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92_HB3071

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning health facilities.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Hospital  Licensing  Act is amended by
 5    changing Section 8 as follows:

 6        (210 ILCS 85/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 149)
 7        Sec. 8. Facility plan review; fees.
 8        (a)  Before commencing construction of new facilities  or
 9    specified  types  of  alteration  or additions to an existing
10    hospital involving major construction, as defined by rule  by
11    the Department, with an estimated cost greater than $100,000,
12    architectural  plans  and  specifications  therefor  shall be
13    submitted by the licensee to the Department  for  review  and
14    approval.  A  hospital  may submit architectural drawings and
15    specifications for other construction projects for Department
16    review according to subsection (b) that shall not be  subject
17    to   fees  under  subsection  (d).  Review  of  drawings  and
18    specifications shall be  conducted  by  an  employee  of  the
19    Department  meeting  the  qualifications  established  by the
20    Department   of    Central    Management    Services    class
21    specifications  for  such  an  individual's  position or by a
22    person contracting with the Department who meets those  class
23    specifications.    Final    approval   of   the   plans   and
24    specifications for compliance with  design  and  construction
25    standards  shall  be  obtained from the Department before the
26    alteration, addition, or new construction is begun.
27        (b)  The Department shall inform an applicant in  writing
28    within   10   working   days  after  receiving  drawings  and
29    specifications  and  the  required  fee,  if  any,  from  the
30    applicant whether the applicant's submission is  complete  or
31    incomplete.   Failure  to  provide  the  applicant  with this
 
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 1    notice within 10 working days shall result in the  submission
 2    being  deemed  complete for purposes of initiating the 60-day
 3    review period under  this  Section.   If  the  submission  is
 4    incomplete,  the Department shall inform the applicant of the
 5    deficiencies  with  the  submission  in  writing.    If   the
 6    submission is complete and the required fee, if any, has been
 7    paid, the Department shall approve or disapprove drawings and
 8    specifications  submitted  to the Department no later than 60
 9    days following receipt by the Department.  The  drawings  and
10    specifications  shall be of sufficient detail, as provided by
11    Department  rule,  to  enable  the  Department  to  render  a
12    determination of  compliance  with  design  and  construction
13    standards  under  this Act.  If the Department finds that the
14    drawings are not of sufficient detail  for  it  to  render  a
15    determination of compliance, the plans shall be determined to
16    be  incomplete  and  shall  not be considered for purposes of
17    initiating the 60 day  review  period.  If  a  submission  of
18    drawings  and specifications is incomplete, the applicant may
19    submit additional  information.   The  60-day  review  period
20    shall  not  commence  until  the Department determines that a
21    submission of drawings and specifications is complete or  the
22    submission  is  deemed  complete.  If  the Department has not
23    approved  or  disapproved  the  drawings  and  specifications
24    within  60  days,  the  construction,  major  alteration,  or
25    addition shall be  deemed  approved.   If  the  drawings  and
26    specifications are disapproved, the Department shall state in
27    writing,  with  specificity, the reasons for the disapproval.
28    The entity submitting the  drawings  and  specifications  may
29    submit  additional  information  in  response  to the written
30    comments from the Department or request a reconsideration  of
31    the disapproval.  A final decision of approval or disapproval
32    shall be made within 45 days of the receipt of the additional
33    information  or  reconsideration  request.   If  denied,  the
34    Department shall state the specific reasons for the denial.
 
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 1        (c)  The  Department  shall  provide written approval for
 2    occupancy pursuant to subsection (g) and shall  not  issue  a
 3    violation  to  a  facility  as  a  result  of  a licensure or
 4    complaint survey based upon the facility's physical structure
 5    if:
 6             (1)  the Department reviewed and approved or  deemed
 7        approved  the  drawing  and specifications for compliance
 8        with design and construction standards;
 9             (2)  the construction, major alteration, or addition
10        was built as submitted;
11             (3)  the law or rules have not  been  amended  since
12        the original approval; and
13             (4)  the  conditions  at  the facility indicate that
14        there is a reasonable degree of safety provided  for  the
15        patients.
16        (d)  The  Department  shall  charge the following fees in
17    connection with its reviews conducted before  June  30,  2004
18    under this Section:
19             (1)  (Blank).
20             (2)  (Blank).
21             (3)  (Blank).   If the estimated dollar value of the
22        alteration,  addition, or new construction is $100,000 or
23        more but less than $500,000, the fee shall be the greater
24        of $2,400 or 1.2% of that value.
25             (4)  If  the   estimated   dollar   value   of   the
26        alteration,  addition, or new construction is $500,000 or
27        more but less than $1,000,000, the fee shall be 0.70% the
28        greater of $6,000 or 0.96% of that value.
29             (5)  If  the   estimated   dollar   value   of   the
30        alteration,  addition,  or new construction is $1,000,000
31        or more but less than $5,000,000, the fee shall be  0.15%
32        the greater of $9,600 or 0.22% of that value.
33             (6)  If   the   estimated   dollar   value   of  the
34        alteration, addition, or new construction  is  $5,000,000
 
