104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1287 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 9/151 new210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new210 ILCS 46/2-219 new210 ILCS 47/2-219 new305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the administrator of a facility or establishment under any of those Acts shall ensure that the facility or establishment has an automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the facility or establishment. Provides course requirements for persons certified to provide automated external defibrillation. Provides that a facility or establishment shall contract with or employ a physician who shall be the automated external defibrillation medical director for the facility or establishment and who shall oversee and coordinate specified requirements. LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1287 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 9/151 new210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new210 ILCS 46/2-219 new210 ILCS 47/2-219 new305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 210 ILCS 9/151 new 210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new 210 ILCS 46/2-219 new 210 ILCS 47/2-219 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the administrator of a facility or establishment under any of those Acts shall ensure that the facility or establishment has an automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the facility or establishment. Provides course requirements for persons certified to provide automated external defibrillation. Provides that a facility or establishment shall contract with or employ a physician who shall be the automated external defibrillation medical director for the facility or establishment and who shall oversee and coordinate specified requirements. LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1287 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 9/151 new210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new210 ILCS 46/2-219 new210 ILCS 47/2-219 new305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 210 ILCS 9/151 new 210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new 210 ILCS 46/2-219 new 210 ILCS 47/2-219 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 210 ILCS 9/151 new 210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new 210 ILCS 46/2-219 new 210 ILCS 47/2-219 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the administrator of a facility or establishment under any of those Acts shall ensure that the facility or establishment has an automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the facility or establishment. Provides course requirements for persons certified to provide automated external defibrillation. Provides that a facility or establishment shall contract with or employ a physician who shall be the automated external defibrillation medical director for the facility or establishment and who shall oversee and coordinate specified requirements. LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b A BILL FOR HB1287LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 AN ACT concerning long-term care. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is 5 amended by adding Section 151 as follows: 6 (210 ILCS 9/151 new) 7 Sec. 151. Automated external defibrillators. The 8 administrator of an assisted living or shared housing 9 establishment shall ensure the establishment has an automated 10 external defibrillator and policies and procedures for the 11 rendering of automated external defibrillation in the 12 establishment. 13 (1) All persons certified to provide automated 14 external defibrillation shall: 15 (A) successfully complete a course in 16 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an 17 automated external defibrillator that meets or exceeds 18 the standards established by the American Heart 19 Association or the American National Red Cross; and 20 (B) have evidence that course completion is 21 current and not expired. 22 (2) The establishment shall contract with or employ a 23 physician who shall be the automated external 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1287 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 9/151 new210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new210 ILCS 46/2-219 new210 ILCS 47/2-219 new305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 210 ILCS 9/151 new 210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new 210 ILCS 46/2-219 new 210 ILCS 47/2-219 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 210 ILCS 9/151 new 210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new 210 ILCS 46/2-219 new 210 ILCS 47/2-219 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the administrator of a facility or establishment under any of those Acts shall ensure that the facility or establishment has an automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the facility or establishment. Provides course requirements for persons certified to provide automated external defibrillation. Provides that a facility or establishment shall contract with or employ a physician who shall be the automated external defibrillation medical director for the facility or establishment and who shall oversee and coordinate specified requirements. LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b A BILL FOR 210 ILCS 9/151 new 210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new 210 ILCS 46/2-219 new 210 ILCS 47/2-219 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 2 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 2 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 2 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 defibrillation medical director for the establishment and 2 who shall oversee and coordinate the following: 3 (A) maintenance and testing of equipment in 4 accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines; 5 (B) certification and training of the 6 establishment's personnel; 7 (C) periodic performance review of the 8 establishment's automated external defibrillation 9 activity; and 10 (D) development of policies and procedures 11 consistent with current medical practice regarding the 12 use of automated external defibrillators. 