Public Act 0135 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3155 Enrolled LRB097 02759 RPM 42781 b

Public Act 097-0135

AN ACT concerning public health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Welfare and Rehabilitation Services Planning Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(20 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 954)

Sec. 4. (a) Plans required by Section 3 shall be prepared by and submitted on behalf of the following State agencies, and may be prepared and submitted by another State Agency designated by the Governor:

(1) the Department of Children and Family Services;

(2) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services;

(3) the Department of Corrections;

(4) the Department of Human Services;

(5) (blank);

(6) the Department on Aging;

(7) (blank) the Department of Public Health;

(8) the Department of Employment Security.

(b) The plans required by Section 3 of this Act shall be co-ordinated with the plan adopted by the Department of Human Services under Sections 48 through 52 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act and any plan adopted, re-adopted or amended by the Department of Human Services under those Sections shall be coordinated with plans required under Section 3 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

Section 10. The Alternative Health Care Delivery Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 30, and 35 as follows:

(210 ILCS 3/15)

Sec. 15. License required. No health care facility or program that meets the definition and scope of an alternative health care model shall operate as such unless it is a participant in a demonstration program under this Act and licensed by the Department as an alternative health care model. The provisions of this Section as they relate to subacute care hospitals shall not apply to hospitals licensed under the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act or skilled nursing facilities licensed under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act or the MR/DD Community Care Act; provided, however, that the facilities shall not hold themselves out to the public as subacute care hospitals. The provisions of this Act concerning children's respite care centers shall not apply to any facility licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MR/DD Community Care Act, or the University of Illinois Hospital Act that provides respite care services to children.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-339, eff. 7-1-10.)

(210 ILCS 3/30)

Sec. 30. Demonstration program requirements. The requirements set forth in this Section shall apply to demonstration programs.

(a) (Blank). There shall be no more than:

(i) 3 subacute care hospital alternative health care models in the City of Chicago (one of which shall be located on a designated site and shall have been licensed as a hospital under the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act within the 10 years immediately before the application for a license);

(ii) 2 subacute care hospital alternative health care models in the demonstration program for each of the following areas:

(1) Cook County outside the City of Chicago.

(2) DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties.

(3) Municipalities with a population greater than 50,000 not located in the areas described in item (i) of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of item (ii) of subsection (a); and

(iii) 4 subacute care hospital alternative health care models in the demonstration program for rural areas.

In selecting among applicants for these licenses in rural areas, the Health Facilities and Services Review Board and the Department shall give preference to hospitals that may be unable for economic reasons to provide continued service to the community in which they are located unless the hospital were to receive an alternative health care model license.

(a-5) There shall be no more than the total number of postsurgical recovery care centers with a certificate of need for beds as of January 1, 2008.

(a-10) There shall be no more than a total of 9 children's respite care center alternative health care models in the demonstration program, which shall be located as follows:

(1) Two in the City of Chicago.

(2) One in Cook County outside the City of Chicago.

(3) A total of 2 in the area comprised of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.

(4) A total of 2 in municipalities with a population of 50,000 or more and not located in the areas described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3).

(5) A total of 2 in rural areas, as defined by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board.

No more than one children's respite care model owned and operated by a licensed skilled pediatric facility shall be located in each of the areas designated in this subsection (a-10).

(a-15) There shall be 5 authorized community-based residential rehabilitation center alternative health care models in the demonstration program.

(a-20) There shall be an authorized Alzheimer's disease management center alternative health care model in the demonstration program. The Alzheimer's disease management center shall be located in Will County, owned by a not-for-profit entity, and endorsed by a resolution approved by the county board before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

(a-25) There shall be no more than 10 birth center alternative health care models in the demonstration program, located as follows:

(1) Four in the area comprising Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, one of which shall be owned or operated by a hospital and one of which shall be owned or operated by a federally qualified health center.

