Full Text of HB1191 98th General Assembly
HB1191sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. William Delgado Filed: 4/24/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1191
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1191 as follows:
| 3 | | on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 4.01" with "Sections | 4 | | 4.01 and 4.04"; and | 5 | | on page 8, by inserting immediately below line 1 the following:
| 6 | | "(20 ILCS 105/4.04) (from Ch. 23, par. 6104.04)
| 7 | | Sec. 4.04. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.
| 8 | | (a) Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The Department shall
| 9 | | establish a Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, through the | 10 | | Office of State
Long Term Care Ombudsman ("the Office"), in | 11 | | accordance with the provisions of
the Older Americans Act of | 12 | | 1965, as now or hereafter amended. The Long Term Care Ombudsman | 13 | | Program is also authorized, subject to sufficient | 14 | | appropriations, to advocate on behalf of individuals residing | 15 | | in their own homes or in community-based settings, relating to |
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| 1 | | matters which may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, | 2 | | or rights of such individuals.
| 3 | | (b) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the | 4 | | context requires
otherwise:
| 5 | | (1) "Access" has the same meaning as in Section 1-104 | 6 | | of the Nursing
Home Care Act, as now or hereafter amended; | 7 | | that is, it means the right to:
| 8 | | (i) Enter any long term care facility or assisted | 9 | | living or shared
housing establishment or supportive | 10 | | living facility;
| 11 | | (ii) Communicate privately and without restriction | 12 | | with any resident, regardless of age,
who consents to | 13 | | the communication;
| 14 | | (iii) Seek consent to communicate privately and | 15 | | without restriction
with any resident, regardless of | 16 | | age;
| 17 | | (iv) Inspect the clinical and other records of a | 18 | | resident, regardless of age, with the
express written | 19 | | consent of the resident;
| 20 | | (v) Observe all areas of the long term care | 21 | | facility or supportive
living facilities, assisted | 22 | | living or shared housing establishment except the
| 23 | | living area of any resident who protests the | 24 | | observation ; and .
| 25 | | (vi) Subject to permission granted by the | 26 | | individual requesting services or his or her |
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| 1 | | representative, enter a home or community-based | 2 | | setting.
| 3 | | (2) "Long Term Care Facility" means (i) any facility as | 4 | | defined by Section
1-113 of the Nursing Home Care Act, as | 5 | | now or hereafter amended; and (ii) any
skilled nursing | 6 | | facility or a nursing facility which meets the
requirements | 7 | | of Section 1819(a), (b), (c), and (d) or Section 1919(a), | 8 | | (b),
(c), and (d) of the Social Security Act, as now or | 9 | | hereafter amended (42
U.S.C. 1395i-3(a), (b), (c), and (d) | 10 | | and 42 U.S.C. 1396r(a), (b), (c), and
(d)); and any | 11 | | facility as defined by Section 1-113 of the MR/DD Community | 12 | | Care Act, as now or hereafter amended.
| 13 | | (2.5) "Assisted living establishment" and "shared | 14 | | housing establishment"
have the meanings given those terms | 15 | | in Section 10 of the Assisted Living and
Shared Housing | 16 | | Act.
| 17 | | (2.7) "Supportive living facility" means a facility | 18 | | established under
Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public | 19 | | Aid Code.
| 20 | | (2.8) "Community-based setting" means any place of | 21 | | abode other than an individual's private home.
| 22 | | (3) "State Long Term Care Ombudsman" means any person | 23 | | employed by the
Department to fulfill
the requirements of | 24 | | the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman as
required | 25 | | under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or hereafter | 26 | | amended,
and Departmental policy.
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| 1 | | (3.1) "Ombudsman" means any designated representative | 2 | | of a regional long
term care ombudsman program; provided | 3 | | that the representative, whether he is
paid for or | 4 | | volunteers his ombudsman services, shall be qualified and
| 5 | | designated by the Office to perform the duties of an | 6 | | ombudsman as specified by
the Department in rules and in | 7 | | accordance with the provisions of
the Older Americans Act | 8 | | of 1965, as now or hereafter amended.
| 9 | | (c) Ombudsman; rules. The Office of State Long Term Care | 10 | | Ombudsman shall
be composed of at least one full-time ombudsman | 11 | | and shall include a system of
designated regional long term | 12 | | care ombudsman programs. Each regional program
shall be | 13 | | designated by the State Long Term Care Ombudsman as a | 14 | | subdivision of
the Office and any representative of a regional | 15 | | program shall be treated as a
representative of the Office.
