Public Act 0869 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3420 Enrolled LRB097 17004 DRJ 62195 b

Public Act 097-0869

AN ACT concerning nursing homes.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing Section 1-123 as follows:

(210 ILCS 45/1-123) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4151-123)

Sec. 1-123. "Resident's representative" means a person other than the owner not related to the resident, or an agent or employee of a facility not related to the resident, designated in writing by a resident to be his representative, or the resident's guardian, or the parent of a minor resident for whom no guardian has been appointed.

(Source: P.A. 81-223.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 07/30/2012