SB2124sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Susan Garrett

Filed: 2/27/2012

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2124

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2124 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3960/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)

Sec. 4. Health Facilities and Services Review Board; membership; appointment; term; compensation; quorum. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section, members of the State Board holding office on the day before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall retain their authority.

(a) There is created the Health Facilities and Services Review Board, which shall perform the functions described in this Act. The Department shall provide operational support to the Board, including the provision of office space, supplies, and clerical, financial, and accounting services. The Board may contract with experts related to specific health services or facilities and create technical advisory panels to assist in the development of criteria, standards, and procedures used in the evaluation of applications for permit and exemption.

(b) Beginning March 1, 2010, the State Board shall consist of 9 voting members. All members shall be residents of Illinois and at least 4 shall reside outside the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area. Consideration shall be given to potential appointees who reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the State. Neither Board members nor Board staff shall be convicted felons or have pled guilty to a felony.

Each member shall have a reasonable knowledge of the practice, procedures and principles of the health care delivery system in Illinois, including at least 5 members who shall be knowledgeable about health care delivery systems, health systems planning, finance, or the management of health care facilities currently regulated under the Act. One member shall be a representative of a non-profit health care consumer advocacy organization. Spouses or other members of the immediate family of the Board cannot be an employee, agent, or under contract with services or facilities subject to the Act. Prior to appointment and in the course of service on the Board, members of the Board shall disclose the employment or other financial interest of any other relative of the member, if known, in service or facilities subject to the Act. Members of the Board shall declare any conflict of interest that may exist with respect to the status of those relatives and recuse themselves from voting on any issue for which a conflict of interest is declared. No person shall be appointed or continue to serve as a member of the State Board who is, or whose spouse, parent, or child is, a member of the Board of Directors of, has a financial interest in, or has a business relationship with a health care facility.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the term of office of each member of the State Board serving on the day before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly is abolished on the date upon which members of the 9-member Board, as established by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, have been appointed and can begin to take action as a Board. Members of the State Board serving on the day before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly may be reappointed to the 9-member Board. Prior to March 1, 2010, the Health Facilities Planning Board shall establish a plan to transition its powers and duties to the Health Facilities and Services Review Board.

(c) The State Board shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 5 of the appointments shall be of the same political party at the time of the appointment.

The Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Director of Public Health, or their designated representatives, shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the State Board.

(d) Of those 9 members initially appointed by the Governor following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, 3 shall serve for terms expiring July 1, 2011, 3 shall serve for terms expiring July 1, 2012, and 3 shall serve for terms expiring July 1, 2013. Thereafter, each appointed member shall hold office for a term of 3 years, provided that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term and the term of office of each successor shall commence on July 1 of the year in which his predecessor's term expires. Each member appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The Governor may reappoint a member for additional terms, but no member shall serve more than 3 terms, subject to review and re-approval every 3 years.

(e) State Board members, while serving on business of the State Board, shall receive actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence. Until March 1, 2010, a member of the State Board who experiences a significant financial hardship due to the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged in the business of the State Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board. On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, Board members shall receive compensation for duties related to all attended scheduled meetings of the full Board at a rate of $35,000 per year. However, a member's salary shall be proportionally reduced for each scheduled meeting of the full Board that he or she does not attend. Participation at public hearings, committee meetings, and meetings with staff, as well as time spent on reviewing applications, shall not be compensated separately. Salaries provided under this subsection shall not be paid out of the General Revenue Fund, but shall be paid out of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Fund from fees collected for the processing of applications by the State Board, provided that there are sufficient funds available after paying all other administrative costs.

(f) The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as the Chairman of the Board, who shall be a person with expertise in health care delivery system planning, finance or management of health care facilities that are regulated under the Act. The Chairman shall annually review Board member performance and shall report the attendance record of each Board member to the General Assembly. The Chairman shall receive compensation in addition to that provided in subsection (e), at a rate of $30,000 per year, for duties specific to the chairmanship. The Chairman shall also receive compensation under subsection (e) for all attended scheduled meetings of the full Board. Compensation provided under this subsection shall not be paid out of the General Revenue Fund, but shall be paid out of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Fund from fees collected for the processing of applications by the State Board, provided that there are sufficient funds available after paying all other administrative costs.

(g) The State Board, through the Chairman, shall prepare a separate and distinct budget approved by the General Assembly and shall hire and supervise its own professional staff responsible for carrying out the responsibilities of the Board.

(h) The State Board shall meet at least every 45 days, or as often as the Chairman of the State Board deems necessary, or upon the request of a majority of the members.

(i) Five members of the State Board shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of 5 of the members of the State Board shall be necessary for any action requiring a vote to be taken by the State Board. A vacancy in the membership of the State Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the State Board as provided by this Act.

(j) A State Board member shall disqualify himself or herself from the consideration of any application for a permit or exemption in which the State Board member or the State Board member's spouse, parent, or child: (i) has an economic interest in the matter; or (ii) is employed by, serves as a consultant for, or is a member of the governing board of the applicant or a party opposing the application.

(k) The Chairman, Board members, and Board staff must comply with the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09.)".