SB2628eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2628 Engrossed LRB098 13489 HLH 48012 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2310-685 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new)

Sec. 2310-685. Health care facility; policy to encourage participation in capital projects.

(a) A health care facility shall develop a policy to encourage the participation of minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in capital projects undertaken by the health care facility.

(b) A health care system may develop a system-wide policy in order to comply with the requirement of subsection (a) of this Section.

(c) The policy required under this Section must be developed no later than 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.

(d) This Section does not apply to health care facilities with 100 or fewer beds, health care facilities located in a county with a total census population of less than 3,000,000, or health care facilities owned or operated by a unit of local government or the State or federal government.

(e) For the purpose of this Section, "health care facility" has the same meaning as set forth in the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.