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 1        or more, the fee shall be 0.08% the greater of $11,000 or
 2        0.11% of that value, but shall not exceed $40,000.
 3        The  estimated  dollar value of the alteration, addition,
 4    or new construction  that  results  in  the  requirement  for
 5    Department  review in subsection (d) of this Section shall be
 6    annually adjusted to reflect  the  increase  in  construction
 7    costs due to inflation.
 8        The  fees provided in this subsection (d) shall not apply
 9    to major construction  projects  involving  facility  changes
10    that are required by Department rule amendments.
11        The  fees  provided in this subsection (d) shall also not
12    apply to major construction projects if 51% or  more  of  the
13    estimated  cost  of  the  project  is  attributed  to capital
14    equipment.  For major construction projects where 51% or more
15    of the estimated cost of the project is attributed to capital
16    equipment, the Department shall by rule establish a fee  that
17    is reasonably related to the cost of reviewing the project.
18        The  Department  shall  not  commence  the  facility plan
19    review process under this Section until  the  applicable  fee
20    has been paid.
21        (e)  All  fees  received  by  the  Department  under this
22    Section shall be deposited  into  the  Health  Facility  Plan
23    Review  Fund,  a  special fund created in the State treasury.
24    All fees paid by hospitals under subsection (d) shall be used
25    only to cover the costs relating to the  Department's  review
26    of  hospital  projects  under  this  Section. Moneys shall be
27    appropriated from that Fund to the Department only to pay the
28    costs of conducting reviews under this Section. None  of  the
29    moneys  in the Health Facility Plan Review Fund shall be used
30    to  reduce  the  amount  of  General  Revenue   Fund   moneys
31    appropriated  to  the  Department  for  facility plan reviews
32    conducted pursuant to this Section.
33        (f) (1)  The provisions of this amendatory  Act  of  1997
34        concerning  drawings  and specifications shall apply only
 
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 1        to  drawings  and   specifications   submitted   to   the
 2        Department on or after October 1, 1997.
 3             (2)  On   and  after  the  effective  date  of  this
 4        amendatory Act of 1997 and before  October  1,  1997,  an
 5        applicant   may   submit   or   resubmit   drawings   and
 6        specifications   to  the  Department  and  pay  the  fees
 7        provided in subsection (d).  If  an  applicant  pays  the
 8        fees provided in subsection (d) under this paragraph (2),
 9        the  provisions of subsection (b) shall apply with regard
10        to those drawings and specifications.
11        (g)  The Department shall conduct an  on-site  inspection
12    of  the  completed  project  no  later  than  30  days  after
13    notification  from  the  applicant  that the project has been
14    completed and all certifications required by  the  Department
15    have  been  received  and  accepted  by  the Department.  The
16    Department shall provide written approval  for  occupancy  to
17    the applicant within 5 working days of the Department's final
18    inspection,   provided   the   applicant   has   demonstrated
19    substantial   compliance   as  defined  by  Department  rule.
20    Occupancy of  new  major  construction  is  prohibited  until
21    Department  approval  is  received, unless the Department has
22    not acted within the time frames provided in this  subsection
23    (g), in which case the construction shall be deemed approved.
24    Occupancy  shall  be  authorized  after  any  required health
25    inspection by the Department has been conducted.
26        (h)  The Department shall establish, by rule, a procedure
27    to  conduct  interim  on-site  review  of  large  or  complex
28    construction projects.
29        (i)  The  Department  shall  establish,   by   rule,   an
30    expedited  process  for  emergency  repairs or replacement of
31    like equipment.
32        (j)  Nothing in this Section shall be construed to  apply
33    to  maintenance,  upkeep,  or renovation that does not affect
34    the structural integrity of the building, does not  add  beds
 
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 1    or  services  over  the  number  for  which  the  facility is
 2    licensed, and provides a reasonable degree of safety for  the
 3    patients.
 4    (Source:  P.A.  90-327,  eff.  8-8-97;  90-600, eff. 6-25-98;
 5    91-712, eff. 7-1-00.)

 6        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 7    becoming law.

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