Bill Text: IL SB3614 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that the Health Services Review Board Long-term Care Facility Advisory Subcommittee shall develop and recommend rules to establish a bed exchange program that, at a minimum, provides for the movement of beds between 2 facilities without prior approval of the Health Facilities and Services Review Board, regardless of whether the beds are currently licensed to the owner of the facility to which the beds are transferred or the facility purchases the licenses for the beds from a third party. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1045 [SB3614 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB3614-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is
amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3960/12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1162)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
Sec. 12. Powers and duties of State Board. For purposes of
this Act, the State Board shall exercise the following powers
and duties:
(1) Prescribe rules, regulations, standards, criteria,
procedures or reviews which may vary according to the purpose
for which a particular review is being conducted or the type of
project reviewed and which are required to carry out the
provisions and purposes of this Act. Policies and procedures of
the State Board shall take into consideration the priorities
and needs of medically underserved areas and other health care
services identified through the comprehensive health planning
process, giving special consideration to the impact of projects
on access to safety net services.
(2) Adopt procedures for public notice and hearing on all
proposed rules, regulations, standards, criteria, and plans
required to carry out the provisions of this Act.

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(3) (Blank).
(4) Develop criteria and standards for health care
facilities planning, conduct statewide inventories of health
care facilities, maintain an updated inventory on the Board's
web site reflecting the most recent bed and service changes and
updated need determinations when new census data become
available or new need formulae are adopted, and develop health
care facility plans which shall be utilized in the review of
applications for permit under this Act. Such health facility
plans shall be coordinated by the Board with pertinent State
Plans. Inventories pursuant to this Section of skilled or
intermediate care facilities licensed under the Nursing Home
Care Act, skilled or intermediate care facilities licensed
under the ID/DD Community Care Act, facilities licensed under
the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act, or nursing
homes licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act shall be
conducted on an annual basis no later than July 1 of each year
and shall include among the information requested a list of all
services provided by a facility to its residents and to the
community at large and differentiate between active and
inactive beds.
In developing health care facility plans, the State Board
shall consider, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) The size, composition and growth of the population
of the area to be served;
(b) The number of existing and planned facilities

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offering similar programs;
(c) The extent of utilization of existing facilities;
(d) The availability of facilities which may serve as
alternatives or substitutes;
(e) The availability of personnel necessary to the
operation of the facility;
(f) Multi-institutional planning and the establishment
of multi-institutional systems where feasible;
(g) The financial and economic feasibility of proposed
construction or modification; and
(h) In the case of health care facilities established
by a religious body or denomination, the needs of the
members of such religious body or denomination may be
considered to be public need.
The health care facility plans which are developed and
adopted in accordance with this Section shall form the basis
for the plan of the State to deal most effectively with
statewide health needs in regard to health care facilities.
(5) Coordinate with the Center for Comprehensive Health
Planning and other state agencies having responsibilities
affecting health care facilities, including those of licensure
and cost reporting.
(6) Solicit, accept, hold and administer on behalf of the
State any grants or bequests of money, securities or property
for use by the State Board or Center for Comprehensive Health
Planning in the administration of this Act; and enter into

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contracts consistent with the appropriations for purposes
enumerated in this Act.
(7) The State Board shall prescribe procedures for review,
standards, and criteria which shall be utilized to make
periodic reviews and determinations of the appropriateness of
any existing health services being rendered by health care
facilities subject to the Act. The State Board shall consider
recommendations of the Board in making its determinations.
(8) Prescribe, in consultation with the Center for
Comprehensive Health Planning, rules, regulations, standards,
and criteria for the conduct of an expeditious review of
applications for permits for projects of construction or
modification of a health care facility, which projects are
classified as emergency, substantive, or non-substantive in
nature.
Six months after June 30, 2009 (the effective date of
Public Act 96-31), substantive projects shall include no more
than the following:
(a) Projects to construct (1) a new or replacement
facility located on a new site or (2) a replacement
facility located on the same site as the original facility
and the cost of the replacement facility exceeds the
capital expenditure minimum;
(b) Projects proposing a (1) new service or (2)
discontinuation of a service, which shall be reviewed by
the Board within 60 days; or

