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1     AN ACT concerning business.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
5 Section 2-217 as follows:
 
6     (210 ILCS 45/2-217 new)
7     Sec. 2-217. Order for transportation of resident by
8 ambulance. If a facility orders transportation of a resident of
9 the facility by ambulance, the facility must maintain a written
10 record that shows (i) the name of the person who placed the
11 order for that transportation and (ii) the medical reason for
12 that transportation. The facility must maintain the record for
13 a period of at least 3 years after the date of the order for
14 transportation by ambulance.
 
15     Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
16 Section 6.22 as follows:
 
17     (210 ILCS 85/6.22 new)
18     Sec. 6.22. Arrangement for transportation of patient by
19 ambulance.
20     (a) In this Section:
21         "Ambulance service provider" means a Vehicle Service
22     Provider as defined in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
23     Systems Act who provides non-emergency transportation
24     services by ambulance.
25         "Patient" means a person who is transported by an
26     ambulance service provider.
27     (b) If a hospital arranges for transportation of a patient
28 of the hospital by ambulance, the hospital must provide the
29 ambulance service provider, prior to transport, a Physician
30 Certification Statement formatted and completed in compliance

 

 

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1 with federal regulations or an equivalent form developed by the
2 hospital. The Physician Certification Statement or equivalent
3 form is not required prior to transport if a delay in transport
4 can be expected to negatively affect the patient outcome.
5     (c) If a hospital is unable to provide a Physician
6 Certification Statement or equivalent form, then the hospital
7 shall provide to the patient a written notice and a verbal
8 explanation of the written notice, which notice must meet all
9 of the following requirements:
10         (1) The following caption must appear at the beginning
11     of the notice in at least 14-point type: Notice to Patient
12     Regarding Non-Emergency Ambulance Services.
13         (2) The notice must contain each of the following
14     statements in at least 14-point type:
15             (A) The purpose of this notice is to help you make
16         an informed choice about whether you want to be
17         transported by ambulance because your medical
18         condition does not meet medical necessity for
19         transportation by an ambulance.
20             (B) Your insurance may not cover the charges for
21         ambulance transportation.
22             (C) You may be responsible for the cost of
23         ambulance transportation.
24             (D) The estimated cost of ambulance transportation
25         is $(amount).
26         (3) The notice must be signed by the patient or by the
27     patient's authorized representative. A copy shall be given
28     to the patient and the hospital shall retain a copy.
29     (d) The notice set forth in subsection (c) of this Section
30 shall not be required if a delay in transport can be expected
31 to negatively affect the patient outcome.
32     (e) If a patient is physically or mentally unable to sign
33 the notice described in subsection (c) of this Section and no
34 authorized representative of the patient is available to sign
35 the notice on the patient's behalf, the hospital must be able
36 to provide documentation of the patient's inability to sign the

 

 

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1 notice and the unavailability of an authorized representative.
2 In any case described in this subsection (e), the hospital
3 shall be considered to have met the requirements of subsection
4 (c) of this Section.
 
5     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
6 31, 2007.