Illinois Code § 1-113

§ 1-113.

"Facility" or "long-term care facility" means a private home, institution, building, residence, or any other place, whether operated for profit or not, or a county home for the infirm and chronically ill operated pursuant to Division 5-21 or 5-22 of the Counties Code, or any similar institution operated by a political subdivision of the State of Illinois, which provides, through its ownership or management, personal care, sheltered care or nursing for 3 or more persons, not related to the applicant or owner by blood or marriage. It includes skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities as those terms are defined in Title XVIII and Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. It also includes homes, institutions, or other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. "Facility" does not include the following: (1) A home, institution, or other place operated by the federal government or agency thereof, or by the State of Illinois, other than homes, institutions, or other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs; (2) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution whose principal activity or business is the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness through the maintenance and operation as organized facilities therefor, which is required to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; (3) Any "facility for child care" as defined in the Child Care Act of 1969; (4) Any "Community Living Facility" as defined in the Community Living Facilities Licensing Act; (5) Any "community residential alternative" as defined in the Community Residential Alternatives Licensing Act; (6) Any nursing home or sanatorium operated solely by and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer, in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination. However, such nursing home or sanatorium shall comply with all local laws and rules relating to sanitation and safety; (7) Any facility licensed by the Department of Human Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act; (8) Any "Supportive Residence" licensed under the Supportive Residences Licensing Act; (9) Any "supportive living facility" in good standing with the program established under Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code, except only for purposes of the employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01; (10) Any assisted living or shared housing establishment licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, except only for purposes of the employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01; (11) An Alzheimer's disease management center alternative health care model licensed under the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act; (12) A facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act; (13) A facility licensed under the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013; (14) A facility licensed under the MC/DD Act; (15) A medical foster home, as defined in 38 CFR 17.73, that is under the oversight of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or (16) A psychiatric residential treatment facility certified under the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Act. (Source: P.A. 104-147, eff. 8-1-25.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-234) Sec. 1-113. "Facility" or "long-term care facility" means a private home, institution, building, residence, or any other place, whether operated for profit or not, or a county home for the infirm and chronically ill operated pursuant to Division 5-21 or 5-22 of the Counties Code, or any similar institution operated by a political subdivision of the State of Illinois, which provides, through its ownership or management, personal care, sheltered care or nursing for 3 or more persons, not related to the applicant or owner by blood or marriage. It includes skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities as those terms are defined in Title XVIII and Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. It also includes homes, institutions, or other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. "Facility" does not include the following: (1) A home, institution, or other place operated by the federal government or agency thereof, or by the State of Illinois, other than homes, institutions, or other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution whose principal activity or business is the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness through the maintenance and operation as organized facilities therefor, which is required to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; (3) Any "facility for child care" as defined in the Child Care Act of 1969; (4) Any "Community Living Facility" as defined in the Community Living Facilities Licensing Act; (5) Any "community residential alternative" as defined in the Community Residential Alternatives Licensing Act; (6) Any nursing home or sanatorium operated solely by and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer, in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination. However, such nursing home or sanatorium shall comply with all local laws and rules relating to sanitation and safety; (7) Any facility licensed by the Department of Human Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act; (8) Any "Supportive Residence" licensed under the Supportive Residences Licensing Act; (9) Any "supportive living facility" in good standing with the program established under Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code, except only for purposes of the employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01; (10) Any assisted living or shared housing establishment licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, except only for purposes of the employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01; (11) An Alzheimer's disease management center alternative health care model licensed under the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act; (12) A facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act; (13) A facility licensed under the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013; (14) A facility licensed under the MC/DD Act; or (15) A medical foster home, as defined in 38 CFR 17.73, that is under the oversight of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)