§ 5F-5 — Findings

Illinois § 5F-5

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: HUMAN NEEDS
• Ch. 305: PUBLIC AID
• Act 305 ILCS 5/: Illinois Public Aid Code.
• Art.: Article V-F - Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) Nursing Home Residents' Managed Care Rights Law

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The General Assembly finds that elderly Illinoisans residing in a nursing home have the right to: (1) quality health care regardless of the payer; (2) receive medically necessary care prescribed by their doctors; (3) a simple appeal process when care is denied; and (4) make decisions about their care and where they receive it.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 98-651, eff. 6-16-14.)