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| | HB5134 Engrossed | | LRB097 17888 DRJ 63111 b |
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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 Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 3-713.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 45/3-713.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-713.5. Informal dispute resolution. Pursuant to the |
| 8 | | requirements of subsection (c) of Section 3-212 of this Act, |
| 9 | | when a facility submits comments to licensure findings, it |
| 10 | | shall be considered an informal dispute resolution if the same |
| 11 | | findings were not submitted for an informal dispute resolution |
| 12 | | pursuant to protocols for federal certification deficiencies |
| 13 | | established by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid |
| 14 | | Services. The Department shall review documentation submitted |
| 15 | | as the basis for an informal dispute resolution. If the |
| 16 | | Department determines that the submitted evidence or arguments |
| 17 | | were insufficient to refute the findings, then the Department |
| 18 | | shall provide a written explanation of the reason or reasons |
| 19 | | why the evidence or arguments were insufficient to refute the |
| 20 | | finding.
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