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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 77
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 77 on page 1, by
3 replacing lines 23 through 30 with the following:
4 "(a) "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment"
5 means a home, building, residence, or any other place where
6 sleeping accommodations are provided for at least 3 unrelated
7 adults, at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older and
8 where the following are provided consistent with the
9 purposes of this Act:
10 (1) services consistent with a social model that is
11 based on the premise that the resident's unit in assisted
12 living and shared housing is his or her own home;
13 (2) community-based residential care for persons
14 who need assistance with activities of daily living,
15 including personal, supportive, and intermittent
16 health-related services available 24 hours per day, if
17 needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a
18 resident;
19 (3) counseling for health, social services, and
20 nutrition by licensed personnel or case coordination
21 units under the Department on Aging and the area agencies
22 on aging;
23 (4) mandatory services, whether provided directly
24 by the establishment or by another entity arranged for by
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1 the establishment, with the consent of the resident or
2 resident's representative; and
3 (5) a physical environment that is a homelike
4 setting that includes the following and such other
5 elements as established by the Department in conjunction
6 with the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory
7 Board: individual living units each of which shall
8 accommodate small kitchen appliances and contain private
9 bathing, washing, and toilet facilities, or private
10 washing and toilet facilities with a common bathing room
11 readily accessible to each resident. Units shall be
12 maintained for single occupancy except in cases in which
13 2 residents choose to share a unit. Sufficient common
14 space shall exist to permit individual and group
15 activities.
16 "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" does
17 not mean any of the following:
18 (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated
19 by the federal government or the State of Illinois.
20 (2) A long-term care facility licensed under the
21 Nursing Home Care Act. However, a long term care facility
22 may convert distinct parts of the facility to assisted
23 living. If the long-term care facility elects to do so,
24 the facility shall retain the Certificate of Need for its
25 nursing beds that were converted.
26 (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution,
27 the principal activity or business of which is the
28 diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness and that
29 is required to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing
30 Act.
31 (4) A facility for child care as defined in the
32 Child Care Act of 1969.
33 (5) A community living facility as defined in the
34 Community Living Facilities Licensing Act.
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1 (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by
2 and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by
3 spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the
4 creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious
5 denomination.
6 (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human
7 Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as
8 defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
9 Licensure and Certification Act.
10 (8) A supportive residence licensed under the
11 Supportive Residences Licensing Act.
12 (9) A life care facility as defined in the Life
13 Care Facilities Act; a life care facility may apply under
14 this Act to convert sections of the community to assisted
15 living.
16 (10) A free-standing hospice facility.
17 (11) A shared housing establishment.
18 (12) A supportive living facility as described in
19 Section 5-5.0la of the Illinois Public Aid Code."; and
20 on page 2, by deleting lines 1 through 34; and
21 on page 3, by deleting lines 1 through 34; and
22 on page 4, by deleting lines 1 through 33; and
23 on page 9, line 29, by replacing "Treasurer" with "Treasurer,
24 in cooperation with the Department on Aging and area agencies
25 on aging,".