled person makes those modifications at his or her own expense. An establishment may not refuse to make reasonable accommodations in its rules, policies, practices, or services when those accommodations may be necessary to afford a person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling unit at the establishment, as required by the federal Fair Housing Act as set forth at 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(B) or by subdivision (C)(2) of Section 3-102.1 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-256, eff. 7-19-05; 94-570, eff. 8-12-05; 95-216, eff. 8-16-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

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