(2) Three in municipalities with a population of 50,000 or more not located in the area described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, one of which shall be owned or operated by a hospital and one of which shall be owned or operated by a federally qualified health center.

(3) Three in rural areas, one of which shall be owned or operated by a hospital and one of which shall be owned or operated by a federally qualified health center.

The first 3 birth centers authorized to operate by the Department shall be located in or predominantly serve the residents of a health professional shortage area as determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. There shall be no more than 2 birth centers authorized to operate in any single health planning area for obstetric services as determined under the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. If a birth center is located outside of a health professional shortage area, (i) the birth center shall be located in a health planning area with a demonstrated need for obstetrical service beds, as determined by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board or (ii) there must be a reduction in the existing number of obstetrical service beds in the planning area so that the establishment of the birth center does not result in an increase in the total number of obstetrical service beds in the health planning area.

(b) Alternative health care models, other than a model authorized under subsection (a-10) or (a-20), shall obtain a certificate of need from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board under the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act before receiving a license by the Department. If, after obtaining its initial certificate of need, an alternative health care delivery model that is a community based residential rehabilitation center seeks to increase the bed capacity of that center, it must obtain a certificate of need from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board before increasing the bed capacity. Alternative health care models in medically underserved areas shall receive priority in obtaining a certificate of need.

(c) An alternative health care model license shall be issued for a period of one year and shall be annually renewed if the facility or program is in substantial compliance with the Department's rules adopted under this Act. A licensed alternative health care model that continues to be in substantial compliance after the conclusion of the demonstration program shall be eligible for annual renewals unless and until a different licensure program for that type of health care model is established by legislation, except that a postsurgical recovery care center meeting the following requirements may apply within 3 years after August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-669) for a Certificate of Need permit to operate as a hospital:

(1) The postsurgical recovery care center shall apply to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board for a Certificate of Need permit to discontinue the postsurgical recovery care center and to establish a hospital.

(2) If the postsurgical recovery care center obtains a Certificate of Need permit to operate as a hospital, it shall apply for licensure as a hospital under the Hospital Licensing Act and shall meet all statutory and regulatory requirements of a hospital.

(3) After obtaining licensure as a hospital, any license as an ambulatory surgical treatment center and any license as a post-surgical recovery care center shall be null and void.

(4) The former postsurgical recovery care center that receives a hospital license must seek and use its best efforts to maintain certification under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act.

The Department may issue a provisional license to any alternative health care model that does not substantially comply with the provisions of this Act and the rules adopted under this Act if (i) the Department finds that the alternative health care model has undertaken changes and corrections which upon completion will render the alternative health care model in substantial compliance with this Act and rules and (ii) the health and safety of the patients of the alternative health care model will be protected during the period for which the provisional license is issued. The Department shall advise the licensee of the conditions under which the provisional license is issued, including the manner in which the alternative health care model fails to comply with the provisions of this Act and rules, and the time within which the changes and corrections necessary for the alternative health care model to substantially comply with this Act and rules shall be completed.

(d) Alternative health care models shall seek certification under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act. In addition, alternative health care models shall provide charitable care consistent with that provided by comparable health care providers in the geographic area.

(d-5) (Blank).

(e) Alternative health care models shall, to the extent possible, link and integrate their services with nearby health care facilities.

(f) Each alternative health care model shall implement a quality assurance program with measurable benefits and at reasonable cost.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-445, eff. 1-1-08; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09; 96-129, eff. 8-4-09; 96-669, eff. 8-25-09; 96-812, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1071, eff. 7-16-10; 96-1123, eff. 1-1-11; revised 9-16-10.)

(210 ILCS 3/35)

Sec. 35. Alternative health care models authorized. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, alternative health care models described in this Section may be established on a demonstration basis.

