Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3743

Creates the Long Term Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act. Provides that because it is vital for the State of Illinois to find methods to improve the health care outcomes of patients served by the healthcare programs operated by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department shall establish the Long Term Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program. Provides that the program is designed to better utilize the specialized services available in the State to improve the health outcomes of the most severely injured and ill patients and to enhance the continuity and coordination of care for these patients. Contains provisions concerning how a hospital may qualify to participate in the program; hospital outcome and measurement data; exemptions; hospital duties; supplemental per diem rates; and other matters. Requires the Department to satisfy certain reporting requirements; to implement, monitor, and evaluate the program; and other matters. Permits the Department to use up to $500,000 of funds contained in the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund per State fiscal year to operate the program and to expand existing contracts, issue new contracts, issue personal service contracts, or purchase other services, supplies, or equipment for the purposes the program. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but with the following changes: Changes the short title of the Act to the Long Term Acute Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act (instead of, Long Term Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act) and changes all references to "long term care hospital" and "LTCH" to "long term acute care hospital" and "LTAC" respectively. Redefines the term "STAC hospital" to mean a hospital that is not an LTAC hospital or a psychiatric hospital or a rehabilitation hospital (rather than, a hospital that is not designated by Medicare as a long term care hospital as described in the Social Security Act or a psychiatric hospital or a rehabilitation hospital). Effective immediately.

Provides that beginning October 1, 2010 (rather than, beginning on the effective date of this Act) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish the Long Term Acute Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program. Eliminates language spelling out the average LTAC hospital stay, the ventilator weaning rate, the central line infection rate per 1000 central line days, and the acquired pressure ulcers per 1000 patient days in mathematical terms. Provides that an LTAC hospital may terminate its program participation agreement within 30 calendar days notice to the Department. Adds language concerning rate adjustments for quality measures and program evaluation. Requires the Department to include specific information on the Program in its annual medical programs report (rather than, requiring the Department to post an annual report containing specific information on the Department's website). Changes the definition of the term "LTAC hospital". Makes other changes concerning LTAC hospitals that accept transfers from STAC hospitals and the Department's rulemaking authority.

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