Bill Title: Amends the Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act. Provides that a facility which is owned by a chain organization as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall submit annually to the Department of Public Health (IDPH) an electronic copy of the Home Office Cost Statement required to be submitted by the home office of the chain to the United States Department of Health and Human Services; provides a penalty for failure to comply. Adds certain information regarding nursing homes that IDPH must make available to the public on the World Wide Web, including certain cost reports and statements and whether the facility is part of a chain. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0505 [SB2353 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Senator Heather Steans [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Mulroe [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Melinda Bush [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Brady [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-105	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Elgie Sims [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Smiddy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-071	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Franks [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-063	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Keith Farnham [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Sente [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda LaVia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
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Representative Camille Lilly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-078	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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