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| Public Act 104-0057 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||
adding Section 11-6-12 as follows: | ||||
(65 ILCS 5/11-6-12 new) | ||||
Sec. 11-6-12. Reimbursement for lift-assist services. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section, "lift-assist service" means a | ||||
response to an assisted living facility or nursing home | ||||
facility by personnel of a fire department, an emergency | ||||
response unit, or a unit of another public safety department | ||||
providing automatic or mutual aid to a municipality, in order | ||||
to lift a patient or other individual from the individual's | ||||
current position to a desired position. "Lift-assist service" | ||||
does not include lifting a patient or other individual during | ||||
a response to a request for transportation to a health care | ||||
facility such as a hospital or emergency room. | ||||
(b) Municipalities may fix, charge, and collect reasonable | ||||
fees from an assisted living facility or nursing home facility | ||||
for every lift-assist service after the 6th lift assist | ||||
service provided to that assisted living facility or nursing | ||||
home facility that year rendered by a municipal fire | ||||
department, firefighter, emergency response unit, or public | ||||
safety employee of a municipal department in connection with | ||
providing lift-assist services to a patient or other | ||
individual. | ||
The fees may not exceed the actual personnel and equipment | ||
costs for all services rendered by the municipality in | ||
connection with providing lift-assist services to a patient or | ||
other individual. | ||
Section 10. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | ||
adding Section 11n as follows: | ||
(70 ILCS 705/11n new) | ||
Sec. 11n. Reimbursement for lift-assist services. | ||
(a) As used in this Section, "lift-assist service" means a | ||
response to an assisted living facility or nursing home | ||
facility by personnel of a fire protection district, in order | ||
to lift a patient or other individual from the individual's | ||
current position to a desired position. "Lift-assist service" | ||
does not include lifting a patient or other individual during | ||
a response to a request for transportation to a health care | ||
facility such as a hospital or emergency room. | ||
(b) A fire protection district may fix, charge, and | ||
collect reasonable fees from an assisted living facility or | ||
nursing home facility for every lift-assist service after the | ||
6th lift assist service provided to that assisted living | ||
facility or nursing home facility that year rendered by the | ||
fire protection district in connection with providing | ||
lift-assist services to a patient or other individual. | ||
The fees may not exceed the actual personnel and equipment | ||
costs for all services rendered by the fire protection | ||
district in connection with providing lift-assist services to | ||
a patient or other individual. | ||