210 ILCS 45/3-119
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 210 - HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION|210 ILCS 45/ - Nursing Home Care Act.|Article III - Licensing, Enforcement, Violations, Penalties And Remedies

 (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-119)Sec. 3-119. (a) The Department, after notice to the applicant or  licensee, may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license in any case  in which the  Department finds any of the following:(1) There has been a substantial failure to comply     with this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department under this Act. A substantial failure by a facility shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following:(A) termination of Medicare or Medicaid         certification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or(B) a failure by the facility to pay any fine         assessed under this Act  after the Department has sent to the facility at least  2 notices of assessment that include a schedule of payments as determined by the Department, taking into account extenuating circumstances and financial hardships of the facility.(2) Conviction of the licensee, or of the person     designated to manage or supervise the facility, of a felony, or of 2 or more misdemeanors involving moral turpitude, during the previous 5 years as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction.(3) Personnel is insufficient in number or     unqualified by training or experience to properly care for the number and type of residents served by the facility.(4) Financial or other resources are insufficient to     conduct and operate the facility in accordance with standards promulgated by the Department under this Act.(5) The facility is not under the direct supervision     of a full-time administrator, as defined by regulation, who is licensed, if required, under the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act.(6) The facility has committed 2 Type "AA" violations     within a 2-year period.(b) Notice under this Section shall include a clear and concise  statement of the violations on which the nonrenewal or revocation is  based, the statute or rule violated and notice of the opportunity for a  hearing under Section 3-703.(c) If a facility desires to contest the nonrenewal or revocation of  a license, the facility shall, within 10 days after receipt of notice  under subsection (b) of this Section, notify the Department in writing  of its request for a hearing under Section 3-703.  Upon receipt of the  request the Department shall send notice to the facility and hold a  hearing as provided under Section 3-703.(d) The effective date of nonrenewal or revocation of a license by  the Department shall be any of the following:(1) Until otherwise ordered by the circuit court,     revocation is effective on the date set by the Department in the notice of revocation, or upon final action after hearing under Section 3-703, whichever is later.(2) Until otherwise ordered by the circuit court,     nonrenewal is effective on the date of expiration of any existing license, or upon final action after hearing under Section 3-703, whichever is later; however, a license shall not be deemed to have expired if the Department fails to timely respond to a timely request for renewal under this Act or for a hearing to contest nonrenewal under paragraph (c).(3) The Department may extend the effective date of     license revocation or expiration in any case in order to permit orderly removal and relocation of residents.The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the  license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax,  penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment  of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the  Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any  such tax Act are satisfied.  (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)