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Public Act 094-1063
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LRB094 13493 DRJ 50420 b |
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AN ACT concerning business.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding |
Section 2-217 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 45/2-217 new) |
Sec. 2-217. Order for transportation of resident by |
ambulance. If a facility orders transportation of a resident of |
the facility by ambulance, the facility must maintain a written |
record that shows (i) the name of the person who placed the |
order for that transportation and (ii) the medical reason for |
that transportation. The facility must maintain the record for |
a period of at least 3 years after the date of the order for |
transportation by ambulance.
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Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding |
Section 6.22 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 85/6.22 new) |
Sec. 6.22. Arrangement for transportation of patient by |
ambulance.
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(a) In this Section: |
"Ambulance service provider" means a Vehicle Service |
Provider as defined in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
Systems Act who provides non-emergency transportation |
services by ambulance. |
"Patient" means a person who is transported by an |
ambulance service provider.
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(b) If a hospital arranges for transportation of a patient |
of the hospital by ambulance, the hospital must provide the |
ambulance service provider, prior to transport, a Physician |
Certification Statement formatted and completed in compliance |
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with federal regulations or an equivalent form developed by the |
hospital. The Physician Certification Statement or equivalent |
form is not required prior to transport if a delay in transport |
can be expected to negatively affect the patient outcome. |
(c) If a hospital is unable to provide a Physician |
Certification Statement or equivalent form, then the hospital |
shall provide to the patient a written notice and a verbal |
explanation of the written notice, which notice must meet all |
of the following requirements:
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(1) The following caption must appear at the beginning |
of the notice in at least 14-point type: Notice to Patient |
Regarding Non-Emergency Ambulance Services. |
(2) The notice must contain each of the following |
statements in at least 14-point type: |
(A) The purpose of this notice is to help you make |
an informed choice about whether you want to be |
transported by ambulance because your medical |
condition does not meet medical necessity for |
transportation by an ambulance. |
(B) Your insurance may not cover the charges for |
ambulance transportation. |
(C) You may be responsible for the cost of |
ambulance transportation. |
(D) The estimated cost of ambulance transportation |
is $(amount). |
(3) The notice must be signed by the patient or by the |
patient's authorized representative. A copy shall be given |
to the patient and the hospital shall retain a copy. |
(d) The notice set forth in subsection (c) of this Section |
shall not be required if a delay in transport can be expected |
to negatively affect the patient outcome. |
(e) If a patient is physically or mentally unable to sign |
the notice described in subsection (c) of this Section and no |
authorized representative of the patient is available to sign |
the notice on the patient's behalf, the hospital must be able |
to provide documentation of the patient's inability to sign the |