(1) (Blank). Alternative health care model; subacute care hospital. A subacute care hospital is a designated site which provides medical specialty care for patients who need a greater intensity or complexity of care than generally provided in a skilled nursing facility but who no longer require acute hospital care. The average length of stay for patients treated in subacute care hospitals shall not be less than 20 days, and for individual patients, the expected length of stay at the time of admission shall not be less than 10 days. Variations from minimum lengths of stay shall be reported to the Department. There shall be no more than 13 subacute care hospitals authorized to operate by the Department. Subacute care includes physician supervision, registered nursing, and physiological monitoring on a continual basis. A subacute care hospital is either a freestanding building or a distinct physical and operational entity within a hospital or nursing home building. A subacute care hospital shall only consist of beds currently existing in licensed hospitals or skilled nursing facilities, except, in the City of Chicago, on a designated site that was licensed as a hospital under the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act within the 10 years immediately before the application for an alternative health care model license. During the period of operation of the demonstration project, the existing licensed beds shall remain licensed as hospital or skilled nursing facility beds as well as being licensed under this Act. In order to handle cases of complications, emergencies, or exigent circumstances, a subacute care hospital shall maintain a contractual relationship, including a transfer agreement, with a general acute care hospital. If a subacute care model is located in a general acute care hospital, it shall utilize all or a portion of the bed capacity of that existing hospital. In no event shall a subacute care hospital use the word "hospital" in its advertising or marketing activities or represent or hold itself out to the public as a general acute care hospital.

(2) Alternative health care delivery model; postsurgical recovery care center. A postsurgical recovery care center is a designated site which provides postsurgical recovery care for generally healthy patients undergoing surgical procedures that require overnight nursing care, pain control, or observation that would otherwise be provided in an inpatient setting. A postsurgical recovery care center is either freestanding or a defined unit of an ambulatory surgical treatment center or hospital. No facility, or portion of a facility, may participate in a demonstration program as a postsurgical recovery care center unless the facility has been licensed as an ambulatory surgical treatment center or hospital for at least 2 years before August 20, 1993 (the effective date of Public Act 88-441). The maximum length of stay for patients in a postsurgical recovery care center is not to exceed 48 hours unless the treating physician requests an extension of time from the recovery center's medical director on the basis of medical or clinical documentation that an additional care period is required for the recovery of a patient and the medical director approves the extension of time. In no case, however, shall a patient's length of stay in a postsurgical recovery care center be longer than 72 hours. If a patient requires an additional care period after the expiration of the 72-hour limit, the patient shall be transferred to an appropriate facility. Reports on variances from the 48-hour limit shall be sent to the Department for its evaluation. The reports shall, before submission to the Department, have removed from them all patient and physician identifiers. In order to handle cases of complications, emergencies, or exigent circumstances, every postsurgical recovery care center as defined in this paragraph shall maintain a contractual relationship, including a transfer agreement, with a general acute care hospital. A postsurgical recovery care center shall be no larger than 20 beds. A postsurgical recovery care center shall be located within 15 minutes travel time from the general acute care hospital with which the center maintains a contractual relationship, including a transfer agreement, as required under this paragraph.

No postsurgical recovery care center shall discriminate against any patient requiring treatment because of the source of payment for services, including Medicare and Medicaid recipients.

The Department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of Public Act 88-441 concerning postsurgical recovery care centers within 9 months after August 20, 1993.

(3) Alternative health care delivery model; children's community-based health care center. A children's community-based health care center model is a designated site that provides nursing care, clinical support services, and therapies for a period of one to 14 days for short-term stays and 120 days to facilitate transitions to home or other appropriate settings for medically fragile children, technology dependent children, and children with special health care needs who are deemed clinically stable by a physician and are younger than 22 years of age. This care is to be provided in a home-like environment that serves no more than 12 children at a time. Children's community-based health care center services must be available through the model to all families, including those whose care is paid for through the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and insurance companies who cover home health care services or private duty nursing care in the home.

