(210 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.2)
Sec. 2.
It is declared to be the public policy that the State has a legitimate
interest in assuring that all medical procedures are
performed under circumstances that insure maximum safety. Therefore, the
purpose of this Act is to provide for the better protection of the public
health through the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards
(1) for the care of individuals in ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
and (2) for the construction, maintenance and operation of ambulatory
surgical treatment centers, which, in light of advancing knowledge, will
promote safe and adequate treatment of such individuals in ambulatory
surgical treatment centers.
(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)
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