| 16 | | The Department, in consultation with the Office, shall | 17 | | promulgate
administrative rules in accordance with the | 18 | | provisions of the Older Americans
Act of 1965, as now or | 19 | | hereafter amended, to establish the responsibilities of
the | 20 | | Department and the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman and | 21 | | the
designated regional Ombudsman programs. The administrative | 22 | | rules shall include
the responsibility of the Office and | 23 | | designated regional programs to
investigate and resolve | 24 | | complaints made by or on behalf of residents of long
term care | 25 | | facilities, supportive living facilities, and assisted living | 26 | | and
shared housing establishments, and individuals residing in |
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| 1 | | their own homes or in community-based settings, including the | 2 | | option to serve residents and individuals under the age of 60, | 3 | | relating to actions, inaction, or
decisions of providers, or | 4 | | their representatives, of long term care
facilities , of | 5 | | supported living facilities, of assisted living and shared
| 6 | | housing establishments, of public agencies, or of social | 7 | | services agencies,
which may adversely affect the health, | 8 | | safety, welfare, or rights of such
residents and individuals . | 9 | | The Office and designated regional programs may represent all | 10 | | residents and individuals residing in their own homes or | 11 | | community-based settings , but are not required by this Act to | 12 | | represent persons under 60 years of age, except to the extent | 13 | | required by federal law.
When necessary and appropriate, | 14 | | representatives of the Office shall refer
complaints to the | 15 | | appropriate regulatory State agency.
The Department, in | 16 | | consultation with the Office, shall cooperate with the
| 17 | | Department of Human Services and other State agencies in | 18 | | providing information and training to
designated regional long | 19 | | term care ombudsman programs about the appropriate
assessment | 20 | | and treatment (including information about appropriate | 21 | | supportive
services, treatment options, and assessment of | 22 | | rehabilitation potential) of the residents they serve, | 23 | | including children,
persons with mental illness (other than | 24 | | Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders), and persons with | 25 | | developmental disabilities. | 26 | | The State Long Term Care Ombudsman and all other ombudsmen, |
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| 1 | | as defined in paragraph (3.1) of subsection (b) must submit to | 2 | | background checks under the Health Care Worker Background Check | 3 | | Act and receive training, as prescribed by the Illinois | 4 | | Department on Aging, before visiting facilities. The training | 5 | | must include information specific to assisted living | 6 | | establishments, supportive living facilities, and shared | 7 | | housing establishments and to the rights of residents | 8 | | guaranteed under the corresponding Acts and administrative | 9 | | rules.
| 10 | | (c-5) Consumer Choice Information Reports. The Office | 11 | | shall: | 12 | | (1) In collaboration with the Attorney General, create | 13 | | a Consumer Choice Information Report form to be completed | 14 | | by all licensed long term care facilities to aid | 15 | | Illinoisans and their families in making informed choices | 16 | | about long term care. The Office shall create a Consumer | 17 | | Choice Information Report for each type of licensed long | 18 | | term care facility. The Office shall collaborate with the | 19 | | Attorney General and the Department of Human Services to | 20 | | create a Consumer Choice Information Report form for | 21 | | facilities licensed under the MR/DD Community Care Act. | 22 | | (2) Develop a database of Consumer Choice Information | 23 | | Reports completed by licensed long term care facilities | 24 | | that includes information in the following consumer | 25 | | categories: | 26 | | (A) Medical Care, Services, and Treatment. |
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| 1 | | (B) Special Services and Amenities. | 2 | | (C) Staffing. | 3 | | (D) Facility Statistics and Resident Demographics. | 4 | | (E) Ownership and Administration. | 5 | | (F) Safety and Security. | 6 | | (G) Meals and Nutrition. | 7 | | (H) Rooms, Furnishings, and Equipment. | 8 | | (I) Family, Volunteer, and Visitation Provisions. | 9 | | (3) Make this information accessible to the public, | 10 | | including on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled | 11 | | "Resident's Right to Know" on the Office's World Wide Web | 12 | | home page. Information about facilities licensed under the | 13 | | MR/DD Community Care Act shall be made accessible to the | 14 | | public by the Department of Human Services, including on | 15 | | the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Resident's | 16 | | and Families' Right to Know" on the Department of Human | 17 | | Services' "For Customers" website. | 18 | | (4) Have the authority, with the Attorney General, to | 19 | | verify that information provided by a facility is accurate. | 20 | | (5) Request a new report from any licensed facility | 21 | | whenever it deems necessary.
| 22 | | (6) Include in the Office's Consumer Choice
| 23 | | Information Report for each type of licensed long term care
| 24 | | facility additional information on each licensed long term
| 25 | | care facility in the State of Illinois, including
| 26 | | information regarding each facility's compliance with the
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| 1 | | relevant State and federal statutes, rules, and standards;
| 2 | | customer satisfaction surveys; and information generated
| 3 | | from quality measures developed by the Centers for Medicare
| 4 | | and Medicaid Services. | 5 | | (d) Access and visitation rights.
| 6 | | (1) In accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (E) of | 7 | | paragraph (3) of
subsection (c) of Section 1819
and | 8 | | subparagraphs (A) and (E) of paragraph (3) of subsection | 9 | | (c) of Section
1919 of the Social Security Act, as now or | 10 | | hereafter amended (42 U.S.C.
