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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 Life Care Facilities Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 13 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (210 ILCS 40/13 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 13. Continuing Care Retirement Community Transparency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Task Force. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) There is created a Continuing Care Retirement Community | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Transparency Task Force consisting of the following members: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) The Director of Aging, or the Director's designee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (2) The Director of Public Health, or the Director's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | designee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (3) One member of the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (4) One member of the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Representatives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (5) One member of the Senate appointed by the President | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of the Senate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (6) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Leader of the Senate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (7) One member from each of the following organizations |
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1 | appointed by the Director of Public Health: | ||||||
2 | (A) 2 representatives selected from | ||||||
3 | recommendations of a statewide organization | ||||||
4 | representing retired people; | ||||||
5 | (B) 2 representatives selected from | ||||||
6 | recommendations of a statewide organization | ||||||
7 | representing Alzheimer's research; | ||||||
8 | (C) 2 representatives selected from | ||||||
9 | recommendations of a statewide organization | ||||||
10 | representing Illinois nursing home communities; | ||||||
11 | (D) One representative selected from | ||||||
12 | recommendations of a senior living facility housing 50 | ||||||
13 | residents or more; and | ||||||
14 | (E) One representative selected from | ||||||
15 | recommendations of a senior living facility housing | ||||||
16 | fewer than 50 residents. | ||||||
17 | (b) The Task Force is created to research and collect | ||||||
18 | information on transparency and consumer protection issues | ||||||
19 | related to life care contracts. The Task Force shall review | ||||||
20 | existing legal frameworks to identify all existing consumer | ||||||
21 | protections for residents living in continuing care retirement | ||||||
22 | communities and all areas in which more consumer protections | ||||||
23 | for continuing care retirement community residents are | ||||||
24 | necessary. The Task Force shall identify any shortcomings of | ||||||
25 | the definition of "life care contract" in Section 2 and | ||||||
26 | determine whether that definition should be expanded to include |
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1 | more senior living facilities. | ||||||
2 | (c) The members appointed to the Task Force pursuant to | ||||||
3 | subsection (a) shall be appointed no later than 30 days after | ||||||
4 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||||||
5 | Assembly. | ||||||
6 | (d) The first meeting of the Task Force shall be no later | ||||||
7 | than 30 days after all members of the Task Force have been | ||||||
8 | appointed. The members of the Task Force shall receive no | ||||||
9 | compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for | ||||||
10 | expenses from appropriations made for that purpose. | ||||||
11 | (e) The Department of Public Health shall provide | ||||||
12 | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
13 | (f) The Task Force shall report its findings to the | ||||||
14 | Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2019. | ||||||
15 | (G) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2020.
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.
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