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90_HB0202enr 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new 210 ILCS 5/8 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.8 210 ILCS 45/3-202.5 new 210 ILCS 85/8 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 149 Amends the State Finance Act, the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires Department of Public Health review and approval of nursing home plans for alterations or additions to existing facilities or construction of new facilities. Sets fees for that review and for similar reviews in connection with ambulatory surgical treatment centers and hospitals. Creates the Facility Plan Review Fund in the State treasury and provides for deposit of fees into that Fund, to be used to pay the costs of conducting reviews. LRB9001424LDdv HB0202 Enrolled LRB9001424LDdv 1 AN ACT concerning health care facilities, amending named 2 Acts. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 3. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 6 amended by adding Sections 55.84 and 55.85 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2310/55.84 new) 8 Sec. 55.84. Advisory committee concerning construction of 9 facilities. The Director of Public Health shall appoint an 10 advisory committee which committee shall be established by 11 the Department by rule. The Director and the Department 12 shall consult with the advisory committee concerning the 13 application of building codes and Department rules related to 14 those building codes to facilities under the Ambulatory 15 Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, and 16 the Hospital Licensing Act. 17 (20 ILCS 2310/55.85 new) 18 Sec. 55.85. Facility construction training program. The 19 Department shall conduct, at least annually, a joint 20 in-service training program for architects, engineers, 21 interior designers, and other persons involved in the 22 construction of a facility under the Ambulatory Surgical 23 Treatment Center Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, or the 24 Hospital Licensing Act on problems and issues relating to the 25 construction of facilities under any of those Acts. 26 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 27 Section 5.449 as follows: 28 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new) HB0202 Enrolled -2- LRB9001424LDdv 1 Sec. 5.449. The Health Facility Plan Review Fund. 2 Section 10. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act 3 is amended by changing Section 8 as follows: 4 (210 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.8) 5 Sec. 8. Facility plan review; fees. 6 (a) Before commencing construction of new facilities or 7 specified types of alteration or additions to an existing 8 ambulatory surgical treatment center involving major 9 construction, as defined by rule by the Department, or with 10 an estimated cost greater than $5,000, architectural drawings 11 and specifications therefor shall be submitted to the 12 Department for review and approval. Review of drawings and 13 specifications shall be conducted by an employee of the 14 Department meeting the qualifications established by the 15 Department of Central Management Services class 16 specifications for such an individual's position or by a 17 person contracting with the Department who meets those class 18 specifications. Final approval of the drawings and 19 specifications for compliance with design and construction 20 standards shall be obtained from the Department before the 21 alteration, addition, or new construction is begun. 22 (b) The Department shall approve or disapprove drawings 23 and specifications submitted to the Department no later than 24 60 days following receipt by the Department. The drawings 25 and specifications shall be of sufficient detail, as provided 26 by Department rule, to enable the Department to render a 27 determination of compliance with design and construction 28 standards. If the Department finds that the drawings are not 29 of sufficient detail for it to render a determination of 30 compliance, the plans shall be determined to be incomplete 31 and shall not be considered for purposes of initiating the 60 32 day review period. If the Department has not approved or HB0202 Enrolled -3- LRB9001424LDdv 1 disapproved the drawings and specifications within 60 days, 2 the construction, major alteration, or addition shall be 3 deemed approved. If the drawings and specifications are 4 disapproved, the Department shall state in writing, with 5 specificity, the reasons for the disapproval. The entity 6 submitting the drawings and specifications may submit 7 additional information in response to the written comments 8 from the Department or request a reconsideration of the 9 disapproval. A final decision of approval or disapproval 10 shall be made within 45 days of the receipt of the additional 11 information or reconsideration request. If denied, the 12 Department shall state the specific reasons for the denial. 