Public Act 104-0305
 
HB3428 EnrolledLRB104 10466 BAB 20541 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 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.