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Public Act 91-0163

SB850 Enrolled                                 SRS91S0023JDch

    AN ACT to amend the  Hospital  Licensing  Act  by  adding
Section 6.01.

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

    Section 5.  The Hospital  Licensing  Act  is  amended  by
adding Section 6.01 as follows:

    (210 ILCS 85/6.01 new)
    Sec. 6.01.  Domestic violence.  A hospital licensed under
this  Act must comply with the standards relating to domestic
violence established  by  the  Department.   In  establishing
these standards, the Department shall take into consideration
similar  standards  adopted by the Joint Commission on Health
Care  Accreditation  or   other   accrediting   organization.
Nothing  in  this  Section  requires  a  hospital  to  become
accredited   by   the   Joint   Commission   on  Health  Care
Accreditation or any other accreditation program.

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