97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1474

 

Introduced 2/14/2011, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/5.756 new
210 ILCS 85/5  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 146
210 ILCS 85/6  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147
210 ILCS 85/14.5 new
30 ILCS 105/5.786 new

    Amends the State Finance Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Creates the Hospital Licensure Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. Establishes a $30 license fee per bed for hospitals applying for a license, provided that a lesser amount may be established by administrative rule of the Department of Public Health, if the Department, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, determines that $30 per bed would exceed the limitations on health care-related taxes imposed by federal law that, if violated, would result in reductions to the amount of federal financial participation received by the State for Medicaid expenditures. Further provides that the Department shall deposit all fees and fines collected in relation to the licensure of hospitals into the Hospital Licensure Fund for the purpose of providing programs, information, or assistance designed to improve patient safety and quality in hospitals. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.786 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
7    Sec. 5.786. The Hospital Licensure Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
9changing Sections 5 and 6 and by adding Section 14.5 as
10follows:
 
11    (210 ILCS 85/5)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 146)
12    Sec. 5. (a) An application for a permit to establish a
13hospital shall be made to the Department upon forms provided by
14it. This application shall contain such information as the
15Department reasonably requires, which shall include
16affirmative evidence on which the Director may make the
17findings required under Section 6a of this Act.
18    (b) An application for a license to open, conduct, operate,
19and maintain a hospital shall be made to the Department upon
20forms provided by it, accompanied by a license fee of $30 per
21bed, provided that a lesser amount may be established by

 

 

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1administrative rule of the Department, if the Department, in
2consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family
3Services, determines that $30 per bed would exceed the
4limitations on health care-related taxes imposed by 42 U.S.C.
51396b(w) that, if violated, would result in reductions to the
6amount of federal financial participation received by the State
7for Medicaid expenditures, and shall contain such information
8as the Department reasonably requires, which may include
9affirmative evidence of ability to comply with the provisions
10of this Act and the standards, rules, and regulations,
11promulgated by virtue thereof.
12    (c) All applications required under this Section shall be
13signed by the applicant and shall be verified. Applications on
14behalf of a corporation or association or a governmental unit
15or agency shall be made and verified by any two officers
16thereof.
17(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2350.)
 
18    (210 ILCS 85/6)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147)
19    Sec. 6. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to
20establish a hospital the Director shall issue a permit if he
21finds (1) that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to
22provide a proper standard of hospital service for the community
23with particular regard to the qualification, background, and
24character of the applicant, (2) that the financial resources
25available to the applicant demonstrate an ability to construct,

 

 

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1maintain, and operate a hospital in accordance with the
2standards, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act,
3and (3) that safeguards are provided which assure hospital
4operation and maintenance consistent with the public interest
5having particular regard to safe, adequate, and efficient
6hospital facilities and services.
7    The Director may request the cooperation of county and
8multiple-county health departments, municipal boards of
9health, and other governmental and non-governmental agencies
10in obtaining information and in conducting investigations
11relating to such applications.
12    A permit to establish a hospital shall be valid only for
13the premises and person named in the application for such
14permit and shall not be transferable or assignable.
15    In the event the Director issues a permit to establish a
16hospital the applicant shall thereafter submit plans and
17specifications to the Department in accordance with Section 8
18of this Act.
19    (b) Upon receipt of an application for license to open,
20conduct, operate, and maintain a hospital, the Director shall
21issue a license if he finds the applicant and the hospital
22facilities comply with standards, rules, and regulations
23promulgated under this Act. A license, unless sooner suspended
24or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon approval by the
25Department and payment of a license fee as established pursuant
26to Section 5 of this Act. Each license shall be issued only for

 

 

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1the premises and persons named in the application and shall not
2be transferable or assignable. Licenses shall be posted in a
3conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The Department may,
4either before or after the issuance of a license, request the
5cooperation of the State Fire Marshal, county and multiple
6county health departments, or municipal boards of health to
7make investigations to determine if the applicant or licensee
8is complying with the minimum standards prescribed by the
9Department. The report and recommendations of any such agency
10shall be in writing and shall state with particularity its
11findings with respect to compliance or noncompliance with such
12minimum standards, rules, and regulations.
13    The Director may issue a provisional license to any
14hospital which does not substantially comply with the
15provisions of this Act and the standards, rules, and
16regulations promulgated by virtue thereof provided that he
17finds that such hospital has undertaken changes and corrections
18which upon completion will render the hospital in substantial
19compliance with the provisions of this Act, and the standards,
20rules, and regulations adopted hereunder, and provided that the
21health and safety of the patients of the hospital will be
22protected during the period for which such provisional license
23is issued. The Director shall advise the licensee of the
24conditions under which such provisional license is issued,
25including the manner in which the hospital facilities fail to
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1regulations, and the time within which the changes and
2corrections necessary for such hospital facilities to
3substantially comply with this Act, and the standards, rules,
4and regulations of the Department relating thereto shall be
5completed.
6(Source: P.A. 80-56.)
 
7    (210 ILCS 85/14.5 new)
8    Sec. 14.5. Hospital Licensure Fund. The Department shall
9deposit all fees and fines collected in relation to the
10licensure of hospitals into the Hospital Licensure Fund, a
11special fund created in the State treasury, for the purpose of
12providing programs, information, or assistance designed to
13improve patient safety and quality in hospitals.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.