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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 Abuse Prevention Review Team Act is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by adding Section 45 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (210 ILCS 28/45 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 45. Funding. Notwithstanding any other provision of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | law, to the extent permitted by federal law, the Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | shall use moneys from fines paid by facilities licensed under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the Nursing Home Care Act for violating requirements for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | certification under Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Act to implement the provisions of this Act. The Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | shall use moneys deposited in the Long Term Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Monitor/Receiver Fund to pay the costs of implementing this Act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | that cannot be met by the use of federal civil monetary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | penalties.
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17 | (210 ILCS 28/85 rep.)
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18 | Section 6. The Abuse Prevention Review Team Act is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | by repealing Section 85. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | changing Section 3-103 as follows:
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22 | (210 ILCS 45/3-103) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-103)
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23 | Sec. 3-103. The procedure for obtaining a valid license | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | shall be as follows:
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25 | (1) Application to operate a facility shall be made to
the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Department on forms furnished by the Department.
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27 | (2)
All license applications shall be accompanied with an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | application fee.
The fee
for an annual license shall be $995. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Facilities that pay a fee or assessment pursuant to Article V-C |
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1 | of the Illinois Public Aid Code shall be exempt from the | ||||||
2 | license fee imposed under this item (2). The fee for a 2-year
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3 | license shall be double the fee for the annual license set | ||||||
4 | forth in the
preceding sentence. The
fees collected
shall be | ||||||
5 | deposited with the State Treasurer into the Long Term Care
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6 | Monitor/Receiver Fund, which has been created as a special fund | ||||||
7 | in the State
treasury.
This special fund is to be used by the | ||||||
8 | Department for expenses related to
the appointment of monitors | ||||||
9 | and receivers as contained in Sections 3-501
through 3-517 of | ||||||
10 | this Act and for implementation of the Abuse Prevention Review | ||||||
11 | Team Act . At the end of each fiscal year, any funds in excess | ||||||
12 | of
$1,000,000 held in the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund | ||||||
13 | shall be
deposited in the State's General Revenue Fund. The | ||||||
14 | application shall be under
oath and the submission of false or | ||||||
15 | misleading information shall be a Class
A misdemeanor. The | ||||||
16 | application shall contain the following information:
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17 | (a) The name and address of the applicant if an | ||||||
18 | individual, and if a firm,
partnership, or association, of | ||||||
19 | every member thereof, and in the case of
a corporation, the | ||||||
20 | name and address thereof and of its officers and its
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21 | registered agent, and in the case of a unit of local | ||||||
22 | government, the name
and address of its chief executive | ||||||
23 | officer;
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24 | (b) The name and location of the facility for which a | ||||||
25 | license is sought;
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26 | (c) The name of the person or persons under whose | ||||||
27 | management or
supervision
the facility will be conducted;
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28 | (d) The number and type of residents for which | ||||||
29 | maintenance, personal care,
or nursing is to be provided; | ||||||
30 | and
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31 | (e) Such information relating to the number, | ||||||
32 | experience, and training
of the employees of the facility, | ||||||
33 | any management agreements for the operation
of the | ||||||
34 | facility, and of the moral character of the applicant and | ||||||
35 | employees
as the Department may deem necessary.
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36 | (3) Each initial application shall be accompanied by a |
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1 | financial
statement setting forth the financial condition of | ||||||
2 | the applicant and by a
statement from the unit of local | ||||||
3 | government having zoning jurisdiction over
the facility's | ||||||
4 | location stating that the location of the facility is not in
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5 | violation of a zoning ordinance. An initial application for a | ||||||
6 | new facility
shall be accompanied by a permit as required by | ||||||
7 | the "Illinois Health Facilities
Planning Act". After the | ||||||
8 | application is approved, the applicant shall
advise the | ||||||
9 | Department every 6 months of any changes in the information
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10 | originally provided in the application.
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11 | (4) Other information necessary to determine the identity | ||||||
12 | and qualifications
of an applicant to operate a facility in | ||||||
13 | accordance with this Act shall
be included in the application | ||||||
14 | as required by the Department in regulations.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03; 93-841, eff. 7-30-04.)
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.
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