1395i-3 (c)(3)(A) and (E) and | 11 | | 42 U.S.C. 1396r (c)(3)(A) and (E)), and
Section
712 of the | 12 | | Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or hereafter
amended | 13 | | (42 U.S.C. 3058f), a long term care facility, supportive | 14 | | living
facility, assisted living
establishment, and shared | 15 | | housing establishment must:
| 16 | | (i) permit immediate access to any resident, | 17 | | regardless of age, by a designated
ombudsman; and
| 18 | | (ii) permit representatives of the Office, with | 19 | | the permission of the
resident's legal representative | 20 | | or legal guardian, to examine a resident's
clinical and | 21 | | other records, regardless of the age of the resident, | 22 | | and if a resident is unable to consent to such
review, | 23 | | and has no legal guardian, permit representatives of | 24 | | the Office
appropriate access, as defined by the | 25 | | Department, in consultation with the
Office, in | 26 | | administrative rules, to the resident's records.
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| 1 | | (2) Each long term care facility, supportive living | 2 | | facility, assisted
living establishment, and
shared | 3 | | housing establishment shall display, in multiple, | 4 | | conspicuous
public places within the facility accessible | 5 | | to both visitors and residents and
in an easily readable | 6 | | format, the address and phone number of the Office of the
| 7 | | Long Term Care Ombudsman, in a manner prescribed by the | 8 | | Office.
| 9 | | (e) Immunity. An ombudsman or any representative of the | 10 | | Office participating
in the good faith performance of his or | 11 | | her official duties
shall have immunity from any liability | 12 | | (civil, criminal or otherwise) in
any proceedings (civil, | 13 | | criminal or otherwise) brought as a consequence of
the | 14 | | performance of his official duties.
| 15 | | (f) Business offenses.
| 16 | | (1) No person shall:
| 17 | | (i) Intentionally prevent, interfere with, or | 18 | | attempt to impede in any
way any representative of the | 19 | | Office in the performance of his
official
duties under | 20 | | this Act and the Older Americans Act of 1965; or
| 21 | | (ii) Intentionally retaliate, discriminate | 22 | | against, or effect reprisals
against any long term care | 23 | | facility resident or employee for contacting or
| 24 | | providing information to any representative of the | 25 | | Office.
| 26 | | (2) A violation of this Section is a business offense, |
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| 1 | | punishable by a
fine not to exceed $501.
| 2 | | (3) The Director of Aging, in consultation with the | 3 | | Office, shall
notify the State's Attorney of the
county in | 4 | | which the long term care facility, supportive living | 5 | | facility, or
assisted living or shared housing | 6 | | establishment is located,
or the Attorney General, of any | 7 | | violations of this Section.
| 8 | | (g) Confidentiality of records and identities. The | 9 | | Department shall
establish procedures for the disclosure by the | 10 | | State Ombudsman or the regional
ombudsmen
entities of files | 11 | | maintained by the program. The procedures shall provide that
| 12 | | the files and records may be disclosed only at the discretion | 13 | | of the State Long
Term Care
Ombudsman or the person designated | 14 | | by the State Ombudsman to disclose the files
and records, and | 15 | | the procedures shall prohibit the disclosure of the identity
of | 16 | | any complainant, resident, individual residing in his or her | 17 | | own home or in a community-based setting, witness, or employee | 18 | | of a long term care provider
unless:
| 19 | | (1) the complainant, resident, individual residing in | 20 | | his or her own home or in a community-based setting, | 21 | | witness, or employee of a long term care
provider or his or | 22 | | her legal representative consents to the disclosure and the
| 23 | | consent is in writing;
| 24 | | (2) the complainant, resident, individual residing in | 25 | | his or her own home or in a community-based setting, | 26 | | witness, or employee of a long term care
provider gives |
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| 1 | | consent orally; and the consent is documented | 2 | | contemporaneously
in writing in
accordance with such | 3 | | requirements as the Department shall establish; or
| 4 | | (3) the disclosure is required by court order.
| 5 | | (h) Legal representation. The Attorney General shall
| 6 | | provide legal representation to any representative of the | 7 | | Office
against
whom suit or other legal action is brought in | 8 | | connection with the
performance of the representative's | 9 | | official duties, in accordance with the
State Employee | 10 | | Indemnification Act.
| 11 | | (i) Treatment by prayer and spiritual means. Nothing in | 12 | | this Act shall
be construed to authorize or require the medical | 13 | | supervision, regulation
or control of remedial care or | 14 | | treatment of any resident in a long term
care facility operated | 15 | | exclusively by and for members or adherents of any
church or | 16 | | religious denomination the tenets and practices of which | 17 | | include
reliance solely upon spiritual means through prayer for | 18 | | healing.
| 19 | | (j) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Fund is created as a | 20 | | special fund in the State treasury to receive moneys for the | 21 | | express purposes of this Section. All interest earned on moneys | 22 | | in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys contained in | 23 | | the fund shall be used to support the purposes of this Section. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-758, eff. 8-25-09; | 25 | | 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10; 97-38, eff. 6-28-11.)".
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