Full Text of HB4899 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Home Health, Home Services, and Home | 5 | | Nursing Agency Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 4 | 6 | | as follows: | 7 | | (210 ILCS 55/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2804) | 8 | | Sec. 4. Types of licenses. | 9 | | (a) If an applicant for licensure has not been previously | 10 | | licensed, or if the home health agency, home services agency, | 11 | | or home nursing agency is not in operation at the time | 12 | | application is made, the Department may issue a provisional | 13 | | license. A provisional license shall be valid for a period of | 14 | | 240 days unless sooner suspended or revoked pursuant to | 15 | | Section 9 of this Act. Within 30 days prior to the termination | 16 | | of a provisional license, the Department shall inspect the | 17 | | agency and, if the applicant substantially meets the | 18 | | requirements for licensure, it shall issue a license under | 19 | | this Section. If the Department finds that a holder of a | 20 | | provisional license does not substantially meet the | 21 | | requirements for licensure, but has made significant progress | 22 | | toward meeting those requirements, the Director may renew the | 23 | | provisional license once for a period not to exceed 90 days |
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| 1 | | from the expiration date of the initial provisional license. | 2 | | (b)(1) The Director may also issue a provisional license | 3 | | to any licensed agency which does not substantially comply | 4 | | with the provisions of this Act and the rules promulgated | 5 | | hereunder, provided he finds that the health, safety, and | 6 | | well-being of the clients of the agency will be protected | 7 | | during the period for which such provisional license is | 8 | | issued. The term of such provisional license shall not exceed | 9 | | 120 days. | 10 | | (2) The Director shall advise the licensee of the | 11 | | conditions under which such provisional license is issued, | 12 | | including the manner in which the licensee fails to comply | 13 | | with the provisions of the Act or rules, and the time within | 14 | | which the corrections necessary for the agency to | 15 | | substantially comply with the Act and rules shall be | 16 | | completed. | 17 | | (3) The Director, at his discretion, may extend the term | 18 | | of such provisional license for an additional 120 days, if he | 19 | | finds that the agency has made substantial progress toward | 20 | | correcting the violations and bringing the agency into full | 21 | | compliance with this Act and the rules promulgated hereunder. | 22 | | (c) A 2-year license shall be issued to any person | 23 | | conducting or maintaining a home health agency upon receipt of | 24 | | an application and payment of the licensure fee, and when the | 25 | | other requirements of this Act, and the standards, rules and | 26 | | regulations promulgated hereunder, are met. The fee for each |
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| 1 | | single home health agency license or any renewal shall be | 2 | | $1,500. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, | 3 | | the Department may not charge any fee to a certified local | 4 | | health department in connection with the licensure of a home | 5 | | health agency. | 6 | | (d) The Department shall establish, by rule, a system | 7 | | whereby an entity that meets the requirements for licensure | 8 | | may obtain licensure singly or in any combination for the | 9 | | categories authorized under this Act. Applicants for multiple | 10 | | licenses under this system shall pay the applicable license | 11 | | fees for each license. Fees collected under this system shall | 12 | | be deposited into the Home Care Services Agency Licensure | 13 | | Fund. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 103-257, eff. 1-1-24 .) | 15 | | Section 10. The Hospice Program Licensing Act is amended | 16 | | by changing Section 5 as follows: | 17 | | (210 ILCS 60/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6105) | 18 | | Sec. 5. Application for License. An application for | 19 | | license or renewal thereof to operate as a comprehensive or | 20 | | volunteer hospice program shall be made to the Department upon | 21 | | forms provided by it, and shall contain information reasonably | 22 | | required by the Department, taking into consideration the | 23 | | different categories of hospice programs. The application | 24 | | shall be accompanied by: |
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| 1 | | (1) The hospice service plan; | 2 | | (2) A financial statement containing information | 3 | | deemed appropriate by the Department for the category of | 4 | | the applicant; and | 5 | | (3) A uniform license fee determined by the Department | 6 | | based on the hospice program's category. Notwithstanding | 7 | | any other provision of this Section, the Department may | 8 | | not charge any fee to a certified local health department | 9 | | in connection with the licensure of a hospice program. | 10 | | A licensed comprehensive hospice or volunteer hospice that | 11 | | is in operation on the effective date of this Act may be issued | 12 | | a comprehensive hospice program license under Section 4 if the | 13 | | hospice program meets the requirements for a comprehensive | 14 | | hospice program set forth in this Act. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 94-570, eff. 8-12-05.) |
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