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91_SB0850eng

 
SB850 Engrossed                                SRS91S0023JDch

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

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

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

 7        (210 ILCS 85/6.01 new)
 8        Sec. 6.01.  Domestic violence.  A hospital licensed under
 9    this  Act must comply with the standards relating to domestic
10    violence established  by  the  Department.   In  establishing
11    these standards, the Department shall take into consideration
12    similar  standards  adopted by the Joint Commission on Health
13    Care  Accreditation  or   other   accrediting   organization.
14    Nothing  in  this  Section  requires  a  hospital  to  become
15    accredited   by   the   Joint   Commission   on  Health  Care
16    Accreditation or any other accreditation program.

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