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53-0-74
AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Long Term Care
Facility Ordinance to Adopt
by Reference Recent Revisions
to Rules and Regulations for
Long Term Care Facilities Pro-
mulgated by Illinois Department
of Public Health
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 25-36 of the Evanston Municipal
Code, 1957, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 25-36. Adoption of Rules and Regulations. The li-
censing and regulations of homes for the maintenance,
care, or nursing of persons who are ill, aged, or physi-
cally infirm, shall be in accordance with the Act approved
by the People of the State of Illinois, July 17,.1945, as
amended July 31, 1967, and as heretofore or hereafter
amended.
"Pursuant to authority granted by the General Assembly to
Cities, Villages, Illinois Revised Statutes, 1969, Chapter
111k, Paragraphs 35.16-35.35, inclusive, the City of
Evanston adopts by reference the Minimum Standards Rules
and Regulations for Classification and Licensure of Long
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Term Care Facilities by levels of care, and governing the
Licensing of Skilled Nursing Facilities, Licensing of In-
termediate Care Facilities and Sheltered Care Facilities
promulgated under date of July 23, 1973 by the Director of
Public Health of the Department of Public Health of the
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State of Illinois and in effect on and after July 23, 1973
Violation of any said Rules and Regulations as adopted by
this ordinance shall be considered a violation of the pro-
visions of this ordinance; provided that:
1. Any reference in said Rules and Regulations to 'De-
partment' shall read as meaning the Evanston -North Shore
Health Department.
2. Any reference in said Rules and Regulations to the
'Director' shall mean the Public Health Director of the
Evanston -North Shore Health Department.
3. Any reference in said Rules and Regulations to 'Fire
• Marshal' shall mean the Fire Marshal of the Evanston Fire
Department.
4. Filing for Public Inspection. Three copies of each of
said Minimum Standards, Rules and Regulations, adopted by
reference, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk
and there kept available for public use, inspection and
examination for a period of at least 15 days prior to the
adoption of this ordinance. At least one copy of each of
the minimum Standards, Rules and Regulations of the De-
partment of Public Health of the State of Illinois, shall
be kept on file in the office of the Director for public
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inspection."
SECTION 2: All _ordinances or portions of ordinances in
conflict with the terms of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the
manner provided by law.
Introduced Jiily 99 1974
Adopted: August 5 1974
Approved At 9 1974
/s/ Edear Vanneman, Jr.
Mayor
Attest:
/S / Maim rP F RrnUm
City Clerk
Approved as to form /s/ Jack M Siezel
Corporation Counsel