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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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 changing Section 5-5.01a as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a)
7     Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program. The
8 The Department shall establish and provide oversight for a
9 program of supportive living facilities that seek to promote
10 resident independence, dignity, respect, and well-being in the
11 most cost-effective manner.
12     A supportive living facility is either a free-standing
13 facility or a distinct physical and operational entity within a
14 nursing facility. A supportive living facility integrates
15 housing with health, personal care, and supportive services and
16 is a designated setting that offers residents their own
17 separate, private, and distinct living units.
18     Sites for the operation of the program shall be selected by
19 the Department based upon criteria that may include the need
20 for services in a geographic area, the availability of funding,
21 and the site's ability to meet the standards.
22     The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
23 Rules that establish or modify the services, standards, and

 

 

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1 conditions for participation in the program shall be adopted by
2 the Department in consultation with the Department on Aging,
3 the Department of Rehabilitation Services, and the Department
4 of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (or their
5 successor agencies).
6     Facilities or distinct parts of facilities which are
7 selected as supportive living facilities and are in good
8 standing with the Department's rules are exempt from the
9 provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois Health
10 Facilities Planning Act.
11 (Source: P.A. 94-342, eff. 7-26-05.)