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91_SB1107
LRB9102444JSpr
1 AN ACT to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by changing
2 Section 2-201.5.
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 2-201.5 as follows:
7 (210 ILCS 45/2-201.5)
8 Sec. 2-201.5. Screening prior to admission. All persons
9 age 18 or older seeking admission to a nursing facility must
10 be screened to determine the need for nursing facility
11 services prior to being admitted, regardless of income,
12 assets, or funding source. In addition, any person who seeks
13 to become eligible for medical assistance from the Medical
14 Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code to pay
15 for long term care services while residing in a facility must
16 be screened prior to receiving those benefits. Screening for
17 nursing facility services shall be administered through
18 procedures established by administrative rule. Screening may
19 be done by agencies other than the Department as established
20 by administrative rule. This Section applies on and after
21 July 1, 1996.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 7-1-95.)
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.