Bill Text: IL SB2211 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning supportive living facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB2211 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB2211-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5-5.01a as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a)
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7 | Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program. The
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8 | The
Department shall establish and provide oversight for a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | program of supportive living facilities that seek to promote
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10 | resident independence, dignity, respect, and well-being in the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | most
cost-effective manner. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | A supportive living facility is either a free-standing | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | facility or a distinct
physical and operational entity within a | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | nursing facility. A supportive
living facility integrates | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | housing with health, personal care, and supportive
services and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | is a designated setting that offers residents their own
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17 | separate, private, and distinct living units.
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18 | Sites for the operation of the program
shall be selected by | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | the Department based upon criteria
that may include the need | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | for services in a geographic area, the
availability of funding, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | and the site's ability to meet the standards.
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22 | The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section. | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Rules that
establish or modify the services, standards, and |
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1 | conditions for participation
in the program shall be adopted by | ||||||
2 | the Department in consultation
with the Department on Aging, | ||||||
3 | the Department of Rehabilitation Services, and
the Department | ||||||
4 | of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (or their
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5 | successor agencies).
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6 | Facilities or distinct parts of facilities which are | ||||||
7 | selected as supportive
living facilities and are in good | ||||||
8 | standing with the Department's rules are
exempt from the | ||||||
9 | provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois Health
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10 | Facilities Planning Act.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 94-342, eff. 7-26-05.)
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