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210 ILCS 85/6

(210 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147)

Sec. 6.

(a) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to establish
a hospital the Director shall issue a permit if he finds (1) that the
applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide a proper standard of
hospital service for the community with particular regard to the
qualification, background, and character of the applicant, (2) that the
financial resources available to the applicant demonstrate an ability to
construct, maintain, and operate a hospital in accordance with the
standards, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act, and (3)
that safeguards are provided which assure hospital operation and
maintenance consistent with the public interest having particular regard
to safe, adequate, and efficient hospital facilities and services.

The Director may request the cooperation of county and
multiple-county health departments, municipal boards of health, and
other governmental and non-governmental agencies in obtaining
information and in conducting investigations relating to such
applications.

A permit to establish a hospital shall be valid only for the premises
and person named in the application for such permit and shall not be
transferable or assignable.

In the event the Director issues a permit to establish a hospital the
applicant shall thereafter submit plans and specifications to the
Department in accordance with Section 8 of this Act.

(b) Upon receipt of an application for license to open, conduct,
operate, and maintain a hospital, the Director shall issue a license if
he finds the applicant and the hospital facilities comply with
standards, rules, and regulations promulgated under this Act. A license,
unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon
approval by the Department and payment of a license fee as established pursuant to Section 5 of this Act. Each license shall be issued only for the
premises and persons named in the application and shall not be
transferable or assignable. Licenses shall be posted, either by physical or electronic means,  in a conspicuous
place on the licensed premises. The Department may, either before or
after the issuance of a license, request the cooperation of the State Fire
Marshal, county
and multiple county health departments, or municipal boards of health to
make investigations to determine if the applicant or licensee is
complying with the minimum standards prescribed by the Department. The
report and recommendations of any such agency shall be in writing and
shall state with particularity its findings with respect to compliance
or noncompliance with such minimum standards, rules, and regulations.

The Director may issue a provisional license to any hospital which
does not substantially comply with the provisions of this Act and the
standards, rules, and regulations promulgated by virtue thereof provided
that he finds that such hospital has undertaken changes and corrections
which upon completion will render the hospital in substantial compliance
with the provisions of this Act, and the standards, rules, and
regulations adopted hereunder, and provided that the health and safety
of the patients of the hospital will be protected during the period for
which such provisional license is issued. The Director shall advise the
licensee of the conditions under which such provisional license is
issued, including the manner in which the hospital facilities fail to
comply with the provisions of the Act, standards, rules, and
regulations, and the time within which the changes and corrections
necessary for such hospital facilities to substantially comply with this
Act, and the standards, rules, and regulations of the Department
relating thereto shall be completed.

(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)