Illinois Senate Bill 1692 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-20 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to license freestanding rapid treatment emergency centers. Contains provisions concerning the requirements a facility must meet to be licensed as a freestanding rapid treatment emergency center. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish provisional licensure and licensing procedures by emergency rule. Makes related changes in the Emergency Medical Treatment Act, the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act, and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Prohibits a person from constructing, modifying, or establishing a freestanding rapid treatment emergency center without obtaining a certificate of need permit from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Requires the Health Facilities and Services Review Board to establish provisional permit application guidelines by emergency rule. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Contains provisions concerning reimbursements to freestanding rapid treatment emergency centers. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Directs the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt rates to be paid for services delivered by a freestanding rapid treatment emergency center. Effective immediately.

RAPID TREAT. EMERGENCY CENTERS

Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-20	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3960	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3960	5.1b	New Code	See Bill Text
210	50	3.20	Amended Code	Citation Text
210	50	32.6	New Code	See Bill Text
210	70	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	370b.2	New Code	See Bill Text
225	46	15	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-35	New Code	See Bill Text
325	2	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	570	318	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1692&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1692.htm