Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 3/12/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 134




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 134 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 3-417 as follows:
 



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    (210 ILCS 45/3-417)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-417)



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    Sec. 3-417. Transfer or discharge; alternative placements. 
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The Department shall offer transfer or discharge and relocation

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assistance to residents transferred or discharged under 
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Sections 3-401 through
3-415, including information on 
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available alternative placements.  Residents
shall be involved 
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in planning the transfer or discharge and shall choose
among 
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the available alternative placements, except that where an 
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emergency
makes prior resident involvement impossible the 
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Department may make a temporary
placement until a final 
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placement can be arranged.  Residents may choose
their final 
 


 






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alternative placement and shall be given assistance in 
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transferring
to such place.  No resident may be forced to remain 
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in a temporary or permanent
placement.  Where the Department 
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makes or participates
in making the relocation decision, 
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consideration shall be given to proximity
to the resident's 
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relatives and friends. The resident shall be allowed 3
visits 
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to potential alternative placements prior to removal, except 
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where
medically contraindicated or where the need for immediate 
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transfer or discharge
requires reduction in the number of 
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visits.
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    When the Department provides information on available 
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alternative placements in community-based settings for 
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individuals being discharged or transferred from facilities 
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licensed under this Act, the information must include a 
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comprehensive list of a range of appropriate, client-oriented 
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services and the name of and contact information for the ADA 
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coordinator in the relocation locale. The comprehensive list 
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must include the name and contact information for each agency 
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or organization providing those services and a summary of the 
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services provided by each agency or organization. A hotline or 
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similar crisis telephone number must also be provided to 
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individuals relocating into the community. 

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(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".