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210 ILCS 87/16

(210 ILCS 87/16)

Sec. 16.

Complaint system.

The Department shall develop and implement a
complaint system through which the Department
may receive complaints related to violations of this Act. The Department
shall establish a complaint system or utilize an existing Department complaint
system. The complaint system shall include (i) a complaint verification process
by which the Department determines the validity of a complaint and (ii) an
opportunity for a health facility to resolve the complaint through an informal
dispute resolution process.

If the complaint is not resolved informally, then the Department shall serve
a notice of violation of this Act upon the health facility. The notice of
violation shall be in writing and shall specify the nature of the violation and
the statutory provision alleged to have been violated. The notice shall inform
the health facility of the action the Department may take under the Act, the
amount of any financial penalty to be imposed and the opportunity for the
health facility to enter into a plan of correction. The notice shall also
inform the health facility of its rights to a hearing to contest the alleged
violation under the Administrative Procedure Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-564, eff. 1-1-04.)