13 Section 10. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding 14 Section 2-213.5 as follows: 15 (210 ILCS 45/2-213.5 new) 16 Sec. 2-213.5. Automated external defibrillators. The 17 administrator of a nursing facility shall ensure the facility 18 has an automated external defibrillator and policies and 19 procedures for the rendering of automated external 20 defibrillation in the facility. 21 (1) All persons certified to provide automated 22 external defibrillation shall: 23 (A) successfully complete a course in 24 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an HB1287 - 2 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 3 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 3 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 3 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 automated external defibrillator that meets or exceeds 2 the standards established by the American Heart 3 Association or the American National Red Cross; and 4 (B) have evidence that course completion is 5 current and not expired. 6 (2) The facility shall contract with or employ a 7 physician who shall be the automated external 8 defibrillation medical director for the facility and who 9 shall oversee and coordinate the following: 10 (A) maintenance and testing of equipment in 11 accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines; 12 (B) certification and training of the facility's 13 personnel; 14 (C) periodic performance review of the facility's 15 automated external defibrillation activity; and 16 (D) development of policies and procedures 17 consistent with current medical practice regarding the 18 use of automated external defibrillators. 19 Section 15. The MC/DD Act is amended by adding Section 20 2-219 as follows: 21 (210 ILCS 46/2-219 new) 22 Sec. 2-219. Automated external defibrillators. The 23 administrator of a facility shall ensure the facility has an 24 automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures HB1287 - 3 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 4 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 4 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 4 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the 2 facility. 3 (1) All persons certified to provide automated 4 external defibrillation shall: 5 (A) successfully complete a course in 6 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an 7 automated external defibrillator that meets or exceeds 8 the standards established by the American Heart 9 Association or the American National Red Cross; and 10 (B) have evidence that course completion is 11 current and not expired. 12 (2) The facility shall contract with or employ a 13 physician who shall be the automated external 14 defibrillation medical director for the facility and who 15 shall oversee and coordinate the following: 16 (A) maintenance and testing of equipment in 17 accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines; 18 (B) certification and training of the facility's 19 personnel; 20 (C) periodic performance review of the facility's 21 automated external defibrillation activity; and 22 (D) development of policies and procedures 23 consistent with current medical practice regarding the 24 use of automated external defibrillators. 25 Section 20. The ID/DD Community Care Act is amended by HB1287 - 4 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 5 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 5 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 5 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 adding Section 2-219 as follows: 2 (210 ILCS 47/2-219 new) 3 Sec. 2-219. Automated external defibrillators. The 4 administrator of a facility shall ensure the facility has an 5 automated external defibrillator and policies and procedures 6 for the rendering of automated external defibrillation in the 7 facility. 8 (1) All persons certified to provide automated 9 external defibrillation shall: 10 (A) successfully complete a course in 11 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an 12 automated external defibrillator that meets or exceeds 13 the standards established by the American Heart 14 Association or the American National Red Cross; and 15 (B) have evidence that course completion is 16 current and not expired. 17 (2) The facility shall contract with or employ a 18 physician who shall be the automated external 19 defibrillation medical director for the facility and who 20 shall oversee and coordinate the following: 21 (A) maintenance and testing of equipment in 22 accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines; 23 (B) certification and training of the facility's 24 personnel; 25 (C) periodic performance review of the facility's HB1287 - 5 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 6 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 6 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 6 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 automated external defibrillation activity; and 2 (D) development of policies and procedures 3 consistent with current medical practice regarding the 4 use of automated external defibrillators. 5 Section 25. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 6 changing Section 5-5.01a as follows: 7 (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a) 8 Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program. 