Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. In provisions regarding involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident, provides that a facility may submit to a resident or a resident's legal representative a bill for all charges for which payment was not made during the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that if payment is not made or if the resident or the resident's legal representative does not contact the facility to set up a payment schedule acceptable to the facility within 45 days after submission of a bill, the facility may submit a request for payment and, 30 days after receipt of the request for payment, the facility may initiate an involuntary transfer or discharge of the resident. Provides that if the resident or the resident's legal representative submits evidence of the resident's financial inability to cover all charges, the facility shall make application on behalf of the resident for Medicaid services, and, upon approval of the resident's application, the State shall pay the resident's bill, retroactive to the date the resident failed to make payment. Provides that a resident's discharge prior to this action does not eliminate a resident's responsibility to pay for all services rendered. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 210 ILCS 45/3
Engrossed: 210 ILCS 45/3
Enrolled: 20 ILCS 627/55, 20 ILCS 627/60, 20 ILCS 655/5, 220 ILCS 5/5, 305 ILCS 20/13, 820 ILCS 130/2
Public Act: 20 ILCS 627/55, 20 ILCS 627/60, 20 ILCS 655/5, 220 ILCS 5/5, 305 ILCS 20/13, 820 ILCS 130/2