101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3684

 

Introduced , by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 85/6  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147

    Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may refuse to renew a license if (i) the hospital fails to provide to the Department a copy of its policy adopted under the Language Assistance Services Act, (ii) the Department determines that the hospital is not in compliance with its policy adopted under the Language Assistance Services Act, or (iii) the Department determines that the hospital is not in compliance with the Language Assistance Services Act. Effective January 1, 2020.


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
5changing Section 6 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 85/6)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147)
7    Sec. 6. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to
8establish a hospital the Director shall issue a permit if he
9finds (1) that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to
10provide a proper standard of hospital service for the community
11with particular regard to the qualification, background, and
12character of the applicant, (2) that the financial resources
13available to the applicant demonstrate an ability to construct,
14maintain, and operate a hospital in accordance with the
15standards, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act,
16and (3) that safeguards are provided which assure hospital
17operation and maintenance consistent with the public interest
18having particular regard to safe, adequate, and efficient
19hospital facilities and services.
20    The Director may request the cooperation of county and
21multiple-county health departments, municipal boards of
22health, and other governmental and non-governmental agencies
23in obtaining information and in conducting investigations

 

 

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1relating to such applications.
2    A permit to establish a hospital shall be valid only for
3the premises and person named in the application for such
4permit and shall not be transferable or assignable.
5    In the event the Director issues a permit to establish a
6hospital the applicant shall thereafter submit plans and
7specifications to the Department in accordance with Section 8
8of this Act.
9    (b) Upon receipt of an application for license to open,
10conduct, operate, and maintain a hospital, the Director shall
11issue a license if he finds the applicant and the hospital
12facilities comply with standards, rules, and regulations
13promulgated under this Act. A license, unless sooner suspended
14or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon approval by the
15Department and payment of a license fee as established pursuant
16to Section 5 of this Act. The Department may refuse to renew a
17license if (i) the hospital fails to provide to the Department
18a copy of its policy adopted under Section 15 of the Language
19Assistance Services Act, (ii) the Department determines that
20the hospital is not in compliance with its policy adopted under
21the Language Assistance Services Act, or (iii) the Department
22determines that the hospital is not in compliance with the
23Language Assistance Services Act. Each license shall be issued
24only for the premises and persons named in the application and
25shall not be transferable or assignable. Licenses shall be
26posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The

 

 

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1Department may, either before or after the issuance of a
2license, request the cooperation of the State Fire Marshal,
3county and multiple county health departments, or municipal
4boards of health to make investigations to determine if the
5applicant or licensee is complying with the minimum standards
6prescribed by the Department. The report and recommendations of
7any such agency shall be in writing and shall state with
8particularity its findings with respect to compliance or
9noncompliance with such minimum standards, rules, and
10regulations.
11    The Director may issue a provisional license to any
12hospital which does not substantially comply with the
13provisions of this Act and the standards, rules, and
14regulations promulgated by virtue thereof provided that he
15finds that such hospital has undertaken changes and corrections
16which upon completion will render the hospital in substantial
17compliance with the provisions of this Act, and the standards,
18rules, and regulations adopted hereunder, and provided that the
19health and safety of the patients of the hospital will be
20protected during the period for which such provisional license
21is issued. The Director shall advise the licensee of the
22conditions under which such provisional license is issued,
23including the manner in which the hospital facilities fail to
24comply with the provisions of the Act, standards, rules, and
25regulations, and the time within which the changes and
26corrections necessary for such hospital facilities to

 

 

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1substantially comply with this Act, and the standards, rules,
2and regulations of the Department relating thereto shall be
3completed.
4(Source: P.A. 98-683, eff. 6-30-14.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
61, 2020.