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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Life Care Facilities Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, and the ID/DD Community Care Act, removes provisions requiring that establishments or facilities licensed under the Acts post on the home page of the licensed establishment's or facility's website the following statement: "The Illinois Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is a free resident advocacy service available to the public.". Provides that an establishment or a facility is not required to comply with the requirement to post the required information in instances where the parent company operates in multiple states and the establishment or facility does not maintain a unique website. Effective January 1, 2024.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0119
[HB1156 Detail]Download: Illinois-2023-HB1156-Introduced.html
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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1156 Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 210 ILCS 9/73 new | | 210 ILCS 40/10.3 new | | 210 ILCS 45/3-615 new | | 210 ILCS 46/3-615 new | | 210 ILCS 47/3-615 new | |
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Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Life Care Facilities Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, and the ID/DD Community Care Act. Provides that establishments or facilities licensed under the Acts shall post on the home page of the licensed establishment's or facility's website specified information about the Department on Aging's Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Provides that an establishment or facility may comply with the provisions by posting the required information on the website of its parent company if the establishment does not maintain a unique website and is not required to comply with the provisions if the establishment or facility and any parent company do not maintain a website. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2024.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 73 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 9/73 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 73. Posting of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
| 8 | | information. |
| 9 | | (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), all licensed |
| 10 | | establishments shall post on the home page of the |
| 11 | | establishment's website the following: |
| 12 | | (1) The statement "The Illinois Long Term Care |
| 13 | | Ombudsman Program is a free resident advocacy service |
| 14 | | available to the public.". |
| 15 | | (2) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's statewide |
| 16 | | toll-free telephone number. |
| 17 | | (3) A link to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's |
| 18 | | website. |
| 19 | | (b) An establishment: |
| 20 | | (1) may comply with this Section by posting the |
| 21 | | required information on the website of the establishment's |
| 22 | | parent company if the establishment does not maintain a |
| 23 | | unique website; and |
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| 1 | | (2) is not required to comply with this Section if the |
| 2 | | establishment and any parent company do not maintain a |
| 3 | | website.
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| 4 | | Section 10. The Life Care Facilities Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 10.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 40/10.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10.3. Posting of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
| 8 | | information. |
| 9 | | (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), all licensed |
| 10 | | facilities shall post on the home page of the facility's |
| 11 | | website the following: |
| 12 | | (1) The statement "The Illinois Long Term Care |
| 13 | | Ombudsman Program is a free resident advocacy service |
| 14 | | available to the public.". |
| 15 | | (2) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's statewide |
| 16 | | toll-free telephone number. |
| 17 | | (3) A link to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's |
| 18 | | website. |
| 19 | | (b) A facility: |
| 20 | | (1) may comply with this Section by posting the |
| 21 | | required information on the website of the facility's |
| 22 | | parent company if the facility does not maintain a unique |
| 23 | | website; and |
| 24 | | (2) is not required to comply with this Section if the |
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| 1 | | facility and any parent company do not maintain a website.
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| 2 | | Section 15. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding |
| 3 | | Section 3-615 as follows:
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| 4 | | (210 ILCS 45/3-615 new) |
| 5 | | Sec. 3-615. Posting of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
| 6 | | information. |
| 7 | | (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), all licensed |
| 8 | | facilities shall post on the home page of the facility's |
| 9 | | website the following: |
| 10 | | (1) The statement "The Illinois Long Term Care |
| 11 | | Ombudsman Program is a free resident advocacy service |
| 12 | | available to the public.". |
| 13 | | (2) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's statewide |
| 14 | | toll-free telephone number. |
| 15 | | (3) A link to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's |
| 16 | | website. |
| 17 | | (b) A facility: |
| 18 | | (1) may comply with this Section by posting the |
| 19 | | required information on the website of the facility's |
| 20 | | parent company if the facility does not maintain a unique |
| 21 | | website; and |
| 22 | | (2) is not required to comply with this Section if the |
| 23 | | facility and any parent company do not maintain a website.
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| 1 | | Section 20. The MC/DD Act is amended by adding Section |
| 2 | | 3-615 as follows:
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| 3 | | (210 ILCS 46/3-615 new) |
| 4 | | Sec. 3-615. Posting of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
| 5 | | information. |
| 6 | | (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), all licensed |
| 7 | | facilities shall post on the home page of the facility's |
| 8 | | website the following: |
| 9 | | (1) The statement "The Illinois Long Term Care |
| 10 | | Ombudsman Program is a free resident advocacy service |
| 11 | | available to the public.". |
| 12 | | (2) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's statewide |
| 13 | | toll-free telephone number. |
| 14 | | (3) A link to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's |
| 15 | | website. |
| 16 | | (b) A facility: |
| 17 | | (1) may comply with this Section by posting the |
| 18 | | required information on the website of the facility's |
| 19 | | parent company if the facility does not maintain a unique |
| 20 | | website; and |
| 21 | | (2) is not required to comply with this Section if the |
| 22 | | facility and any parent company do not maintain a website.
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| 23 | | Section 25. The ID/DD Community Care Act is amended by |
| 24 | | adding Section 3-615 as follows:
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| 1 | | (210 ILCS 47/3-615 new) |
| 2 | | Sec. 3-615. Posting of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
| 3 | | information. |
| 4 | | (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), all licensed |
| 5 | | facilities shall post on the home page of the facility's |
| 6 | | website the following: |
| 7 | | (1) The statement "The Illinois Long Term Care |
| 8 | | Ombudsman Program is a free resident advocacy service |
| 9 | | available to the public.". |
| 10 | | (2) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's statewide |
| 11 | | toll-free telephone number. |
| 12 | | (3) A link to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program's |
| 13 | | website. |
| 14 | | (b) A facility: |
| 15 | | (1) may comply with this Section by posting the |
| 16 | | required information on the website of the facility's |
| 17 | | parent company if the facility does not maintain a unique |
| 18 | | website; and |
| 19 | | (2) is not required to comply with this Section if the |
| 20 | | facility and any parent company do not maintain a website.
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| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
| 22 | | 1, 2024.
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