Public Act 0305 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3428 Enrolled LRB104 10466 BAB 20541 b

Public Act 104-0305

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is amended by adding Section 111 as follows:

(210 ILCS 9/111 new)

Sec. 111. Joint provider, surveyor, and association trainings. The Department shall semiannually provide joint training sessions for surveyors and assisted living establishment providers. The Department shall include the State long-term care ombudsman, or the State long-term care ombudsman's designee, and representatives of each assisted living provider association in the State in the planning process to create the topics and content of the joint training sessions as well as the coordination and presentations for the joint training sessions. At least annually, a joint training session shall include, but not be limited to, regional citation patterns relating to complaints, standards, and outcomes in the assisted living survey process. The Department shall also develop standardized training for establishments to prevent common citations in the assisted living survey process.

Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding Section 3-811 as follows:

(210 ILCS 45/3-811 new)

Sec. 3-811. Joint provider, surveyor, and association trainings. The Department shall semiannually provide joint training sessions for surveyors and nursing home providers. The Department shall include the State long-term care ombudsman, or the State long-term care ombudsman's designee, and representatives of each nursing home provider association in the State in the planning process to create the topics and content of the joint training sessions as well as the coordination and presentations for the joint training sessions. At least annually, a joint training session shall include, but not be limited to, regional citation patterns relating to complaints, standards, and outcomes in the nursing home survey process.