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91_SB0850

 
                                               SRS91S0023JDch

 1        AN ACT concerning medical facility licensing standards.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Nursing  Home  Care  Act  is amended by
 5    adding Section 3-202.6 as follows:

 6        (210 ILCS 45/3-202.6 new)
 7        Sec. 3-202.6.  Domestic violence.   A  facility  licensed
 8    under  this  Act  must  comply with the standards relating to
 9    domestic violence  established  by  the  Joint  Committee  on
10    Accreditation  or  other accrediting organization approved by
11    the Department.  Nothing in this Section requires a  facility
12    to  become accredited by the Joint Committee on Accreditation
13    or any other accreditation program.

14        Section 10.  The Hospital Licensing  Act  is  amended  by
15    adding Section 6.01 as follows:

16        (210 ILCS 85/6.01 new)
17        Sec. 6.01.  Domestic violence.  A hospital licensed under
18    this  Act must comply with the standards relating to domestic
19    violence established by the Joint Committee on  Accreditation
20    or other accrediting organization approved by the Department.
21    Nothing  in  this  Section  requires  a  hospital  to  become
22    accredited  by  the  Joint  Committee on Accreditation or any
23    other accreditation program.

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