13 (c) The Department shall not issue a violation to a 14 facility as a result of a licensure or complaint survey based 15 upon the facility's physical structure if: 16 (1) the Department reviewed and approved or deemed 17 approved the drawings and specifications for compliance 18 with design and construction standards; 19 (2) the construction, major alteration, or addition 20 was built as submitted; 21 (3) the law or rules have not been amended since 22 the original approval; and 23 (4) the violation does not create a direct threat 24 to the health, safety, or welfare of a resident. 25 (d) The Department shall charge the following fees in 26 connection with its reviews conducted before June 30, 2000 27 under this Section: 28 (1) If the estimated dollar value of the 29 alteration, addition, or new construction is $5,000 or 30 more but less than $25,000, the fee shall be the greater 31 of $300 or 6% of that value. 32 (2) If the estimated dollar value of the 33 alteration, addition, or new construction is $25,000 or 34 more but less than $100,000, the fee shall be the greater HB0202 Enrolled -4- LRB9001424LDdv 1 of $1,500 or 2.4% of that value. 2 (3) If the estimated dollar value of the 3 alteration, addition, or new construction is $100,000 or 4 more but less than $500,000, the fee shall be the greater 5 of $2,400 or 1.2% of that value. 6 (4) If the estimated dollar value of the 7 alteration, addition, or new construction is $500,000 or 8 more but less than $1,000,000, the fee shall be the 9 greater of $6,000 or 0.96% of that value. 10 (5) If the estimated dollar value of the 11 alteration, addition, or new construction is $1,000,000 12 or more but less than $5,000,000, the fee shall be the 13 greater of $9,600 or 0.22% of that value. 14 (6) If the estimated dollar value of the 15 alteration, addition, or new construction is $5,000,000 16 or more, the fee shall be the greater of $11,000 or 0.11% 17 of that value, but shall not exceed $40,000. 18 The fees provided in this subsection (d) shall not apply 19 to major construction projects involving facility changes 20 that are required by Department rule amendments. 21 The Department shall not commence the facility plan 22 review process under this Section until the applicable fee 23 has been paid. 24 (e) All fees received by the Department under this 25 Section shall be deposited into the Health Facility Plan 26 Review Fund, a special fund created in the State Treasury. 27 Moneys shall be appropriated from that Fund to the Department 28 only to pay the costs of conducting reviews under this 29 Section. None of the moneys in the Health Facility Plan 30 Review Fund shall be used to reduce the amount of General 31 Revenue Fund moneys appropriated to the Department for 32 facility plan reviews conducted pursuant to this Section. 33 (f) (1) The provisions of this amendatory Act of 1997 34 concerning drawings and specifications shall apply only HB0202 Enrolled -5- LRB9001424LDdv 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. If the plans and drawings 22 are approved pursuant to subsection (b), occupancy shall be 23 allowed after any required health inspection by the 24 Department has been conducted. 25 (h) The Department shall establish, by rule, a procedure 26 to conduct interim on-site review of large or complex 27 construction projects. 28 (Source: P.A. 78-227.) 29 Section 15. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by 30 adding Section 3-202.5 as follows: 31 (210 ILCS 45/3-202.5 new) 32 Sec. 3-202.5. Facility plan review; fees. HB0202 Enrolled -6- LRB9001424LDdv 1 (a) Before commencing construction of a new facility or 2 specified types of alteration or additions to an existing 3 long term care facility involving major construction, as 4 defined by rule by the Department, or with an estimated cost 5 greater than $5,000, architectural drawings and 6 specifications for the facility shall be submitted to the 7 Department for review and approval. Review of drawings and 8 specifications shall be conducted by an employee of the 9 Department meeting the qualifications established by the 10 Department of Central Management Services class 11 specifications for such an individual's position or by a 12 person contracting with the Department who meets those class 13 specifications. Final approval of the drawings and 14 specifications for compliance with design and construction 15 standards shall be obtained from the Department before the 16 alteration, addition, or new construction is begun. 