Each children's community-based health care center model location shall be physically separate and apart from any other facility licensed by the Department of Public Health under this or any other Act and shall provide the following services: respite care, registered nursing or licensed practical nursing care, transitional care to facilitate home placement or other appropriate settings and reunite families, medical day care, weekend camps, and diagnostic studies typically done in the home setting.

Coverage for the services provided by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under this paragraph (3) is contingent upon federal waiver approval and is provided only to Medicaid eligible clients participating in the home and community based services waiver designated in Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act for medically frail and technologically dependent children or children in Department of Children and Family Services foster care who receive home health benefits.

(4) Alternative health care delivery model; community based residential rehabilitation center. A community-based residential rehabilitation center model is a designated site that provides rehabilitation or support, or both, for persons who have experienced severe brain injury, who are medically stable, and who no longer require acute rehabilitative care or intense medical or nursing services. The average length of stay in a community-based residential rehabilitation center shall not exceed 4 months. As an integral part of the services provided, individuals are housed in a supervised living setting while having immediate access to the community. The residential rehabilitation center authorized by the Department may have more than one residence included under the license. A residence may be no larger than 12 beds and shall be located as an integral part of the community. Day treatment or individualized outpatient services shall be provided for persons who reside in their own home. Functional outcome goals shall be established for each individual. Services shall include, but are not limited to, case management, training and assistance with activities of daily living, nursing consultation, traditional therapies (physical, occupational, speech), functional interventions in the residence and community (job placement, shopping, banking, recreation), counseling, self-management strategies, productive activities, and multiple opportunities for skill acquisition and practice throughout the day. The design of individualized program plans shall be consistent with the outcome goals that are established for each resident. The programs provided in this setting shall be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). The program shall have been accredited by CARF as a Brain Injury Community-Integrative Program for at least 3 years.

(5) Alternative health care delivery model; Alzheimer's disease management center. An Alzheimer's disease management center model is a designated site that provides a safe and secure setting for care of persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. An Alzheimer's disease management center model shall be a facility separate from any other facility licensed by the Department of Public Health under this or any other Act. An Alzheimer's disease management center shall conduct and document an assessment of each resident every 6 months. The assessment shall include an evaluation of daily functioning, cognitive status, other medical conditions, and behavioral problems. An Alzheimer's disease management center shall develop and implement an ongoing treatment plan for each resident. The treatment plan shall have defined goals. The Alzheimer's disease management center shall treat behavioral problems and mood disorders using nonpharmacologic approaches such as environmental modification, task simplification, and other appropriate activities. All staff must have necessary training to care for all stages of Alzheimer's Disease. An Alzheimer's disease management center shall provide education and support for residents and caregivers. The education and support shall include referrals to support organizations for educational materials on community resources, support groups, legal and financial issues, respite care, and future care needs and options. The education and support shall also include a discussion of the resident's need to make advance directives and to identify surrogates for medical and legal decision-making. The provisions of this paragraph establish the minimum level of services that must be provided by an Alzheimer's disease management center. An Alzheimer's disease management center model shall have no more than 100 residents. Nothing in this paragraph (5) shall be construed as prohibiting a person or facility from providing services and care to persons with Alzheimer's disease as otherwise authorized under State law.

(6) Alternative health care delivery model; birth center. A birth center shall be exclusively dedicated to serving the childbirth-related needs of women and their newborns and shall have no more than 10 beds. A birth center is a designated site that is away from the mother's usual place of residence and in which births are planned to occur following a normal, uncomplicated, and low-risk pregnancy. A birth center shall offer prenatal care and community education services and shall coordinate these services with other health care services available in the community.

(A) A birth center shall not be separately licensed if it is one of the following:

(1) A part of a hospital; or

(2) A freestanding facility that is physically distinct from a hospital but is operated under a license issued to a hospital under the Hospital Licensing Act.

