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HB0055
HB0055: Community-Integrated Living Inspections
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 10:00 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes how the state checks on agencies that run community living programs by requiring yearly surprise visits instead of letting officials choose when to visit.
What it does
- Removes rules that let the Department decide when to visit and inspect licensed agencies or their records based on what it thinks is appropriate.
- Requires the Department to create a system for regular, ongoing, and unannounced on-site inspections.
- Mandates that these surprise inspections happen at least once every year for each agency or program under its jurisdiction.
- States that the Department's central office must conduct these inspections.
Who it affects
- Agencies licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act.
- Programs or placements certified by those agencies.
- The Illinois Department of Human Services, which must perform the inspections.
Limits and unknowns
- The provided bill text is truncated and does not list the specific goals the central office must achieve during inspections.
- The effective date of this law is not listed in the source material.
- Details about how often agencies must submit annual wage reports are mentioned but not fully described in this excerpt.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
- Housing and support settings where people with mental health or developmental needs live within the general community rather than in large institutions, as defined by the Act.
- Unannounced on-site inspections
- Visits by government officials to a facility that happen without giving prior notice to check if rules are being followed.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED LIVING