Rep. Thomas Holbrook
Filed: 11/30/2010
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1721




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1721 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 4.7 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 85/4.7 new)
7    Sec. 4.7. Additional licensing requirements.
8    (a) A hospital located in a county with fewer than 325,000 
9inhabitants may apply to the Department for approval to conduct 
10its operations from more than one location within the county 
11under a single license at a separate building or facility 
12already licensed as a hospital. The host hospital shall house 
13the licensee. The licensee's application shall be supported by 
14information that its operations at the host hospital will 
15provide access to necessary services for the region that the 
16host hospital does not provide. The services proposed by the 
 
 
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1licensee at the host hospital shall not consist of emergency 
2services.
3    (b) The portion of the facilities or buildings operated by 
4the licensee at the host hospital shall be leased in part and 
5operated by a single corporation or other legal entity serving 
6as the licensee and shall have a single:
7        (1) board of directors with the responsibility for 
8    governance, including financial oversight and authority to 
9    designate or remove the chief executive officer;
10        (2) medical staff accountable to the board of directors 
11    of the licensee and governed by a single set of medical 
12    staff bylaws and associated rules and regulation of the 
13    licensee, with responsibility for the quality of the 
14    medical services provided by the licensee at the host 
15    hospital side; and
16        (3) chief executive officer, accountable to the board 
17    of directors of the licensee, with management 
18    responsibility for the licensee's operations at the host 
19    hospital site.
20    The host hospital and licensee shall be jointly responsible 
21for hospital licensing requirements relating to design and 
22construction, engineering and maintenance of the physical 
23plan, waste disposal, and fire safety.
24    (c) The licensee and host hospital shall notify the public 
25and patients through general signage and written notification 
26provided upon admission that services are provided at the host 
 
 
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1hospital site by 2 separately licensed hospitals. The signage 
2shall specify which services are provided by the host hospital 
3or the licensee or both.
4    (d) One emergency department shall serve the host hospital. 
5Patients shall be notified that emergency services are provided 
6by the host hospital. Those patients that require admission 
7from the emergency department to a service that is operated by 
8the licensee shall be admitted according to the Emergency 
9Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act regulations and 
10transferred to the licensee. The admission, registration, and 
11consent form documents shall be specific to the licensee.
12    (e) The licensee and host hospital shall submit to the 
13Department a comprehensive plan describing the services and 
14operations of each facility or building and between the 
15licensee and host hospital, and how common services or 
16operations will be coordinated between the various locations. 
17Nothing in this Section relieves a hospital from the 
18requirements in the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.

 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.".