97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1429
 
Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 3960/12.4

     Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act in the provision concerning written notice of a hospital's reduction in health care services. Provides that the notice must be given if a hospital reduces certain services by 25% (instead of 50%). Provides that the notice shall include a report setting forth the reasons for the reduction in service and any foreseeable impact to other hospitals in the region. Provides that the report shall be made available to the public and shall be published on the hospital's website. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 12.4 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3960/12.4)

7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
8    Sec. 12.4. Hospital reduction in health care services; 
9notice. If a hospital reduces any of the Categories of Service 
10as outlined in Title 77, Chapter II, Part 1110 in the Illinois 
11Administrative Code, any service outlined in the Hospital 
12Emergency Service Act, or any other service as defined by rule 
13by the State Board, by 25% 50% or more according to rules 
14adopted by the State Board, then within 30 days prior to after 
15reducing the service, the hospital must give written notice of 
16the reduction in service to the State Board, the Department of 
17Public Health,  and the State Senator and 2 State 
18Representatives serving the legislative district in which the 
19hospital is located. The written notice shall include a report 
20setting forth the reasons for the reduction in service and any 
21foreseeable impact to other hospitals in the region. The report 
22shall be made available to the public and shall be published on 
23the hospital's website. The State Board shall adopt rules to 
 
 
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1implement this Section, including rules that specify (i) how 
2each health care service is defined, if not already defined in 
3the State Board's rules, and (ii) what constitutes a reduction 
4in service of 50% or more.

5(Source: P.A. 93-940, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.