Public Act 104-0295
 
HB3328 EnrolledLRB104 10552 BAB 20628 b

    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 changing Section 150 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 9/150)
    Sec. 150. Alzheimer and dementia programs. 
    (a) In addition to this Section, Alzheimer and dementia 
programs shall comply with all of the other provisions of this 
Act.
    (b) No person shall be admitted or retained if the 
assisted living or shared housing establishment cannot provide 
or secure appropriate care, if the resident requires a level 
of service or type of service for which the establishment is 
not licensed or which the establishment does not provide, or 
if the establishment does not have the staff appropriate in 
numbers and with appropriate skill to provide such services.
    (c) No person shall be accepted for residency or remain in 
residence if the person's mental or physical condition has so 
deteriorated to render residency in such a program to be 
detrimental to the health, welfare or safety of the person or 
of other residents of the establishment. The Department by 
rule shall identify a validated dementia-specific standard 
with inter-rater reliability that will be used to assess 
individual residents. The assessment must be approved by the 
resident's physician and shall occur prior to acceptance for 
residency, annually, and at such time that a change in the 
resident's condition is identified by a family member, staff 
of the establishment, or the resident's physician.
    (d) No person shall be accepted for residency or remain in 
residence if the person is dangerous to self or others and the 
establishment would be unable to eliminate the danger through 
the use of appropriate treatment modalities.
    (e) No person shall be accepted for residency or remain in 
residence if the person meets the criteria provided in 
subsections (b) through (g) of Section 75 of this Act.
    (f) An establishment that offers to provide a special 
program or unit for persons with Alzheimer's disease and 
related disorders shall: 
        (1) disclose to the Department and to a potential or 
    actual resident of the establishment information as 
    specified under the Alzheimer's Disease and Related 
    Dementias Special Care Disclosure Act; 
        (2) ensure that a resident's representative is 
    designated for the resident; 
        (3) develop and implement policies and procedures that 
    ensure the continued safety of all residents in the 
    establishment, including, but not limited to, those who: 
            (A) may wander; and 
            (B) may need supervision and assistance when 
        evacuating the building in an emergency; 
        (4) provide coordination of communications with each 
    resident, resident's representative, relatives and other 
    persons identified in the resident's service plan; 
        (5) provide cognitive stimulation and activities to 
    maximize functioning; 
        (6) provide an appropriate number of staff for its 
    resident population, as established by rule; 
        (7) require the director or administrator and direct 
    care staff to complete sufficient comprehensive and 
    ongoing dementia and cognitive deficit training, the 
    content of which shall be established by rule; and 
        (8) develop emergency procedures and staffing patterns 
    to respond to the needs of residents.
    (g) Individual residents shall be assessed prior to 
admission using assessment tools that are approved or 
recommended by recognized Alzheimer's and dementia care 
experts, ensuring that the tools are validated for accurately 
identifying and evaluating cognitive impairments related to 
Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. These tools 
shall be reviewed and updated as needed to align with current 
best practices and clinical standards in dementia care. 
(Source: P.A. 96-990, eff. 7-2-10.)