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90_HB0850
New Act
Creates the Health Facilities Protection Act. Provides
that a health facility may petition the Attorney General for
protection when protection of the facility by local law
enforcement agencies and U.S. Marshals appears to be
inadequate. Provides that the Attorney General shall
investigate the circumstances underlying the request and
notify the Governor. Provides that the Governor shall
determine whether to deploy the Illinois National Guard to
protect the facility. The protection shall be provided at no
cost to the facility.
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1 AN ACT to create the Health Facilities Protection Act.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Health Facilities Protection Act.
6 Section 5. Definition. In this Act, "health facility"
7 means a public or private hospital, clinic, center, medical
8 school, medical training institution, health care facility,
9 physician's office, infirmary, dispensary, ambulatory
10 surgical treatment center, or other institution or location
11 where medical care is provided to any person.
12 Section 10. Petition for protection. The manager of a
13 health facility may petition the Attorney General for
14 protection of the health facility if the manager is of the
15 opinion that the facility cannot be protected from harm by
16 local law enforcement agencies or U. S. Marshals. The
17 petition shall state the nature of the harm from which
18 protection is sought.
19 Section 15. Response to petition.
20 (a) Upon receiving a petition for protection from a
21 health facility under Section 10, the Attorney General shall
22 investigate the circumstances giving rise to the petition.
23 If the Attorney General determines that the need for
24 protection is well founded, the Attorney General shall notify
25 the Governor of the request to protect the health facility
26 from harm. The Attorney General shall recommend to the
27 Governor whether the utilization of the Illinois National
28 Guard is necessary to protect the health facility. If the
29 Attorney General determines that the use of the Illinois
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1 National Guard is necessary, the recommendation shall include
2 the period of time protection will be necessary.
3 (b) Upon receiving notice of the request from the
4 Attorney General, the Governor shall decide whether to deploy
5 the Illinois National Guard to protect the health facility.
6 The Governor shall determine the duration of any deployment.
7 Section 20. Cost of protection. A health facility shall
8 not be required to make any payment for protection received
9 under this Act.