LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES INFO

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Requires that each licensed long term care facility, assisted living or shared housing establishment, and supportive living facility complete and file with the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman a Consumer Choice Information Report on a form developed by the Office with the collaboration of the Attorney General. Specifies the contents of the Report. Requires that an initial Report be filed by July 1, 2009. Requires that subsequent Reports be filed at least annually and that verification of completion and filing must be included in the facility’s or establishment’s inspection. Specifies the various means by which the Office must make the information in the Reports available to the public. Provides that a violation of the reporting requirement is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act against which the Attorney General may seek enforcement.