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HALVORSON-SMITH.

(HANNIG-GIGLIO-SILVA)

   210 ILCS 45/2-213 new                                                       

        Amends the Nursing Home Care Act.  Provides that a  nursing  home      
   must  inform  a  new  resident that if he or she switches from private      
   payment to Medicaid status that the nursing  home  may  discharge  the      
   resident.  Provides that the nursing home may not discharge a resident      
   for  this  type  of payment change unless it provides proper notice to      
   the resident prior to admitting him or her that the nursing  home  may      
   discharge  him  or her for such a change in payment status.  Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          210 ILCS 45/2-213 new                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          210 ILCS 45/3-401.1                                                  
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Nursing Home Care Act.   Provides      
   that  a  facility  of  which  only  a  distinct  part  is certified to      
   participate in the Medical Assistance Program may refuse to retain  as      
   a  resident in a part of the facility that does not participate in the      
   Medical Assistance Program any person who is unable to pay for his  or      
   her  care  in  the  facility  without  Medical  Assistance only if the      
   resident and the resident's representative receive and acknowledge          
   a written explanation from the facility that it may discharge the res-      
   ident if he or she is no longer able to pay for his or her care with-       
   out Medical Assistance. Effective immediately.                              
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          210 ILCS 45/2-213 new                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          210 ILCS 45/3-401.1                                                  
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Nursing Home Care Act.   Provides      
   that  a  facility  of  which  only  a  distinct  part  is certified to      
   participate in the Medical Assistance Program may refuse to retain  as      
   a  resident in a part of the facility that does not participate in the      
   Medical Assistance Program any person who is unable to pay for his  or      
   her  care  in  the  facility  without  Medical  Assistance only if the      
   resident, and the resident's representative, and the person making          
   payment on behalf of the resident for the resident's stay receive and       
   acknowledge  a written explanation from the facility that it may dis-       
   charge the resident if he or she is no longer able to pay for his or        
   her care without Medical Assistance. Effective immediately.                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                
        Further amends the Nursing Home  Care  Act.   Requires  that  the      
   written  explanation  required of a facility be given to a resident at      
   the time of his or her admission and at the time of his or her renewal      
   rather than at the time of his or her admission.                            
          FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Public Aid)                                        
          No fiscal impact from SB444.                                         
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA)                                    
          SB444 fails to create a State mandate.                               
   97-02-05  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   97-02-05  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   97-02-19  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               PUBLIC HEALTH         
   97-03-04  S                         HELD IN COMMITTEE                       
   97-03-11  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB HEALTH    S    
   97-03-11  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   97-03-11  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-PUB HEALTH    S    
   97-03-11  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   97-03-11  S       DO PASS AS AMENDED                  010-000-000   SPBH    
   97-03-11  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  97-03-12              
   97-03-12  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   97-03-12  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  97-03-13              
   97-03-12  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              SMITH                 
   97-03-13  S  FILED WITH SECRETARY                                           
   97-03-13  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 03-HALVORSON          
   97-03-13  S                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL                  
   97-03-14  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 03-HALVORSON          
   97-03-14  S             BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL                  
   97-03-18  S  RECALLED TO SECOND READING                                     
   97-03-18  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 03-HALVORSON          
   97-03-18  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   97-03-18  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  97-03-19              
   97-03-19  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   032-010-004           
   97-03-19  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   97-03-19  H  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING                         
   97-03-25  H  HOUSE SPONSOR                            HANNIG                
   97-03-25  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 GIGLIO                
   97-04-08  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   97-04-08  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   97-04-09  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               HUMAN SERVS           
   97-04-30  H                     FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED ZICKUS                
   97-04-30  H  STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED     ZICKUS                
   97-04-30  H                   COMMITTEE               HUMAN SERVS           
   97-05-01  H  DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE                     009-000-000   HHSV    
   97-05-01  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   97-05-05  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   97-05-05  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   97-05-06  H  STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED                               
   97-05-06  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   97-05-06  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   97-05-06  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 SILVA                 
   97-05-08  H  THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED        117-000-000           
   97-05-08  S  PASSED BOTH HOUSES                                             
   97-06-06  S  SENT TO THE GOVERNOR                                           
   97-08-01  S  GOVERNOR APPROVED                                              
   97-08-01  S                            EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-01              
   97-08-01  S  PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0310               

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