Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
Filed: 3/11/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 976




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 976 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Alternative Health Care Delivery Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 25 as follows:
 



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    (210 ILCS 3/25)



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    Sec. 25. Department responsibilities. The Department shall 
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have the the
responsibilities set forth in this Section.

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    (a) The Department shall adopt rules for each alternative 
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health care model
authorized under this Act that shall include 
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but not be limited to the
following:


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        (1) Further definition of the alternative health care 
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    models.


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        (2) The definition and scope of the demonstration 
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    program, including the
implementation date and period of 
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    operation, not to exceed 5 years.


 


 






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        (3) License application information required by the 
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    Department.


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        (4) The care of patients in the alternative health care 
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    models.


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        (5) Rights afforded to patients of the alternative 
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    health care models.


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        (6) Physical plant requirements.


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        (7) License application and renewal fees, which may 
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    cover
the cost of administering the demonstration program.    


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        (8) Information that may be necessary for the Board and 
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    the Department to
monitor and evaluate the alternative 
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    health care model demonstration program.


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        (9) Administrative fines that may be assessed by the 
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    Department for
violations of this Act or the rules adopted 
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    under this Act.

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    (b) The Department shall issue, renew, deny, suspend, or 
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revoke licenses for
alternative health care models.

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    (c) The Department shall perform licensure inspections of 
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alternative health
care models as deemed necessary by the 
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Department to ensure compliance with
this Act or rules.

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    (d) The Department shall deposit application fees, renewal 
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fees, and fines
into the Regulatory Evaluation and Basic 
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Enforcement Fund.

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    (e) The Department shall assist the Board in performing the

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Board's
responsibilities under this Act.

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    (f) The Department shall conduct a study to determine the 
 


 






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feasibility, the
potential risks and benefits to patients, and 
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the potential effect on the
health care delivery system of 
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authorizing recovery care of nonsurgical
patients in 
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postsurgical recovery center demonstration models.  The 
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Department
shall report the findings
of the study
to the 
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General Assembly no later than November 1, 1998.
The Director 
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shall appoint an advisory committee with representation from

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the Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association,
the 
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Illinois State Medical Society, and the Illinois Freestanding 
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Surgery
Center Association,
a physician who is
board certified 
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in internal medicine, a consumer, and other representatives

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deemed appropriate by the Director.  The advisory committee 
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shall advise the
Department as it carries out the study.  

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    (g) Before November 1, 1998 the Department shall initiate a 
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process to
request public comments on how postsurgical recovery 
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centers admitting
nonsurgical patients should be regulated.

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(Source: P.A. 90-600, eff. 6-25-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)".