(B) A separate birth center license shall be required if the birth center is operated as:

(1) A part of the operation of a federally qualified health center as designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; or

(2) A facility other than one described in subparagraph (A)(1), (A)(2), or (B)(1) of this paragraph (6) whose costs are reimbursable under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act.

In adopting rules for birth centers, the Department shall consider: the American Association of Birth Centers' Standards for Freestanding Birth Centers; the American Academy of Pediatrics/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Guidelines for Perinatal Care; and the Regionalized Perinatal Health Care Code. The Department's rules shall stipulate the eligibility criteria for birth center admission. The Department's rules shall stipulate the necessary equipment for emergency care according to the American Association of Birth Centers' standards and any additional equipment deemed necessary by the Department. The Department's rules shall provide for a time period within which each birth center not part of a hospital must become accredited by either the Commission for the Accreditation of Freestanding Birth Centers or The Joint Commission.

A birth center shall be certified to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs under Titles XVIII and XIX, respectively, of the federal Social Security Act. To the extent necessary, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall apply for a waiver from the United States Health Care Financing Administration to allow birth centers to be reimbursed under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act.

A birth center that is not operated under a hospital license shall be located within a ground travel time distance from the general acute care hospital with which the birth center maintains a contractual relationship, including a transfer agreement, as required under this paragraph, that allows for an emergency caesarian delivery to be started within 30 minutes of the decision a caesarian delivery is necessary. A birth center operating under a hospital license shall be located within a ground travel time distance from the licensed hospital that allows for an emergency caesarian delivery to be started within 30 minutes of the decision a caesarian delivery is necessary.

The services of a medical director physician, licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, who is certified or eligible for certification by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or the American Board of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists or has hospital obstetrical privileges are required in birth centers. The medical director in consultation with the Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services shall coordinate the clinical staff and overall provision of patient care. The medical director or his or her physician designee shall be available on the premises or within a close proximity as defined by rule. The medical director and the Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services shall jointly develop and approve policies defining the criteria to determine which pregnancies are accepted as normal, uncomplicated, and low-risk, and the anesthesia services available at the center. No general anesthesia may be administered at the center.

If a birth center employs certified nurse midwives, a certified nurse midwife shall be the Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services who is responsible for the development of policies and procedures for services as provided by Department rules.

An obstetrician, family practitioner, or certified nurse midwife shall attend each woman in labor from the time of admission through birth and throughout the immediate postpartum period. Attendance may be delegated only to another physician or certified nurse midwife. Additionally, a second staff person shall also be present at each birth who is licensed or certified in Illinois in a health-related field and under the supervision of the physician or certified nurse midwife in attendance, has specialized training in labor and delivery techniques and care of newborns, and receives planned and ongoing training as needed to perform assigned duties effectively.

The maximum length of stay in a birth center shall be consistent with existing State laws allowing a 48-hour stay or appropriate post-delivery care, if discharged earlier than 48 hours.

A birth center shall participate in the Illinois Perinatal System under the Developmental Disability Prevention Act. At a minimum, this participation shall require a birth center to establish a letter of agreement with a hospital designated under the Perinatal System. A hospital that operates or has a letter of agreement with a birth center shall include the birth center under its maternity service plan under the Hospital Licensing Act and shall include the birth center in the hospital's letter of agreement with its regional perinatal center.

A birth center may not discriminate against any patient requiring treatment because of the source of payment for services, including Medicare and Medicaid recipients.

No general anesthesia and no surgery may be performed at a birth center. The Department may by rule add birth center patient eligibility criteria or standards as it deems necessary. The Department shall by rule require each birth center to report the information which the Department shall make publicly available, which shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(i) Birth center ownership.

(ii) Sources of payment for services.

(iii) Utilization data involving patient length of stay.

(iv) Admissions and discharges.

(v) Complications.

(vi) Transfers.

(vii) Unusual incidents.

(viii) Deaths.

(ix) Any other publicly reported data required under the Illinois Consumer Guide.

