Health Care Availability and Access Committee
Filed: 02/24/04
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4980
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4980 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 12.4 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 3960/12.4 new)
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7 | Sec. 12.4. Hospital reduction in health care services; | ||||||
8 | notice. If a hospital reduces any of the Categories of Service | ||||||
9 | as outlined in Title 77, Chapter II, Part 1110 in the Illinois | ||||||
10 | Administrative Code, or any other service as defined by rule by | ||||||
11 | the State Board, by 50% or more according to rules adopted by | ||||||
12 | the State Board, then within 30 days after reducing the | ||||||
13 | service, the hospital must give written notice of the reduction | ||||||
14 | in service to the State Board, the Department of Public Health, | ||||||
15 | and the State Senator and 2 State Representatives serving the | ||||||
16 | legislative district in which the hospital is located. The | ||||||
17 | State Board shall adopt rules to implement this Section, | ||||||
18 | including rules that specify (i) how each health care service | ||||||
19 | is defined, if not already defined in the State Board's rules, | ||||||
20 | and (ii) what constitutes a reduction in service of 50% or | ||||||
21 | more. ".
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