093_HB0775eng
HB0775 Engrossed LRB093 05305 DRJ 05395 b
1 AN ACT in relation to health facilities.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is
5 amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
6 (210 ILCS 9/25)
7 Sec. 25. License requirement. No person may establish,
8 operate, maintain, or offer an establishment as an assisted
9 living establishment or shared housing establishment as
10 defined by thisthe Act within this State unless and until he
11 or she obtains a valid license, which remains unsuspended,
12 unrevoked, and unexpired. No public official or employee may
13 place any person in, or recommend that any person be placed
14 in, or directly or indirectly cause any person to be placed
15 in any establishment that is being operated without a valid
16 license. An entity that operates as an assisted living or
17 shared housing establishment as defined by this Act without a
18 license shall be subject to the provisions, including
19 penalties, of the Nursing Home Care Act. No entity shall use
20 in its name or advertise "assisted living" unless licensed as
21 an assisted living establishment under this Act or as a
22 shelter care facility under the Nursing Home Care Act that
23 also meets the definition of an assisted living establishment
24 under this Act, except that a shared housing establishment
25 licensed under this Act may advertise assisted living
26 services.
27 (Source: P.A. 91-656, eff. 1-1-01.)