HB0294ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. William Davis

Filed: 4/20/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 294

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 294 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2310-685 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new)

Sec. 2310-685. Health care facility; policy to encourage participation in capital projects.

(a) A health care facility shall develop a policy to encourage the participation of minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in capital projects undertaken by the health care facility. A health care facility shall be permitted to satisfy this requirement by complying with such a policy that has been adopted by the health care system of which it is a member.

(b) The policy required under this Section must be developed no later than 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.

(c) This Section does not apply to health care facilities with 100 or fewer beds, health care facilities located in a county with a total census population of less than 500,000, or health care facilities owned or operated by a unit of local government or the State or federal government.

(d) For the purpose of this Section, "health care facility" has the same meaning as set forth in the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.".