(x) Post-discharge patient status data where patients are followed for 14 days after discharge from the birth center to determine whether the mother or baby developed a complication or infection.

Within 9 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Department shall adopt rules that are developed with consideration of: the American Association of Birth Centers' Standards for Freestanding Birth Centers; the American Academy of Pediatrics/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Guidelines for Perinatal Care; and the Regionalized Perinatal Health Care Code.

The Department shall adopt other rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly within 9 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-445, eff. 1-1-08.)

Section 15. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing Sections 2-106 and 3-804 as follows:

(210 ILCS 45/2-106) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-106)

Sec. 2-106. (a) For purposes of this Act, (i) a physical restraint is any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to a resident's body that the resident cannot remove easily and restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one's body. Devices used for positioning, including but not limited to bed rails, gait belts, and cushions, shall not be considered to be restraints for purposes of this Section; (ii) a chemical restraint is any drug used for discipline or convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms. The Department shall by rule, designate certain devices as restraints, including at least all those devices which have been determined to be restraints by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in interpretive guidelines issued for the purposes of administering Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act.

(b) Neither restraints nor confinements shall be employed for the purpose of punishment or for the convenience of any facility personnel. No restraints or confinements shall be employed except as ordered by a physician who documents the need for such restraints or confinements in the resident's clinical record. Each facility licensed under this Act must have a written policy to address the use of restraints and seclusion. The Department shall establish by rule the provisions that the policy must include, which, to the extent practicable, should be consistent with the requirements for participation in the federal Medicare program. Each policy shall include periodic review of the use of restraints.

(c) A restraint may be used only with the informed consent of the resident, the resident's guardian, or other authorized representative. A restraint may be used only for specific periods, if it is the least restrictive means necessary to attain and maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental or psychosocial well-being, including brief periods of time to provide necessary life-saving treatment. A restraint may be used only after consultation with appropriate health professionals, such as occupational or physical therapists, and a trial of less restrictive measures has led to the determination that the use of less restrictive measures would not attain or maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental or psychosocial well-being. However, if the resident needs emergency care, restraints may be used for brief periods to permit medical treatment to proceed unless the facility has notice that the resident has previously made a valid refusal of the treatment in question.

(d) A restraint may be applied only by a person trained in the application of the particular type of restraint.

(e) Whenever a period of use of a restraint is initiated, the resident shall be advised of his or her right to have a person or organization of his or her choosing, including the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, notified of the use of the restraint. A recipient who is under guardianship may request that a person or organization of his or her choosing be notified of the restraint, whether or not the guardian approves the notice. If the resident so chooses, the facility shall make the notification within 24 hours, including any information about the period of time that the restraint is to be used. Whenever the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission is notified that a resident has been restrained, it shall contact the resident to determine the circumstances of the restraint and whether further action is warranted.

(f) Whenever a restraint is used on a resident whose primary mode of communication is sign language, the resident shall be permitted to have his or her hands free from restraint for brief periods each hour, except when this freedom may result in physical harm to the resident or others.

(g) The requirements of this Section are intended to control in any conflict with the requirements of Sections 1-126 and 2-108 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(210 ILCS 45/3-804) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-804)

Sec. 3-804. The Department shall report to the General Assembly by July April 1 of each year upon the performance of its inspection, survey and evaluation duties under this Act, including the number and needs of the Department personnel engaged in such activities. The report shall also describe the Department's actions in enforcement of this Act, including the number and needs of personnel so engaged. The report shall also include the number of valid and invalid complaints filed with the Department within the last calendar year.

(Source: P.A. 84-1322.)

Section 20. The Illinois Migrant Labor Camp Law is amended by changing Sections 4 and 6 as follows:

(210 ILCS 110/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 185.4)

Sec. 4. Applications for a license to operate or maintain a Migrant Labor Camp or for a renewal thereof shall be made upon forms to be furnished by the Department. Such application shall include:

(a) The name and address of the applicant or applicants. If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of all the partners shall also be given. If the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers of the corporation shall be given.

