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91_SB1107

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Nursing Home Care Act by changing
 2    Section 2-201.5.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.   The  Nursing  Home  Care  Act is amended by
 6    changing Section 2-201.5 as follows:

 7        (210 ILCS 45/2-201.5)
 8        Sec. 2-201.5.  Screening prior to admission. All persons
 9    age 18 or older seeking admission to a nursing facility  must
10    be  screened  to  determine  the  need  for  nursing facility
11    services prior  to  being  admitted,  regardless  of  income,
12    assets, or funding source.  In addition, any person who seeks
13    to  become  eligible  for medical assistance from the Medical
14    Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code to  pay
15    for long term care services while residing in a facility must
16    be screened prior to receiving those benefits.  Screening for
17    nursing  facility  services  shall  be  administered  through
18    procedures established by administrative rule.  Screening may
19    be  done by agencies other than the Department as established
20    by administrative rule.  This Section applies  on  and  after
21    July 1, 1996.
22    (Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 7-1-95.)

23        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
24    becoming law.

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