Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 3/20/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 691

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 691 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by adding Section 2310-685 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new)
8    Sec. 2310-685. Health care facility; policy to encourage
9participation in capital projects.
10    (a) A health care facility shall develop a policy to
11encourage the participation of minority-owned, women-owned,
12veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in capital
13projects undertaken by the health care facility.
14    (b) A health care system may develop a system-wide policy
15in order to comply with the requirement of subsection (a) of
16this Section.

 

 

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1    (c) The policy required under this Section must be
2developed no later than 6 months after the effective date of
3this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
4    (d) This Section does not apply to health care facilities
5with 100 or fewer beds, health care facilities located in a
6county with a total census population of less than 3,000,000,
7or health care facilities owned or operated by a unit of local
8government or the State or federal government.
9    (e) For the purpose of this Section, "health care facility"
10has the same meaning as set forth in the Illinois Health
11Facilities Planning Act.".