Bill Title: Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that there shall be no more than the total postsurgical recovery care centers with certificate of need for beds as of January 1, 2008 (instead of a total of 12 centers); deletes provisions concerning specific locations of postsurgical recovery care centers. Repeals a provision that once the Department of Public Health has authorized a total of 12 postsurgical recovery care centers, no new centers shall be authorized for the duration of the demonstration program. Provides that for purposes of the Hospital Licensing Act, "hospital" includes postsurgical recovery care hospitals, and provides for the licensing of such hospitals. Eliminates obsolete provisions and makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2009.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0669 [HB0976 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Concurrence in House	2009-05-28	80	34	4	0	118	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-05-20	51	1	2	0	54	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-04-03	98	16	3	0	117	Passed	Link	View

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