HB2760ham002 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Filed: 4/9/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2760

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2760 on page 2, by replacing lines 2 through 9 with the following:

"(2) The transition period may not exceed 90 days of skilled home care services except as provided by paragraph (3) of this Section.

(3) The transition period may be up to 180 days of skilled home care services for patients where home health services are needed to care for 2 or more medical conditions requiring intensive management by 2 or more physicians, with documentation supporting unsuccessful efforts in identifying an appropriate physician in Illinois within the initial 90-day time period.

(4) Any significant change in the patient's condition shall be communicated by the Illinois licensed agency to the out-of-state physician and the patient's Illinois licensed physician.

(5) A copy of the license or evidence of licensure by another state of the out-of-state physician must be retained in the patient's chart.".