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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
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| 6 | (210 ILCS 9/35)
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| 7 | Sec. 35. Issuance of license.
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| 8 | (a) Upon receipt and review of an application for a license | ||||||
| 9 | and review of
the applicant establishment, the Director may | ||||||
| 10 | issue a license if he or she
finds:
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| 11 | (1) that the individual applicant, or the corporation, | ||||||
| 12 | partnership, or
other entity if the applicant is not an | ||||||
| 13 | individual, is a person responsible and
suitable to operate | ||||||
| 14 | or to direct or participate in the operation of an
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| 15 | establishment by virtue of financial capacity, appropriate | ||||||
| 16 | business or
professional experience, a record of lawful | ||||||
| 17 | compliance with lawful orders of
the Department
and lack of | ||||||
| 18 | revocation of a license issued under this Act or the | ||||||
| 19 | Nursing Home
Care Act
during the previous 5 years;
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| 20 | (2) that the establishment is under the supervision of | ||||||
| 21 | a full-time
director who is at least 21 years of age with | ||||||
| 22 | ability, training, and education
appropriate to meet the | ||||||
| 23 | needs of the residents and to manage the operations of
the | ||||||
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| 1 | establishment and who participates in ongoing training for | ||||||
| 2 | these purposes;
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| 3 | (3) that the establishment has staff sufficient in | ||||||
| 4 | number with
qualifications, adequate skills, education, | ||||||
| 5 | and experience to meet the 24 hour
scheduled and | ||||||
| 6 | unscheduled needs of residents and who participate in | ||||||
| 7 | ongoing
training to serve the resident population;
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| 8 | (4) that all employees who are subject to the Health | ||||||
| 9 | Care Worker Background Check Act
direct care staff meet the | ||||||
| 10 | requirements of that
the Health Care Worker
Background | ||||||
| 11 | Check Act;
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| 12 | (5) that the applicant is in substantial compliance | ||||||
| 13 | with this Act and such
other requirements for a
license as | ||||||
| 14 | the Department by rule may establish under this Act;
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| 15 | (6) that the applicant pays all required fees;
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| 16 | (7) that the applicant has provided to the Department | ||||||
| 17 | an accurate
disclosure document in
accordance with the | ||||||
| 18 | Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act and in
substantial | ||||||
| 19 | compliance with Section 150 of this Act.
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| 20 | Any license issued by the Director shall state the physical | ||||||
| 21 | location of the
establishment, the date the license was issued, | ||||||
| 22 | and the expiration date. All
licenses shall be valid for one | ||||||
| 23 | year, except as provided in Section 40. Each
license shall be | ||||||
| 24 | issued only for the premises and persons named in the
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| 25 | application, and shall not be transferable or assignable.
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| 26 | (Source: P.A. 93-141, eff. 7-10-03.)
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| 1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 2 | becoming law.
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