96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3076


 
Introduced 2/8/2010, by Sen. Susan Garrett
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		







  



20 ILCS 3960/2
  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1152








    Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.  Makes a technical change
to a
Section
concerning the  purpose of the Act.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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

 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is 
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amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 3960/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1152)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)

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    Sec. 2. Purpose of the Act. This Act shall establish a 
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procedure (1) which requires a person
establishing, 
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constructing or modifying a health care facility, as
herein 
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defined, to have the the qualifications, background, character 
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and
financial resources to adequately provide a proper service 
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for the
community; (2) that promotes, through the process of 
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comprehensive health planning, the orderly and
economic 
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development of health care facilities in the State of Illinois

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that avoids unnecessary duplication of such facilities; (3) 
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that
promotes planning for and development of health care 
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facilities needed
for comprehensive health care especially in 
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areas where the health
planning process has identified unmet 
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needs; and (4) that carries out
these purposes in coordination 
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with the Center for Comprehensive Health Planning and the 
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Comprehensive Health Plan developed by that Center.

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    The changes made to this Act by this amendatory Act  of the 
 


 






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96th General Assembly are intended to accomplish the following 
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objectives: to improve the financial ability of the public to 
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obtain necessary health services; to establish an orderly and 
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comprehensive health care delivery system that will guarantee 
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the availability of quality health care to the general public; 
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to maintain and improve the provision of essential health care 
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services and increase the accessibility of those services to 
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the medically underserved and indigent; to assure that the 
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reduction and closure of health care services or facilities is 
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performed in an orderly and timely manner, and that these 
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actions are deemed to be in the best interests of the public; 
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and to assess the financial burden to patients caused by 
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unnecessary health care construction and modification.  The 
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Health Facilities and Services Review Board must apply the 
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findings from the Comprehensive Health Plan to update review 
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standards and criteria, as well as better identify needs and 
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evaluate applications, and establish mechanisms to support 
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adequate financing of the health care delivery system in 
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Illinois, for the development and preservation of safety net 
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services. The Board must provide written and consistent 
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decisions that are based on the findings from the Comprehensive 
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Health Plan, as well as other issue or subject specific plans, 
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recommended by the Center for Comprehensive Health Planning.  
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Policies and procedures must include criteria and standards for 
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plan variations and deviations that must be updated. 
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Evidence-based assessments, projections and decisions will be 
 


 






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applied regarding capacity, quality, value and equity in the 
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delivery of health care services in Illinois. The integrity of 
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the Certificate of Need process is ensured through revised 
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ethics and communications procedures. Cost containment and 
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support for safety net services must continue to be central 
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tenets of the Certificate of Need process. 
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(Source: P.A. 96-31, eff. 6-30-09.)