A Illinois bill on care standards, signed into law. Takes effect January 1, 2027.
Official title NURSING HOME-MENTAL ILLNESS
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that all persons admitted to a nursing home facility with a diagnosis of serious mental illness shall receive a follow-up visit by the Department of Human Services or its designee within 60 days after admission (rather than just a follow-up visit within 60 days after admission). Provides that, after admission, any resident with a diagnosis of serious mental illness who experiences a specified significant change in physical or mental condition shall be referred by the nursing facility for a resident review by the Department of Human Services or its designee within 72 hours after the significant change.
What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- Facilities carry the cost of meeting the standard. Surveyors cite against it.
- Which buildings
- 667 facilities holding 85,157 licensed beds in Illinois.
- The dollars, or the rule
- Applies to nursing facilities admitting residents with a diagnosis of serious mental illness. Facilities must refer any such resident to DHS or its designee for a resident review within 72 hours after a significant change in physical or mental condition, and new admissions must still get a follow-up visit within 60…
- Effective
- January 1, 2027.
- Status
- Signed into law, as of July 30, 2026.
Rules about what a building must do for a resident are what surveyors cite against, and citations are priced into every offer.
Latest action, July 30, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0659
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Bill text and status: ilga.gov · retrieved August 12, 2026