House Sponsors: LYONS,JOSEPH-COWLISHAW-COULSON-CROTTY-CAPPARELLI, FRITCHEY, SAVIANO, MCKEON, FEIGENHOLTZ, DAVIS,MONIQUE, MCGUIRE, GASH, REITZ, LOPEZ, BRADLEY, BASSI, BELLOCK, BUGIELSKI, HOLBROOK, DAVIS,STEVE, SHARP, FOWLER, MCAULIFFE, BRUNSVOLD, BROSNAHAN, BOLAND, PUGH, HARTKE, DART, HARRIS, GILES, MOFFITT, O'BRIEN, JOHNSON,TOM, MORROW, FRANKS, WOJCIK, WOOLARD, HOWARD, STROGER, PERSICO, SILVA, MCCARTHY, GIGLIO, MOORE,ANDREA, JONES,LOU, JONES,JOHN, HAMOS, DURKIN, MITCHELL,JERRY, MEYER, MAUTINO, TURNER,ART, SCOTT, LAWFER, OSMOND, ZICKUS, CURRY,JULIE, MATHIAS, SCULLY, SCHOENBERG AND MITCHELL,BILL. Senate Sponsors: FAWELL-TROTTER-RADOGNO-O'MALLEY-SHAW Short description: ASSISTED LIVING-SHARED HOUSING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides for the Act to be administered by the Department on Aging. Permits the development and operation of assisted living and shared housing establishments for senior citizens. Assisted living and shared housing establishments provide residential accommodations and specified services to seniors. Certain services including meals, housekeeping, security, and necessary assistance with activities of daily living must be provided. Requires all housing to be provided pursuant to contract. Establishes minimum staffing levels. Requires facilities to be licensed and establishes license requirements. Sets forth penalties for violations. Creates the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board to advise the Director of Aging in the administration of the Act. Creates the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Regulatory Fund. Requires the Department on Aging to study and report the effects of the Act upon the availability of housing for seniors. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging to include assisted living and shared housing establishments in the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act and the Nursing Home Care Act to exclude assisted living and shared housing establishments from the scope of those Acts. Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, the Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act, and the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act to include assisted living and shared housing establishments within the scope of those Acts. Effective January 1, 2000, except certain provisions are effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. on Aging) Total fiscal impact for a full year program manager would be $503,760; for FY2001, $687,300. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled March 18, 1999) Provides that a long term care facility may elect to retain its Certificate of Need for sheltered care beds converted to assisted living use. Excludes facilities licensed under the Hospice Licensing Act from the scope of the bill. Provides that medication must be administered by a licensed health care professional. Limits the powers of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board. Removes provisions exempting licensees under this Act from the Nursing Home Care Act. Also makes technical changes. Provides for the Act to be administered by the Department of Public Health rather than the Department on Aging. Removes provisions authorizing residents with certain serious ailments to remain in the establishment for 21 days. Adds requirements for obtaining a license. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE (Bureau of the Budget) Since the bill is not a supplemental appropriation, the Balanc- ed Budget Note Act is inapplicable. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE, H-AM 1 (Bureau of the Budget) Same as previous balanced budget note. JUDICIAL NOTE (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) There would be no decrease or increase in the number of judges needed. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) Same as previous judicial note. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY NOTE (Housing Development Authority) There would be no fiscal effect on a single-family residence. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY NOTE, H-AM 1 (Housing Development Auth.) Same as previous note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Dept. on Aging) Fiscal impact totals $110,250 in FY2000 and $201,000 in FY2001. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB 427 (H-am 1) does not create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Dept. of Public Health) Estimated total fiscal impact is $845,000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that a long term care facility may elect to retain its Certificate of Need for sheltered care beds converted to assisted living use. Excludes facilities licensed under the Hospice Licensing Act from the scope of the bill. Provides that medication must be administered by a licensed health care professional. Provides that supervision of self-administered medication shall be performed under the direction of a licensed health care professional. Limits the powers of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board. Removes provisions exempting licensees under this Act from the Nursing Home Care Act. Also makes technical changes. Provides for the Act to be administered by the Department of Public Health rather than the Department on Aging. Removes provisions authorizing residents with certain serious ailments to remain in the establishment for 21 days. Adds requirements for obtaining a license. Provides that supervision of self-medication administration must be performed by a licensed health care professional. Excludes physicians licensed to practice medicine from the scope of the term "licensed health care professional". Authorizes the opening of medication containers for residents who are unable to open the containers on their own. Requires that notices of residency terminations be sent to the long term care ombudsman. Establishes criteria for residency of persons who suffer from dementia. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Senate recedes May 27, 1999) Provides for the Act to be administered by the Department on Aging rather than the Department of Public Health. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the Senate recede from S-am 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes everything and reinserts the engrossed bill with numerous changes throughout. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends that the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act be further amended. Limits the range of entities that may employ a licensed health care professional to perform certain medical proce- dures at the residence. Provides that the Governor, rather than the Director of Public Health, shall appoint the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board and the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Quality of Life Advisory Committee. Provides that the members of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board shall be appointed by January 1, 2001, rather than on or after January 1, 2000 but on or before March 1, 2000. Replaces the varied effective date with a January 1, 2001 effective date. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0656 Last action date: 99-12-22 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status