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LRB095 06519 DRJ 26621 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Community-Integrated Living Arrangements |
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| Licensure and
Certification Act is amended by adding Section 12 |
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| as follows:
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| (210 ILCS 135/12 new) |
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| Sec. 12. Nursing services. Subject to appropriation, the |
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| Department shall adjust its rate methodology for |
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| community-integrated living arrangements using as a guide the |
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| findings and recommendations of the CILA nursing services |
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| reimbursement working group established by Senate Resolution |
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| 514 of the 94th General Assembly in order to improve the |
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| efficient and effective utilization of nursing personnel, to |
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| increase the levels of nursing services, and to improve access |
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| and availability of nursing services for residents of |
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| community-integrated living arrangements.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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