Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 396 - LIFE CARE FACILITIES CONTRACT CODE › Section 396.30 - Application for a Permit

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Applications shall be made on forms provided by the Department. Applications
			 forms may be obtained by writing to:
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Health Statistics and Policy Development
535 West Jefferson Street, Second Floor
Springfield, Illinois 62761
b) An application for a permit to operate a
			 life care facility must contain the following:
1) A copy of the proposed form of life care
			 contract to be entered into with residents (Section 4 of the Act).
2) A copy of the letter of credit or escrow
			 agreement as provided by Section 7 of the Act. To allow the Department to
			 determine the provider's compliance with Section 7 of the Act, a complete,
			 detailed written description of any long-term financing of the facility must be
			 submitted with the application. The submission of a copy of the escrow
			 agreement or letter of credit will fulfill this requirement if the document
			 contains such a description.
3) A
			 permit application fee of $100.00 (Section 4 of the Act).
4) An audited statement of the facility's
			 financial position in each of the three years prior to the application.
A) If the facility has not previously
			 existed, audited financial statements, including an equity statement, with
			 descriptions of the facility's start-up capital and financing are
			 required.
B) Financial statements
			 of the provider shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
			 accounting principles and reported upon by certified public accountants with
			 generally accepted auditing standards.
5) The identity of the licensed or facilities
			 at which licensed care will be provided to those residents in need of such
			 care, as provided for in life care contract.
A) Newly constructed facilities may make
			 licensed long term care beds available to non-residents only with the approval
			 of the Department. Approval will be based upon whether the facility will be
			 providing sufficient licensed beds to accomodate its residents without having
			 to transfer or discharge any resident or non-resident. Facilities seeking such
			 approval shall include with the application a written explanation as to how the
			 above will be accomplished. This explanation shall include at a minimum, the
			 number and type of licensed beds at the facility, the maximum number of beds
			 that will be used for non-residents, a description of any plans to phase out
			 the number of beds to be used for non-residents, and projections of the number
			 and types of licensed beds that will be needed for residents, along with the
			 basis for those projections. Facilities which received a "continuum of care
			 variance" from the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board under 77 Ill. Adm.
			 Code
			 1110.1730(c)(3)
			  will not receive approval to admit
			 non-residents to long-term care beds.
B) If the life care facility contains no
			 licensed long-term care beds, a written explanation of plans to meet the
			 eventual needs of those residents who require contractually entitled levels of
			 care, beyond maintenance services in living units, must be provided to the
			 Department at the time of application. "Living units", and "Maintenance
			 Services" are defined in Section
			 396.10 of the Life
			 Care Facilities Contract Code.