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Public Act 103-0114
Public Act 0114 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 103-0114
| | HB1117 Enrolled | LRB103 05895 CPF 50916 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Hospice Program Licensing Act is amended by | changing Section 9 as follows:
| (210 ILCS 60/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6109)
| Sec. 9. Standards. The Department shall prescribe, by | regulation,
minimum standards for licensed hospice programs.
| (a)
The standards for all hospice programs shall
include, | but not be limited to, the following:
| (1) (Blank).
| (2) The number and qualifications of persons providing | direct hospice
services.
| (3) The qualifications of those persons contracted | with to provide
indirect
hospice services.
| (4) The palliative and supportive care and bereavement | counseling provided
to a hospice patient and his family.
| (5) Hospice services provided on an inpatient basis.
| (6) Utilization review of patient care.
| (7) The quality of care provided to patients.
| (8) Procedures for the accurate and centralized | maintenance of records
on hospice services provided to | patients and their families.
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| (9) The use of volunteers in the hospice program, and | the training of
those volunteers.
| (10) The rights of the patient and the patient's | family.
| (b) (Blank).
| (c) The standards for hospices owning or operating hospice | residences
shall address the following:
| (1) The safety, cleanliness, and general adequacy of | the premises,
including provision for maintenance of fire | and health standards that conform
to State laws and | municipal codes, to provide for the physical comfort,
| well-being, care, and protection of the residents.
| (2) Provisions and criteria for admission, discharge, | and transfer of
residents.
| (3) Fee and other contractual agreements with | residents.
| (4) Medical and supportive services for residents.
| (5) Maintenance of records and residents' right of | access of those
records.
| (6) Procedures for reporting abuse or neglect of | residents.
| (7) The number of persons who may be served in a | residence, which shall
not exceed 24 20 persons per | location.
| (8) The ownership, operation, and maintenance of | buildings containing a
hospice residence.
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| (9) The number of licensed hospice residences
shall | not exceed 6 before December
31, 1996 and shall not exceed | 12 before December 31, 1997. The Department
shall conduct | a study of the benefits of hospice residences and make a
| recommendation to the General Assembly as to the need to | limit the number of
hospice residences after June 30, | 1997. | The On and after the effective date of this amendatory | Act of the 98th General Assembly, the number of licensed | hospice residences
shall not exceed the following: | (A) Sixteen Five hospice residences located in | counties with a population of 700,000 or more. | (B) Sixteen Five hospice residences located in | counties with a population of 200,000 or more but less | than 700,000. | (C) Sixteen Five hospice residences located in | counties with a population of less than 200,000.
| (d)
In developing the standards for hospices, the | Department shall take
into consideration the category of the | hospice programs.
| (Source: P.A. 100-744, eff. 8-10-18.)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2024
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