HB2693 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB100 10341 MJP 20532 b

100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2693

Introduced , by Rep. Gregory Harris

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/5.878 new
110 ILCS 330/8.5 new

Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Creates the Cardiac Arrest Data Collection Fund and makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act. Provides that all moneys in the Fund shall be used by the University of Illinois Hospital to support statewide quality improvement efforts to address disparities in cardiac arrest care. Provides that all eligible hospitals in the State shall pay an annual fee of $3,500 that shall be deposited into the Fund. Defines "eligible hospital" to mean a hospital operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act or licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act that receives reimbursement from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that the University of Illinois Hospital shall use the moneys in the Fund for specified purposes.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.878 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.878 new)

Sec. 5.878. The Cardiac Arrest Data Collection Fund.

Section 10. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is amended by adding Section 8.5 as follows:

(110 ILCS 330/8.5 new)

Sec. 8.5. Cardiac Arrest Data Collection Fund.

(a) As used in this Section, "eligible hospital" means a hospital operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act or licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act that receives reimbursement from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(b) The Cardiac Arrest Data Collection Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Fund shall be used by the University of Illinois Hospital to support statewide quality improvement efforts to address disparities in cardiac arrest care, including for the following purposes:

(1) to support the analysis and distribution of data from eligible hospitals as reported to the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) or another equivalent registry;

(2) to provide eligible hospitals and emergency management systems (EMS) with annual de-identified data to use for ongoing quality assurance; and

(3) to provide hospitals, emergency management systems (EMS), and community organizations with technical assistance for the purpose of identifying how to improve cardiac arrest survival rates.

(c) All eligible hospitals in the State shall pay an annual fee of $3,500 that shall be deposited into the Fund.