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210 ILCS 76/15

(210 ILCS 76/15)

Sec. 15. Organizational mission statement; community benefits plan.

A
nonprofit hospital shall develop:

(1) an organizational mission statement that

identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care needs of the community; and

(2) a community benefits plan defined as an

operational plan for serving the community's health care needs that:

(A) sets out goals and objectives for providing

community benefits that include charity care and government-sponsored health care;

(B) identifies the populations and communities

served by the hospital; and

(C) describes activities the hospital is

undertaking to address health equity, reduce health disparities, and improve community health. This may include, but is not limited to:

(i) efforts to recruit and promote a racially

and culturally diverse and representative workforce;

(ii) efforts to procure goods and services

locally and from historically underrepresented communities;

(iii) training that addresses cultural

competency and implicit bias; and

(iv) partnerships and investments to address

social needs such as food, housing, and community safety.

(Source: P.A. 102-581, eff. 1-1-22.)