Public Act 096-0379
 
HB0838 Enrolled LRB096 03649 DRJ 13677 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Board and Care Home Act is amended by
changing Section 3 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 7/3)
    Sec. 3. Licensure.
    (a) Every board and care home located in this State shall
be licensed by the Department. Licensure Registration shall be
in the form prescribed by the Department as a shared housing or
assisted living establishment under the Assisted Living and
Shared Housing Act.
    (b) (Blank).
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) No public official, agent, or employee may place any
person in, or recommend that any person be placed in, or
directly or indirectly cause any person to be placed in any
board and care home that is not licensed as an assisted living
or shared housing establishment.
    (e) No public official, agent, or employee may place the
name of a board and care home that is not licensed as an
assisted living or shared housing establishment an unlicensed
establishment that is required to be licensed under this Act on
a list of programs.
    (f) Failure of a board and care home to become licensed as
an assisted living or shared housing establishment shall be
deemed a violation of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
Act and shall be subject to the penalties for such a violation
prescribed under that Act comply with the provisions of this
Section is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.
    (g) (Blank). Failure of a board and care home to comply
with the provisions of this Section within 90 days after the
initial finding of noncompliance is punishable by a fine of
$1,000 on each day the provisions of this Section are not
complied with.
(Source: P.A. 94-21, eff. 1-1-06; 95-651, eff. 10-11-07.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/13/2009