# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.300.110: Section 300.110 General Requirements

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.300.110
- **Heading:** Section 300.110 General Requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77  /  / Part 3000  / Section 300.110 General Requirements

## Text

Section 300
TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 300 SKILLED NURSING AND INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 300.110 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 300.110  General
Requirements
a)         This Part applies to the operator/licensee of facilities, or
distinct parts of facilities, that are to be licensed and classified to provide
intermediate care or skilled nursing care, pursuant to the terms and conditions
of the Nursing Home Care Act.
b)         The license issued to each operator/licensee shall designate
the licensee's name, the facility name and address, the classification by level
of service authorized for that facility, the number of beds authorized for each
level, the date the license was issued and the expiration date. Licenses will
be issued for a period of
not less than
six
months nor more than 18
months for facilities with annual licenses and not less than 18 months nor more
than 30 months for facilities with
two-
year licenses
.  The
Department will set the period of the license based on the license expiration
dates of the facilities in the geographical area surrounding the facility
in
order to distribute the expiration dates
as evenly as possible
throughout
the calendar year
. (Section 3-110 of the Act)
c)         An applicant may request that the license issued by the
Department have distinct parts classified according to levels of services. The
distinct part shall meet the applicable physical plant standards of this Part,
based on the level of service classification sought for that distinct part.  To
protect the health, welfare, and safety of residents in a distinct part of the
facility who require higher standards, the facility shall comply with whatever
additional physical plant standards in any distinct part to achieve this
protection as required by the highest level of care being licensed
rds of this Part,
based on the level of service classification sought for that distinct part.  To
protect the health, welfare, and safety of residents in a distinct part of the
facility who require higher standards, the facility shall comply with whatever
additional physical plant standards in any distinct part to achieve this
protection as required by the highest level of care being licensed.
Administrative, supervisory, and other personnel may be shared by the entire
facility to meet the health, welfare, and safety needs of the residents of the
facility.
d)
A facility shall admit only that number of residents for
which it is licensed.
(Section 2-209 of the Act)
e)
No person shall:
1)
Willfully
file any false, incomplete or intentionally misleading information required to
be filed under
the
Act, or willfully fail or refuse to file any required
information;
2)
Open
or operate a facility without a license.
(Section 3-318(a) of the Act)
f)
A
violation of
subsection (e)
is a business offense, punishable by a fine
not to exceed $10,000, except as otherwise provided in
subsection (2) of
Section 3-103
of the Act and Section 300.120(e)
as to submission of
false or misleading information in a license application.
(Section
3-318(b) of the Act)
g)         An intermediate care facility shall not use in its title or
description "Hospital", "Sanitarium",
"Sanatorium", "Skilled Nursing Facility", or any other word
or description in its title or advertisements that indicates that a type of
service is provided by the facility for which the facility is not licensed to
provide or does not provide.  A skilled nursing facility may use in its title
or advertisement the words or description "Nursing Home",
"Intermediate Care", "Rehabilitation Center", or "Skilled
Nursing Facility"
Facility", or any other word
or description in its title or advertisements that indicates that a type of
service is provided by the facility for which the facility is not licensed to
provide or does not provide.  A skilled nursing facility may use in its title
or advertisement the words or description "Nursing Home",
"Intermediate Care", "Rehabilitation Center", or "Skilled
Nursing Facility".
h)
Any person establishing, constructing, or modifying a
health care facility or portion of a health care facility without obtaining a
required permit
from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board,
or
in violation of the terms of the required permit,
shall not be eligible
to apply for any necessary operating licenses or be eligible for payment by any
State agency for services rendered in that facility until the required permit
is obtained
.  (Section 13.1 of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act)
i)
The administrator of a facility licensed under the Act
and this Part
shall give 60 days' notice prior to voluntarily closing a
facility or prior to closing any part of a facility if closing
the
part
will require the transfer or discharge of more than 10% of the residents.  Notice
shall be given to the Department, to the Office of State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman, to any resident who must be transferred or discharged, to the
resident's representative, and to a member of the resident's family, when
practicable.  If the Department suspends, revokes, or denies renewal of the
facility's license, then notice
of the facility's closure
shall be given
no later than the date specified by the Department.  Notice shall state the
proposed date of closing and the reason for closing.  The facility shall submit
a closure plan to the Department for approval
,
which shall address the
process for the safe and orderly transfer of residents.  The approved plan
shall be included in the notice
icense, then notice
of the facility's closure
shall be given
no later than the date specified by the Department.  Notice shall state the
proposed date of closing and the reason for closing.  The facility shall submit
a closure plan to the Department for approval
,
which shall address the
process for the safe and orderly transfer of residents.  The approved plan
shall be included in the notice.  The facility shall offer to assist the
resident in securing an alternative placement and shall advise the resident on
available alternatives.  When the resident is unable to choose an alternate
placement and is not under guardianship, the Department shall be notified of
the need for relocation assistance.  A facility closing in its entirety shall not
admit any new residents on or after the date the written notice is submitted to
the Department
as specified by the Act and this Part
.  The facility
shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations until the date of
closing, including those related to transfer or discharge of residents.  The
Department may place a relocation team in the facility as provided
by
Section
3-419 of the Act and Section 300.3300 of this Part
.
(Section 3-423 of
the Act)
j)          Licensure for More Than One Level of Care
1)         A facility may be licensed for more than one level of care.
Bedrooms of like-licensed levels of care shall be contiguous to each other
within each "nursing unit" as defined in Section 300.330.  Each
nursing unit may have up to two levels of care and shall meet the construction
standards for the highest licensed level of care in the nursing unit
nsure for More Than One Level of Care
1)         A facility may be licensed for more than one level of care.
Bedrooms of like-licensed levels of care shall be contiguous to each other
within each "nursing unit" as defined in Section 300.330.  Each
nursing unit may have up to two levels of care and shall meet the construction
standards for the highest licensed level of care in the nursing unit.
2)         If a facility wishes to license a portion of its beds as an
Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled, Medically Complex for the
Developmentally Disabled, or assisted living, licensed under the ID/DD
Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, and the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
Act, respectively, the beds shall be located in a distinct part (as defined in
Section 300.330) of the facility.
k)         Each facility shall notify the Department via e-mail at DPH.StrikePlan@illinois.gov
within 24 hours after receiving a notice of impending strike of staff providing
direct care.  The facility shall submit a strike contingency plan to the
Department no later than three calendar days prior to the impending strike.
l)          Each facility shall provide the Department with a facility-specific
email address.  The facility shall not change the email address without prior
notice to the Department.
m)
A facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act may not
refer a patient or the family of a patient to
a home health agency, home
nursing agency, or home services
agency unless the agency is licensed under
the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act.
(Section
3.8 of the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act)  A
facility shall request a copy of an agency's license prior to making a referral
to that agency.
n)         A facility shall comply with the Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Dementias Services Act and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Dementias Services Code
rvices, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act.
(Section
3.8 of the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act)  A
facility shall request a copy of an agency's license prior to making a referral
to that agency.
n)         A facility shall comply with the Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Dementias Services Act and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Dementias Services Code.
o)         A facility shall obtain approval from the Department prior to
providing medical ventilator care for residents.  Facilities providing medical
ventilator care shall:
1)         Comply with the requirements in Section 300.2940 (Electrical
Systems) or Section 300.3140 (Electrical Requirements), as applicable; and
2)         Submit documentation of compliance to the Department via email
at the DPH.LTCQA.Licensure@illinois.gov for review and approval.  Submission of
documentation and the response by the Department shall be in accordance with
Section 3-202.5 of the Act and Section 300.2810 of this Part.

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