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| Public Act 096-1505 | ||||
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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 adding | ||||
Section 4.7 as follows: | ||||
(210 ILCS 85/4.7 new) | ||||
Sec. 4.7. Additional licensing requirements. | ||||
(a) A hospital located in a county with fewer than 325,000 | ||||
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 a separate building or facility | ||||
already licensed as a hospital. The operations shall be limited | ||||
to psychiatric services. The host hospital shall house the | ||||
licensee. The licensee's application shall be supported by | ||||
information that its operations at the host hospital will | ||||
provide access to necessary services for the region that the | ||||
host hospital does not provide. The services proposed by the | ||||
licensee at the host hospital shall not consist of emergency | ||||
services. | ||||
(b) The portion of the facilities or buildings operated by | ||||
the licensee at the host hospital shall be leased in part and | ||||
operated by a single corporation or other legal entity serving | ||||
as the licensee and shall have a single: | ||||
(1) board of directors with the responsibility for | ||
governance, including financial oversight and authority to | ||
designate or remove the chief executive officer; | ||
(2) medical staff accountable to the board of directors | ||
of the licensee and governed by a single set of medical | ||
staff bylaws and associated rules and regulation of the | ||
licensee, with responsibility for the quality of the | ||
medical services provided by the licensee at the host | ||
hospital side; and | ||
(3) chief executive officer, accountable to the board | ||
of directors of the licensee, with management | ||
responsibility for the licensee's operations at the host | ||
hospital site. | ||
The host hospital and licensee shall be jointly responsible | ||
for hospital licensing requirements relating to design and | ||
construction, engineering and maintenance of the physical | ||
plan, waste disposal, and fire safety. | ||
(c) The licensee and host hospital shall notify the public | ||
and patients through general signage and written notification | ||
provided upon admission that services are provided at the host | ||
hospital site by 2 separately licensed hospitals. The signage | ||
shall specify which services are provided by the host hospital | ||
or the licensee or both. | ||
(d) One emergency department shall serve the host hospital. | ||
Patients shall be notified that emergency services are provided | ||
by the host hospital. Those patients that require admission | ||
from the emergency department to a service that is operated by | ||
the licensee shall be admitted according to the Emergency | ||
Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act regulations and | ||
transferred to the licensee. The admission, registration, and | ||
consent form documents shall be specific to the licensee. | ||
(e) The licensee and host hospital shall submit to the | ||
Department a comprehensive plan describing the services and | ||
operations of each facility or building and between the | ||
licensee and host hospital, and how common services or | ||
operations will be coordinated between the various locations. | ||
Nothing in this Section relieves a hospital from the | ||
requirements in the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||