Chapter 210 — HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION

(210 ILCS 50/4.23) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.23) Sec. 4.23. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/4.24) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.24) Sec. 4.24. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/4.25) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.25) Sec. 4.25. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/4.26) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.26) Sec. 4.26. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/4.27) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.27) Sec. 4.27. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/4.28) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.28) Sec. 4.28. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/4.29) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.29) Sec. 4.29. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/4.30) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5504.30) Sec. 4.30. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5505) Sec. 5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-45. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5506) Sec. 6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5507) Sec. 7. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/7.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5507.1) Sec. 7.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5508) Sec. 8. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 50/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5509) Sec. 9. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-1. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2801) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. (Source: P.A. 94-379, eff. 1-1-06.)

(210 ILCS 55/1.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2801.01) Sec. 1.01. It is declared to be the public policy that the State has a legitimate interest in assuring that all home health services, home nursing services, and in-home support services provided to a person at his residence are …

(210 ILCS 55/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2810) Sec. 10. (a) Before denying an application, refusing to renew a license, suspending a license, revoking a license, or levying a fine, the Department shall notify the applicant or licensee. (b) Such notice shall be effected by certifi…

(210 ILCS 55/10.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2810.01) Sec. 10.01. All fines shall be paid to the Department within 10 days of the notice of assessment or, if the fine is contested under Section 10 of this Act, within 10 days of the receipt of the final decision, unless the decisio…

(210 ILCS 55/10.05) Sec. 10.05. Home Care Services Agency Licensure Fund. The Department shall deposit all fees and fines collected in relation to the licensure of home services agencies and home nursing agencies into the Home Care Services Agency Licensure Fund, a special fund c…

(210 ILCS 55/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2811) Sec. 11. (a) Each licensee shall file annually, or more often as the Director shall by rule prescribe, an attested financial statement. An audited financial statement may be required of a particular facility, if the Director determin…

(210 ILCS 55/12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2812) Sec. 12. Whenever the Department refuses to grant, or revokes or suspends a license to open, conduct, operate, or maintain an agency, the applicant or licensee may have such decision judicially reviewed. The provisions of the Adminis…

(210 ILCS 55/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2813) Sec. 13. This Act does not apply to any home health agency conducted by and for the adherents of any well recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing services for the care or treatment of the sick who dep…

(210 ILCS 55/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2814) Sec. 14. The operation or maintenance of an agency in violation of this Act or of the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Department is declared a public nuisance inimical to the public welfare. The Director of the Department in…

(210 ILCS 55/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802) Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise, the terms defined in the following Sections preceding Section 3 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 94-379, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. …

(210 ILCS 55/2.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802.01) Sec. 2.01. "Department" means the Department of Public Health of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 80-804.)

(210 ILCS 55/2.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802.02) Sec. 2.02. "Director" means the Director of Public Health of the State of Illinois, or his designee. (Source: P.A. 86-130.)

(210 ILCS 55/2.03) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802.03) Sec. 2.03. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or any other legal entity. (Source: P.A. 80-804.)

(210 ILCS 55/2.03a) Sec. 2.03a. "Agency" means a home health agency, home nursing agency, or home services agency unless specifically stated otherwise. (Source: P.A. 94-379, eff. 1-1-06.)

(210 ILCS 55/2.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802.04) Sec. 2.04. "Home Health Agency" means a public agency or private organization that provides skilled nursing services and at least one other home health service as defined by this Act. (Source: P.A. 80-804.)

(210 ILCS 55/2.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2802.05) Sec. 2.05. "Home health services" means services provided to a person at his residence according to a plan of treatment for illness or infirmity prescribed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a lice…

(210 ILCS 55/2.08) Sec. 2.08. "Home services agency" means an agency that provides services directly, or acts as a placement agency, for the purpose of placing individuals as workers providing home services for consumers in their personal residences. "Home services agency" does n…

(210 ILCS 55/2.09) Sec. 2.09. "Home services" or "in-home services" means assistance with activities of daily living, housekeeping, personal laundry, and companionship provided to an individual in his or her personal residence, which are intended to enable that individual to rema…

(210 ILCS 55/2.10) Sec. 2.10. "Home services worker" or "in-home services worker" means an individual who provides home services to a consumer in the consumer's personal residence. (Source: P.A. 94-379, eff. 1-1-06.)

