Public Act 099-0315
 
SB0691 EnrolledLRB099 04926 JLK 24955 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 99th 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.