Bill Text: IL HB2812 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that a State agency must notify the Board in writing of any intent to construct, modify, establish, close, or change the service category of any State-run healthcare facility. Requires this notification to include the facility's estimated service capacity, the location of the project, the estimated date the facility is to open, and when the facility becomes licensed. Provides that this Section is repealed five years after the effective date of this Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0257 [HB2812 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2812-Engrossed.html



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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is
5amended by adding Section 3.5 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 3960/3.5 new)
7 Sec. 3.5. Facilities maintained or operated by a State
8agency.
9 (a) Except for the requirements set forth in subsection
10(b), any construction, modification, establishment, or change
11in categories of service of a health care facility funded
12through an appropriation from the General Assembly and
13maintained or operated by a State agency is exempt from the
14requirements of this Act. A State agency is not exempt from
15this Act when that State agency discontinues a health care
16facility or category of service.
17 (b) A State agency must notify the Board in writing of any
18appropriation by the General Assembly for the construction,
19modification, establishment or change in categories of
20service, excluding discontinuations of a health care facility
21or categories of service, maintained or operated by the State.
22The State agency must include with the written notification the
23following information: (i) the estimated service capacity of

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1the health care facility, (ii) the location of the project or
2the intended location if not identified by law, and (iii) the
3date the health care facility is estimated to be opened. The
4State agency must also notify the Board in writing when the
5facility has been licensed by the Department of Public Health
6or any other licensing body. The State agency shall submit to
7the Board, on behalf of the health care facility, any annual
8facility questionnaires as defined in Section 13 of this Act or
9any requests for information by the Board.
10 (c) This Section is repealed 5 years after the effective
11date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.
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