(210 ILCS 55/2.11) Sec. 2.11. "Home nursing agency" means an agency that provides services directly, or acts as a placement agency, in order to deliver skilled nursing and home health aide services to persons in their personal residences or a certified family health aide, as defi…

(210 ILCS 55/2.12) Sec. 2.12. "Placement agency" means any person engaged for gain or profit in the business of securing or attempting to secure (i) work for hire for persons seeking work or (ii) workers for employers. The term includes a private employment agency and any other e…

(210 ILCS 55/2.13) Sec. 2.13. Certified family health aide. A home nursing agency may provide initial and ongoing training for, and shall keep records in a manner designated by the Department regarding, the certified family health aide, as defined in the Certified Family Health A…

(210 ILCS 55/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2803) Sec. 3. No person shall open, manage, conduct or maintain a home health agency, or advertise as such, without a license issued by the Department. (Source: P.A. 81-490.)

(210 ILCS 55/3.3) Sec. 3.3. Home services agency; license required. On and after September 1, 2008, no person shall open, manage, conduct, or maintain a home services agency, or advertise himself or herself as a home services agency or as offering services that would be included …

(210 ILCS 55/3.7) Sec. 3.7. Home nursing agency; license required. On and after September 1, 2008, no person shall open, manage, conduct, or maintain a home nursing agency, or advertise himself or herself as a home nursing agency or as offering services that would be included in …

(210 ILCS 55/3.8) Sec. 3.8. Referrals; license required. A hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, hospital operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, or health care provider licensed under any Act of thi…

(210 ILCS 55/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2804) Sec. 4. Types of licenses. (a) If an applicant for licensure has not been previously licensed, or if the home health agency, home services agency, or home nursing agency is not in operation at the time application is made, the Departm…

(210 ILCS 55/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2805) Sec. 5. (a) Each application for a provisional license for a home health agency, home services agency, home nursing agency, home services placement agency, or home nursing placement agency as provided in Section 4 shall contain the fo…

(210 ILCS 55/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2806) Sec. 6. The Department shall, before March 1, 1978, promulgate standards for home health agencies operated in this State. The Department shall issue such rules and regulations as are deemed necessary for the proper regulation of home …

(210 ILCS 55/6.3) Sec. 6.3. Home services agencies; standards; fees. (a) Before January 1, 2008, the Department shall adopt standards for the licensure and operation of home services agencies operated in this State. The structure of the standards shall be based on the concept of …

(210 ILCS 55/6.4) Sec. 6.4. Oversight and direction of skilled home care services. A physician licensed in another state may oversee or direct the delivery of skilled home care services provided by home health and home nursing agencies licensed in Illinois following care or treat…

(210 ILCS 55/6.5) Sec. 6.5. Vaccinations. (a) A home health agency shall annually administer or arrange for administration of a vaccination against influenza to each client, in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers …

(210 ILCS 55/6.7) Sec. 6.7. Home nursing agencies; standards; fees. (a) Before January 1, 2008, the Department shall adopt standards for the licensure and operation of home nursing agencies operated in this State. After consideration and recommendations by the Home Health and Hom…

(210 ILCS 55/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2807) Sec. 7. (a) The Director shall appoint a Home Health and Home Services Advisory Committee composed of 15 voting members and one nonvoting member to advise and consult with the Director in the administration of this Act. Five of the ap…

(210 ILCS 55/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2808) Sec. 8. An application for a license may be denied for any of the following reasons: (a) failure to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the Department pursuant to Section 6; (b) satisfactory evidence that the moral character of t…

(210 ILCS 55/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2809) Sec. 9. A license may be suspended, revoked, or a renewal thereof denied for any of the following reasons: (a) a violation of any provision of this Act or of the minimum standards, rules, regulations or orders of the Department promul…