HB 838

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Board and Care Home Act. Provides that no person may establish, operate, maintain, or offer a facility operated as a participating project under the Comprehensive Care in Residential Settings Demonstration Project or as a board and care home until he or she obtains a valid license under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, which remains unsuspended, unrevoked, and unexpired. Provides that no public official, agent, or employee may place any person in, or recommend that any person be placed in, or directly or indirectly cause any person to be placed in, any unlicensed facility that is required to be licensed under these provisions. Provides that no public official, agent, or employee may place the name of an unlicensed facility that is required to be licensed under these provisions on a list of programs. Provides that an entity that operates as a participating project under the Comprehensive Care in Residential Settings Demonstration Project or as a board and care home without a license is subject to the provisions, including penalties, of the Nursing Home Care Act. Effective immediately.