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91_HB2146
LRB9104575ACtm
1 AN ACT to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by changing
2 Section 2-207.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by
6 changing Section 2-207 as follows:
7 (210 ILCS 45/2-207) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-207)
8 Sec. 2-207. Consumer report.
9 (a) Each year the Department shall publish a consumer
10 report Directory for all each public health region listing
11 facilities to be made available to the public and be
12 available at all Department offices. The Department may
13 charge a fee for the consumer report Directory. The consumer
14 report Directory shall contain, at a minimum, the following
15 information:
16 (1) the name and address of each the facility;
17 (2) the number and type of licensed beds;
18 (3) the name of the cooperating hospital, if any;
19 (4) the name of the administrator;
20 (5) the facility telephone number; and
21 (6) membership in a provider association and
22 accreditation by any such organization; .
23 (7) a list of violations at each facility;
24 (8) the rate of staff turnover for each facility;
25 and
26 (9) the ratio of staff to residents at each
27 facility.
28 (b) Detailed information concerning basic costs for care
29 and operating policies shall be available to the public upon
30 request at each facility. However, a facility may refuse to
31 make available any proprietary operating policies to the
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1 extent such facility reasonably believes such policies may be
2 revealed to a competitor.
3 (Source: P.A. 81-1349.)
4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.