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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 110 as follows:
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| 6 | (210 ILCS 9/110)
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| 7 | Sec. 110. Powers and duties of the Department.
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| 8 | (a) The Department shall conduct an annual unannounced | ||||||
| 9 | on-site visit at
each
assisted living and shared
housing | ||||||
| 10 | establishment to determine compliance with applicable | ||||||
| 11 | licensure
requirements and
standards. Additional visits may be | ||||||
| 12 | conducted without prior notice to the
assisted living
or shared | ||||||
| 13 | housing
establishment.
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| 14 | (b) Upon receipt of information that may indicate the | ||||||
| 15 | failure of the
assisted living or shared housing
establishment | ||||||
| 16 | or a service provider to comply with a provision of this Act,
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| 17 | the Department shall
investigate the matter or make appropriate | ||||||
| 18 | referrals to other government
agencies and entities having
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| 19 | jurisdiction over the subject matter of the possible violation. | ||||||
| 20 | The Department
may also make
referrals to any public or private | ||||||
| 21 | agency that the Department considers
available for appropriate
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| 22 | assistance to those involved. The Department may oversee and | ||||||
| 23 | coordinate the
enforcement of State
consumer protection | ||||||
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| 1 | policies affecting residents residing in an establishment
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| 2 | licensed under this Act.
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| 3 | (c) The Department shall establish by rule complaint | ||||||
| 4 | receipt,
investigation,
resolution, and involuntary
residency | ||||||
| 5 | termination procedures. Resolution procedures shall provide | ||||||
| 6 | for
on-site review and
evaluation of an assisted living or | ||||||
| 7 | shared housing establishment found to be
in violation of this | ||||||
| 8 | Act
within a specified period of time based on the gravity and | ||||||
| 9 | severity of the
violation and any pervasive
pattern of | ||||||
| 10 | occurrences of the same or similar violations.
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| 11 | (d) (Blank). The Governor shall establish an Assisted | ||||||
| 12 | Living and Shared Housing Standards and Quality of Life
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| 13 | Advisory Board.
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| 14 | (e) The Department shall by rule establish penalties and | ||||||
| 15 | sanctions, which
shall include, but need not be limited to,
the | ||||||
| 16 | creation of a schedule of graduated penalties and sanctions to | ||||||
| 17 | include
closure.
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| 18 | (f) The Department shall by rule establish procedures for | ||||||
| 19 | disclosure of
information to the public, which
shall include, | ||||||
| 20 | but not be limited to, ownership, licensure status, frequency | ||||||
| 21 | of
complaints, disposition of
substantiated complaints, and | ||||||
| 22 | disciplinary actions.
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| 23 | (g) (Blank).
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| 24 | (h) Beginning January 1, 2000, the Department shall begin | ||||||
| 25 | drafting rules
necessary for the administration
of this Act.
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| 26 | (Source: P.A. 93-1003, eff. 8-23-04.)
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| 1 | (210 ILCS 9/125 rep.)
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| 2 | Section 10. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is | ||||||
| 3 | amended by repealing Section 125.
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| 4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 5 | becoming law.
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