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(c) Projects proposing a change in the bed capacity of
a health care facility by an increase in the total number
of beds or by a redistribution of beds among various
categories of service or by a relocation of beds from one
physical facility or site to another by more than 20 beds
or more than 10% of total bed capacity, as defined by the
State Board, whichever is less, over a 2-year period.
The Chairman may approve applications for exemption that
meet the criteria set forth in rules or refer them to the full
Board. The Chairman may approve any unopposed application that
meets all of the review criteria or refer them to the full
Board.
Such rules shall not abridge the right of the Center for
Comprehensive Health Planning to make recommendations on the
classification and approval of projects, nor shall such rules
prevent the conduct of a public hearing upon the timely request
of an interested party. Such reviews shall not exceed 60 days
from the date the application is declared to be complete.
(9) Prescribe rules, regulations, standards, and criteria
pertaining to the granting of permits for construction and
modifications which are emergent in nature and must be
undertaken immediately to prevent or correct structural
deficiencies or hazardous conditions that may harm or injure
persons using the facility, as defined in the rules and
regulations of the State Board. This procedure is exempt from
public hearing requirements of this Act.

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(10) Prescribe rules, regulations, standards and criteria
for the conduct of an expeditious review, not exceeding 60
days, of applications for permits for projects to construct or
modify health care facilities which are needed for the care and
treatment of persons who have acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) or related conditions.
(11) Issue written decisions upon request of the applicant
or an adversely affected party to the Board within 30 days of
the meeting in which a final decision has been made. A "final
decision" for purposes of this Act is the decision to approve
or deny an application, or take other actions permitted under
this Act, at the time and date of the meeting that such action
is scheduled by the Board. The staff of the State Board shall
prepare a written copy of the final decision and the State
Board shall approve a final copy for inclusion in the formal
record.
(12) Require at least one of its members to participate in
any public hearing, after the appointment of the 9 members to
the Board.
(13) Provide a mechanism for the public to comment on, and
request changes to, draft rules and standards.
(14) Implement public information campaigns to regularly
inform the general public about the opportunity for public
hearings and public hearing procedures.
(15) Establish a separate set of rules and guidelines for
long-term care that recognizes that nursing homes are a

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different business line and service model from other regulated
facilities. An open and transparent process shall be developed
that considers the following: how skilled nursing fits in the
continuum of care with other care providers, modernization of
nursing homes, establishment of more private rooms,
development of alternative services, and current trends in
long-term care services. The Chairman of the Board shall
appoint a permanent Health Services Review Board Long-term Care
Facility Advisory Subcommittee that shall develop and
recommend to the Board the rules to be established by the Board
under this paragraph (15). The Subcommittee shall also provide
continuous review and commentary on policies and procedures
relative to long-term care and the review of related projects.
In consultation with other experts from the health field of
long-term care, the Board and the Subcommittee shall study new
approaches to the current bed need formula and Health Service
Area boundaries to encourage flexibility and innovation in
design models reflective of the changing long-term care
marketplace and consumer preferences. The Subcommittee shall
evaluate, and make recommendations to the State Board
regarding, the buying, selling, and exchange of beds between
long-term care facilities within a specified geographic area or
drive time. The Board shall file the proposed related
administrative rules for the separate rules and guidelines for
long-term care required by this paragraph (15) by September 1,
2010. The Subcommittee shall be provided a reasonable and

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timely opportunity to review and comment on any review,
revision, or updating of the criteria, standards, procedures,
and rules used to evaluate project applications as provided
under Section 12.3 of this Act prior to approval by the Board
and promulgation of related rules.
(Source: P.A. 96-31, eff. 6-30-09; 96-339, eff. 7-1-10;
96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12;
revised 9-7-11.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect one year
after becoming law.