(b) The approximate legal description and the address of the tract of land upon which the applicant proposes to operate and maintain such Migrant Labor Camp.

(c) A general plan or sketch of the camp site showing the location of the buildings or facilities together with a description of the buildings, of the water supply, of the toilet, bathing and laundry facilities, and of the fire protection equipment.

(d) The date upon which the occupancy and use of the Migrant Labor Camp will commence.

The application for the original license or for any renewal thereof shall be accompanied by a fee of $100.

Application for the original license or any renewal thereof shall be filed with the Department in the office of the Director at least 60 days prior to the date on which the occupancy and use of such camp is to commence. Application for a renewal license shall be filed with the Department at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the current license. The camp shall be ready for inspection at least 30 days prior to the date upon which the occupancy and use of such camp is to commence.

(Source: P.A. 86-595.)

(210 ILCS 110/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 185.6)

Sec. 6. Upon receipt of an application for a license, the Department shall inspect the camp site and the facilities described in the application approximately 30 days prior to the date on which the occupancy and use of such camp is to commence. If the Department finds that the Migrant Labor Camp described in the application meets and complies with the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations of the Department in relation thereto, the Director shall, not less than 15 days prior to the date on which the occupancy and use of such camp is to commence, issue a license to the applicant for the operation of the camp.

If the application is denied, the Department shall notify the applicant in writing of such denial not less than 15 days prior to the date on which the occupancy and use of such camp is to commence, setting forth the reasons therefor. If the conditions constituting the basis for such denial are remediable, the applicant may correct such conditions and notify the Department in writing indicating therein the manner in which such conditions have been remedied. Notifications of corrections shall be processed in the same manner as the original application.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2356.)

Section 25. The Poison Control System Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

(410 ILCS 47/15)

Sec. 15. Regional center designation. By January 1, 1993, the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health shall designate at least one 2 and no more than 3 human poison control centers. The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture shall designate one 1 animal poison control center as regional poison control center to provide comprehensive poison control center services for animal exposures by January 1, 1993. The services provided by the centers shall adhere to the appropriate national standards promulgated by the American Association of Poison Control Centers and the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association; adherence to these standards shall occur within 2 years after designation by the respective departments, unless the center has been granted an extension by the Illinois Department of Public Health or the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The 2-year period shall automatically be extended for an additional 2 years if funding was not secured after a poison control center's initial designation. The designated departments shall set standards of operation after consulting with current poison control service providers. Poison control centers shall cooperate to reduce the cost of operations, collect information on poisoning exposures, and provide education to the public and health professionals. A regional poison control center shall continue to operate unless it voluntarily closes or the designating departments revoke the designation for failure to comply with the standards. Centers designated under this Act shall be considered State agencies for purposes of the State Employee Indemnification Act.

(Source: P.A. 87-1145.)

Section 30. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is amended by changing Section 21.3 as follows:

(410 ILCS 620/21.3)

Sec. 21.3. Certificates of free sale; health certificates; shellfish certificates.

(a) The Department is authorized, upon request, to issue certificates of free sale, health certificates, or an equivalent, to Illinois food, dairy, drug, cosmetic, or medical device manufacturers, processors, packers, or warehousers. The Department shall charge a fee of $10 for issuing a certificate of free sale, health certificate, or equivalent.

(b) The Department shall issue an Illinois shellfish certificate, upon request, to shellfish firms in compliance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Model Ordinance Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.

(c) This Section applies on and after January 1, 2003.

(Source: P.A. 92-769, eff. 1-1-03.)

Section 35. The Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(410 ILCS 635/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2203)

Sec. 3. Definitions.

