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Public Act 102-0887 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 4.5 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 85/4.5)
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Sec. 4.5. Hospital with multiple locations; single | ||||
license.
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(a) A hospital located in a county with fewer than | ||||
3,000,000 inhabitants may
apply to the Department for approval | ||||
to conduct its operations from more than
one location within | ||||
the county under a single license. At the time of the | ||||
application to operate under a single license, a hospital | ||||
located in a county with fewer than 125,000 inhabitants may | ||||
apply to the Department for approval to conduct its operations | ||||
from more than one location within contiguous counties in | ||||
which both facilities are located, provided that the second | ||||
county has fewer than 35,000 inhabitants.
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(b) The facilities or buildings at those locations must be | ||||
owned or
operated together by a single corporation or other | ||||
legal entity serving as the
licensee and must share:
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(1) a single board of directors with responsibility | ||||
for governance,
including financial oversight and the |
authority to designate or remove the
chief executive | ||
officer;
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(2) a single medical staff accountable to the board of | ||
directors and
governed by a single set of medical staff | ||
bylaws, rules, and regulations with
responsibility for the | ||
quality of the medical services; and
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(3) a single chief executive officer, accountable to | ||
the board of
directors, with management responsibility.
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(c) Each hospital building or facility that is located on | ||
a site
geographically separate from the campus or premises of | ||
another hospital
building or facility operated by the licensee | ||
must, at a minimum, individually
comply with the Department's | ||
hospital licensing requirements for emergency
services.
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(d) The hospital shall submit to the Department a | ||
comprehensive plan in
relation to the waiver or waivers | ||
requested
describing the services and operations of each | ||
facility or building and how
common services or operations | ||
will be coordinated between the various
locations. With the | ||
exception of items required by subsection (c), the
Department | ||
is authorized to waive compliance with the hospital
licensing | ||
requirements for specific buildings or facilities, provided | ||
that the
hospital has documented which other building or | ||
facility under its single
license provides that service or | ||
operation, and that doing so would not
endanger the public's | ||
health, safety, or welfare. Nothing in this Section
relieves a | ||
hospital from the requirements of the Health Facilities |
Planning
Act.
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(Source: P.A. 89-171, eff. 7-19-95.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |