Public Act 096-1318
 
HB5223 EnrolledLRB096 18387 KTG 33764 b


  
    AN ACT concerning aging.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended  by 
adding Section 8.09 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 105/8.09 new)
    Sec. 8.09. Unlicensed or uncertified facilities. No public 
official, agent, or employee may place any person in or with, 
or recommend that any person be placed in or with, or directly 
or indirectly cause any person to be placed in or with any 
unlicensed or uncertified: (i) board and care home as defined 
in the Board and Care Home Act and licensed under the Assisted 
Living Shared Housing Act; (ii) assisted living or shared 
housing establishment as defined in the Assisted Living and 
Shared Housing Act; (iii) facility licensed under the Nursing 
Home Care Act; (iv) supportive living facility as described in 
Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code; (v) 
free-standing hospice residence licensed under the Hospice 
Program Licensing Act; or (vi) home services agency licensed 
under the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency 
Licensing Act if licensure or certification is required. No 
public official, agent, or employee may place the name of such 
a facility on a list of facilities to be circulated to the 
public, unless the facility is licensed or certified. Use of 
the Department of Public Health's annual list of licensed 
facilities shall satisfy compliance with this Section for all 
facilities licensed or certified by the Illinois Department of 
Public Health.

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

Effective Date:  7/27/2010