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Home » Topics & Services » Health Care Regulation » Life Safety & Construction » Nursing Home Licensure

Nursing Home Licensure

Rules:

  • Illinois Nursing Home Care Act 
  • Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 300)
  • Sheltered Care Facilities Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 330)
  • Illinois Veterans' Homes Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 340)
  • Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 350)
  • Long-Term Care for Under Age 22 Facilities Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 390)

Forms:

  • Nursing Home Project Submission Form 
  • Construction Award Form
  • Temporary Occupancy Policy 
  • Certifications for Request of Inspection 
  • Occupancy Matrices
    • Matrix 4A – UL Assembly Ratings 
    • Matrix 4B – Through Wall/Floor Penetrations
    • Matrix 4C – Interior Finishes 
    • Matrix 4D – Project Cost and Fee Verification
    • Matrix 4E – Fire, Smoke, Fire/Smoke Damper
    • Matrix 4F – Air Balancing
  • NFPA 72, Fire Alarm System Record of Completion form (2010 Edition)

Upgrade or bed increase requirements

If the facility wishes to upgrade currently licensed beds from sheltered care to ICF or skilled or ICF to skilled, the requirements are listed in the document entitled Long-Term Care Upgrade to Skilled Care.  To request a copy of this document, call the Long Term Care Licensing Section at 217-782-9314.
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Forms

Forms - Life Safety & Construction: Nursing Home Licensure

Temporary Occupancy Policy
Certifications for Request of Inspection
Matrix 4A – UL Assembly Ratings
Matrix 4B – Through Wall/Floor Penetrations
Matrix 4C – Interior Finishes
Matrix 4D – Project Cost and Fee Verification
Matrix 4E – Fire, Smoke, Fire/Smoke Damper
Matrix 4F – Air Balancing
NFPA 72, Fire Alarm System Record of Completion form (2010 Edition)
Use of Categorical Waiver for 2012 Edition
PDF icon Nursing Home Project Submission
PDF icon Construction Award Form
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Laws & Rules

Community Living Facilities Code (77 Ill.Adm.Code 370)
Illinois Nursing Home Care Act
Illinois Veterans' Homes Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 340)
Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 350)
Long-Term Care for Under Age 22 Facilities Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 390)
Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 300)
Sheltered Care Facilities Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 330)
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