(20 ILCS 3960/3.6)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 25, 2026)
    Sec. 3.6. Facilities maintained or operated by a State agency.
    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
    (b) Except for the requirements set forth in subsection (c), any construction, modification, establishment, or change in categories of service of a health care facility funded through an appropriation from the General Assembly and maintained or operated by the Department is not subject to requirements of this Act. The Department is subject to this Act when the Department discontinues a health care facility or category of service.
    (c) The Department must notify the Board in writing of any appropriation by the General Assembly for the construction, modification, establishment or change in categories of service, excluding discontinuation of a health care facility or categories of service, maintained or operated by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department of Veterans' Affairs must include with the written notification the following information: (i) the estimated service capacity of the health care facility; (ii) the location of the project or the intended location if not identified by law; and (iii) the date the health care facility is estimated to be opened. The Department must also notify the Board in writing when the facility has been licensed by the Department of Public Health or any other licensing body. The Department shall submit to the Board, on behalf of the health care facility, any annual facility questionnaires as defined in Section 13 of this Act or any requests for information by the Board.
    (d) This Section is repealed 5 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 102-35, eff. 6-25-21.)