Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Filed: 3/16/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 691 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 691 on page 1, 
3immediately above line 4, by inserting the following:


 
4    "Section 3. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
5Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
6amended  by adding Section 2310-685 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new)
8    Sec. 2310-685. Health care facility; policy to encourage 
9participation in capital projects.
10    (a) A health care facility shall develop a policy to 
11encourage the participation of minority-owned, women-owned, 
12veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in capital 
13projects undertaken by the health care facility.
14    (b) A health care system may develop a system-wide policy 
15in order to comply with the requirement of subsection (a) of 
16this Section.
 
 
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1    (c) The policy required under this Section must be 
2developed no later than 6 months after the effective date of 
3this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
4    (d) This Section does not apply to health care facilities 
5with 100 or fewer beds,  health care facilities located in a 
6county with a total census population of less than 3,000,000, 
7or health care facilities owned or operated by a unit of local 
8government or the State or federal government.
9    (e) For the purpose of this Section, "health care facility" 
10has the same meaning as set forth in the Illinois Health 
11Facilities Planning Act.".