Bill Text: IL HB5019 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health's placement of a monitor in a long-term care facility shall be for the purpose of working with the facility in a collaborative manner to achieve compliance with State regulations. Provides that the monitor shall file a written report (instead of report periodically) with the Department and also with the facility. Requires the monitor to participate in a meeting with the Department's regional representative and the facility. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-29 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1159 [HB5019 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5019-Amended.html

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Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 3/26/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5019
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5019 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
changing Section 3-502 as follows:
(210 ILCS 45/3-502) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-502)
Sec. 3-502. When a monitor is placed in a facility in In
any situation described in Section 3-501, the Department may
place a qualified person to act as monitor in the facility. The
monitor shall observe operation of the facility, shall assist
the facility by advising it on how to comply with the State
regulations, and shall report periodically to the Department on
the operation of the facility. Reports from the monitor shall
be submitted to the Department on the first day of each month.
Upon written request by the facility, the Department shall
provide the facility with a redacted copy of the report,

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subject to the confidentiality restrictions as stated in
Section 2-206 of this Act and with the name, room number, or
any other characteristic that may enable the specific person to
be identified who has given information to the monitor deleted.
Monitor reports shall not be subject to the Freedom of
Information Act, as provided in that Act. A facility may submit
to the Department and the monitor a statement refuting any of
the statements or disputing any of the recommendations
contained in the monitor report.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".