(a) As used in this Act "Grade A" means that milk and milk products are produced and processed in accordance with the current Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as adopted by the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments and the latest United States Public Health Service - Food and Drug Administration and all other applicable federal regulations Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as may be amended. The term Grade A is applicable to "dairy farm", "milk hauler-sampler", "milk plant", "milk product", "receiving station", "transfer station", "milk tank truck", and "certified pasteurizer sealer" whenever used in this Act.

(b) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, terms have the meaning ascribed as follows:

(1) "Dairy farm" means any place or premise where one or more cows or goats are kept, and from which a part or all of the milk or milk products are provided, sold, or offered for sale to a milk plant, transfer station, or receiving station.

(2) "Milk" means the milk of cows or goats and includes skim milk and cream.

(3) "Milk plant" means any place, premise, or establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically processed, bottled, or prepared for distribution.

(4) "Milk product" means any product including cream, light cream, light whipping cream, heavy cream, heavy whipping cream, whipped cream, whipped light cream, sour cream, acidified light cream, cultured sour cream, half-and-half, sour half-and-half, acidified sour half-and-half, cultured half-and-half, reconstituted or recombined milk and milk products, concentrated milk, concentrated milk products, skim milk, lowfat milk, frozen milk concentrate, eggnog, buttermilk, cultured milk, cultured lowfat milk or skim milk, cottage cheese, yogurt, lowfat yogurt, nonfat yogurt, acidified milk, acidified lowfat milk or skim milk, low-sodium milk, low-sodium lowfat milk, low-sodium skim milk, lactose-reduced milk, lactose-reduced lowfat milk, lactose-reduced skim milk, aseptically processed and packaged milk and milk products, and milk, lowfat milk or skim milk with added safe and suitable microbial organisms.

(5) "Receiving station" means any place, premise, or establishment where raw milk is received, collected, handled, stored or cooled and prepared for further transporting.

(6) "Transfer station" means any place, premise, or establishment where milk or milk products are transferred directly from one milk tank truck to another.

(7) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.

(8) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

(9) "Embargo or hold for investigation" means a detention or seizure designed to deny the use of milk or milk products which may be unwholesome or to prohibit the use of equipment which may result in contaminated or unwholesome milk or dairy products.

(10) "Imminent hazard to the public health" means any hazard to the public health when the evidence is sufficient to show that a product or practice, posing or contributing to a significant threat of danger to health, creates or may create a public health situation (1) that should be corrected immediately to prevent injury and (2) that should not be permitted to continue while a hearing or other formal proceeding is being held.

(11) "Person" means any individual, group of individuals, association, trust, partnership, corporation, person doing business under an assumed name, the State of Illinois, or any political subdivision or department thereof, or any other entity.

(12) "Enforcing agency" means the Illinois Department of Public Health or a unit of local government electing to administer and enforce this Act as provided for in this Act.

(13) "Permit" means a document awarded to a person for compliance with the provisions of and under conditions set forth in this Act.

(14) "Milk hauler-sampler" means a person who is qualified and trained for the grading and sampling of raw milk in accordance with federal and State quality standards and procedures.

(15) "Cleaning and sanitizing facility" means any place, premise or establishment where milk tank trucks are cleaned and sanitized.

(16) "Milk tank truck" includes both a bulk pickup tank and a milk transport tank.

(A) "Bulk milk pickup tank" means the tank, and those appurtenances necessary for its use, used by a milk hauler-sampler to transport bulk raw milk for pasteurization from a dairy farm to a milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station.

(B) "Milk transport tank" means a vehicle, including the truck and tank, used by a milk hauler to transport bulk shipments of milk from a transfer station, receiving station, or milk plant to another transfer station, receiving station, or milk plant.

(17) "Certified pasteurizer sealer" means a person who has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and has demonstrated the ability to satisfactorily conduct all pasteurization control tests, as required by rules adopted by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 92-216, eff. 1-1-02.)

(210 ILCS 3/36.5 rep.)

Section 40. The Alternative Health Care Delivery Act is amended by repealing Section 36.5.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.