9 (a) The Department shall establish and provide oversight 10 for a program of supportive living facilities that seek to 11 promote resident independence, dignity, respect, and 12 well-being in the most cost-effective manner. 13 A supportive living facility is (i) a free-standing 14 facility or (ii) a distinct physical and operational entity 15 within a mixed-use building that meets the criteria 16 established in subsection (d). A supportive living facility 17 integrates housing with health, personal care, and supportive 18 services and is a designated setting that offers residents 19 their own separate, private, and distinct living units. 20 Sites for the operation of the program shall be selected 21 by the Department based upon criteria that may include the 22 need for services in a geographic area, the availability of 23 funding, and the site's ability to meet the standards. 24 (b) Beginning July 1, 2014, subject to federal approval, HB1287 - 6 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 7 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 7 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 7 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 the Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities shall be 2 equal to the supportive living facility Medicaid rate 3 effective on June 30, 2014 increased by 8.85%. Once the 4 assessment imposed at Article V-G of this Code is determined 5 to be a permissible tax under Title XIX of the Social Security 6 Act, the Department shall increase the Medicaid rates for 7 supportive living facilities effective on July 1, 2014 by 8 9.09%. The Department shall apply this increase retroactively 9 to coincide with the imposition of the assessment in Article 10 V-G of this Code in accordance with the approval for federal 11 financial participation by the Centers for Medicare and 12 Medicaid Services. 13 The Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities 14 effective on July 1, 2017 must be equal to the rates in effect 15 for supportive living facilities on June 30, 2017 increased by 16 2.8%. 17 The Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities 18 effective on July 1, 2018 must be equal to the rates in effect 19 for supportive living facilities on June 30, 2018. 20 Subject to federal approval, the Medicaid rates for 21 supportive living services on and after July 1, 2019 must be at 22 least 54.3% of the average total nursing facility services per 23 diem for the geographic areas defined by the Department while 24 maintaining the rate differential for dementia care and must 25 be updated whenever the total nursing facility service per 26 diems are updated. Beginning July 1, 2022, upon the HB1287 - 7 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 8 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 8 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 8 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model, Medicaid 2 rates for supportive living services must be at least 54.3% of 3 the average total nursing services per diem rate for the 4 geographic areas. For purposes of this provision, the average 5 total nursing services per diem rate shall include all add-ons 6 for nursing facilities for the geographic area provided for in 7 Section 5-5.2. The rate differential for dementia care must be 8 maintained in these rates and the rates shall be updated 9 whenever nursing facility per diem rates are updated. 10 Subject to federal approval, beginning January 1, 2024, 11 the dementia care rate for supportive living services must be 12 no less than the non-dementia care supportive living services 13 rate multiplied by 1.5. 14 (b-5) Subject to federal approval, beginning January 1, 15 2025, Medicaid rates for supportive living services must be at 16 least 54.75% of the average total nursing services per diem 17 rate for the geographic areas defined by the Department and 18 shall include all add-ons for nursing facilities for the 19 geographic area provided for in Section 5-5.2. 20 (c) The Department may adopt rules to implement this 21 Section. Rules that establish or modify the services, 22 standards, and conditions for participation in the program 23 shall be adopted by the Department in consultation with the 24 Department on Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation 25 Services, and the Department of Mental Health and 26 Developmental Disabilities (or their successor agencies). HB1287 - 8 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 9 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 9 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 9 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 (d) Subject to federal approval by the Centers for 2 Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department shall accept 3 for consideration of certification under the program any 4 application for a site or building where distinct parts of the 5 site or building are designated for purposes other than the 6 provision of supportive living services, but only if: 7 (1) those distinct parts of the site or building are 8 not designated for the purpose of providing assisted 9 living services as required under the Assisted Living and 10 Shared Housing Act; 11 (2) those distinct parts of the site or building are 12 completely separate from the part of the building used for 13 the provision of supportive living program services, 14 including separate entrances; 15 (3) those distinct parts of the site or building do 16 not share any common spaces with the part of the building 17 used for the provision of supportive living program 18 services; and 19 (4) those distinct parts of the site or building do 20 not share staffing with the part of the building used for 21 the provision of supportive living program services. 22 (e) Facilities or distinct parts of facilities which are 23 selected as supportive living facilities and are in good 24 standing with the Department's rules are exempt from the 25 provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois 26 Health Facilities Planning Act. HB1287 - 9 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 10 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 10 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 10 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 (f) Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 2 (Public Law 117-2) authorizes a 10% enhanced federal medical 3 assistance percentage for supportive living services for a 4 12-month period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. 5 Subject to federal approval, including the approval of any 6 necessary waiver amendments or other federally required 7 documents or assurances, for a 12-month period the Department 8 must pay a supplemental $26 per diem rate to all supportive 9 living facilities with the additional federal financial 10 participation funds that result from the enhanced federal 11 medical assistance percentage from April 1, 2021 through March 12 31, 2022. The Department may issue parameters around how the 13 supplemental payment should be spent, including quality 14 improvement activities. The Department may alter the form, 15 methods, or timeframes concerning the supplemental per diem 16 rate to comply with any subsequent changes to federal law, 17 changes made by guidance issued by the federal Centers for 18 Medicare and Medicaid Services, or other changes necessary to 19 receive the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. 20 (g) All applications for the expansion of supportive 21 living dementia care settings involving sites not approved by 22 the Department by January 1, 2024 (Public Act 103-102) may 23 allow new elderly non-dementia units in addition to new 24 dementia care units. The Department may approve such 25 applications only if the application has: (1) no more than one 26 non-dementia care unit for each dementia care unit and (2) the HB1287 - 10 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 11 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 11 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 11 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 site is not located within 4 miles of an existing supportive 2 living program site in Cook County (including the City of 3 Chicago), not located within 12 miles of an existing 4 supportive living program site in Alexander, Bond, Boone, 5 Calhoun, Champaign, Clinton, DeKalb, DuPage, Fulton, Grundy, 6 Henry, Jackson, Jersey, Johnson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, 7 Lake, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marshall, McHenry, McLean, 8 Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Peoria, Piatt, Rock Island, Sangamon, 9 Stark, St. Clair, Tazewell, Vermilion, Will, Williamson, 10 Winnebago, or Woodford counties, or not located within 25 11 miles of an existing supportive living program site in any 12 other county. 13 (h) Beginning January 1, 2025, subject to federal 14 approval, for a person who is a resident of a supportive living 15 facility under this Section, the monthly personal needs 16 allowance shall be $120 per month. 17 (i) (h) As stated in the supportive living program home 18 and community-based service waiver approved by the federal 19 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and beginning July 20 1, 2025, the Department must maintain the rate add-on 21 implemented on January 1, 2023 for the provision of 2 meals per 22 day at no less than $6.15 per day. 23 (j) (f) Subject to federal approval, the Department shall 24 allow a certified medication aide to administer medication in 25 a supportive living facility. For purposes of this subsection, 26 "certified medication aide" means a person who has met the HB1287 - 11 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 12 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 12 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 12 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b 1 qualifications for certification under Section 79 of the 2 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act and assists with 3 medication administration while under the supervision of a 4 registered professional nurse as authorized by Section 50-75 5 of the Nurse Practice Act. The Department may adopt rules to 6 implement this subsection. 7 (k) The administrator of a supportive living facility 8 shall ensure the facility has an automated external 9 defibrillator and policies and procedures for the rendering of 10 automated external defibrillation in the facility. 11 (1) All persons certified to provide automated 12 external defibrillation shall: 13 (A) successfully complete a course in 14 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of an 15 automated external defibrillator that meets or exceeds 16 the standards established by the American Heart 17 Association or the American National Red Cross; and 18 (B) have evidence that course completion is 19 current and not expired. 20 (2) The facility shall contract with or employ a 21 physician who shall be the automated external 22 defibrillation medical director for the facility and who 23 shall oversee and coordinate the following: 24 (A) maintenance and testing of equipment in 25 accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines; 26 (B) certification and training of the facility's HB1287 - 12 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287- 13 -LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 13 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 13 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b HB1287 - 13 - LRB104 06085 BAB 16118 b