17 (b) The Department shall approve or disapprove drawings 18 and specifications submitted to the Department no later than 19 60 days following receipt by the Department. The drawings 20 and specifications shall be of sufficient detail, as provided 21 by Department rule, to enable the Department to render a 22 determination of compliance with design and construction 23 standards. If the Department finds that the drawings are not 24 of sufficient detail for it to render a determination of 25 compliance, the plans shall be determined to be incomplete 26 and shall not be considered for purposes of initiating the 60 27 day review period. If the Department has not approved or 28 disapproved the drawings and specifications within 60 days, 29 the construction, major alteration, or addition shall be 30 deemed approved. If the drawings and specifications are 31 disapproved, the Department shall state in writing, with 32 specificity, the reasons for the disapproval. The entity 33 submitting the drawings and specifications may submit 34 additional information in response to the written comments HB0202 Enrolled -7- LRB9001424LDdv 1 from the Department or request a reconsideration of the 2 disapproval. A final decision of approval or disapproval 3 shall be made within 45 days of the receipt of the additional 4 information or reconsideration request. If denied, the 5 Department shall state the specific reasons for the denial. 6 (c) The Department shall not issue a violation to a 7 facility as a result of a licensure or complaint survey based 8 upon the facility's physical structure if: 9 (1) the Department reviewed and approved or deemed 10 approved the drawings and specifications for compliance 11 with design and construction standards; 12 (2) the construction, major alteration, or addition 13 was built as submitted; 14 (3) the law or rules have not been amended since 15 the original approval; and 16 (4) the violation does not create a direct threat 17 to the health, safety, or welfare of a resident. 18 (d) The Department shall charge the following fees in 19 connection with its reviews conducted before June 30, 2000 20 under this Section: 21 (1) If the estimated dollar value of the 22 alteration, addition, or new construction is $5,000 or 23 more but less than $25,000, the fee shall be the greater 24 of $300 or 6% of the value. 25 (2) If the estimated dollar value of the 26 alteration, addition, or new construction is $25,000 or 27 more but less than $100,000, the fee shall be the greater 28 of $1,500 or 2.4% of that value. 29 (3) If the estimated dollar value of the 30 alteration, addition, or new construction is $100,000 or 31 more but less than $500,000, the fee shall be the greater 32 of $2,400 or 1.2% of that value. 33 (4) If the estimated dollar value of the 34 alteration, addition, or new construction is $500,000 or HB0202 Enrolled -8- LRB9001424LDdv 1 more but less than $1,000,000, the fee shall be the 2 greater of $6,000 or 0.96% of that value. 3 (5) If the estimated dollar value of the 4 alteration, addition, or new construction is $1,000,000 5 or more but less than $5,000,000, the fee shall be the 6 greater of $9,600 or 0.22% of that value. 7 (6) If the estimated dollar value of the 8 alteration, addition, or new construction is $5,000,000 9 or more, the fee shall be the greater of $11,000 or 0.11% 10 of that value, but shall not exceed $40,000. 11 The fees provided in this subsection (d) shall not apply 12 to major construction projects involving facility changes 13 that are required by Department rule amendments. 14 The Department shall not commence the facility plan 15 review process under this Section until the applicable fee 16 has been paid. 17 (e) All fees received by the Department under this 18 Section shall be deposited into the Health Facility Plan 19 Review Fund, a special fund created in the State Treasury. 20 Moneys shall be appropriated from that Fund to the Department 21 only to pay the costs of conducting reviews under this 22 Section. None of the moneys in the Health Facility Plan 23 Review Fund shall be used to reduce the amount of General 24 Revenue Fund moneys appropriated to the Department for 25 facility plan reviews conducted pursuant to this Section. 26 (f) (1) The provisions of this amendatory Act of 1997 27 concerning drawings and specifications shall apply only 28 to drawings and specifications submitted to the 29 Department on or after October 1, 1997. 30 (2) On and after the effective date of this 31 amendatory Act of 1997 and before October 1, 1997, an 32 applicant may submit or resubmit drawings and 33 specifications to the Department and pay the fees 34 provided in subsection (d). If an applicant pays the HB0202 Enrolled -9- LRB9001424LDdv 1 fees provided in subsection (d) under this paragraph (2), 2 the provisions of subsection (b) shall apply with regard 3 to those drawings and specifications. 4 (g) The Department shall conduct an on-site inspection 5 of the completed project no later than 30 days after 6 notification from the applicant that the project has been 7 completed and all certifications required by the Department 8 have been received and accepted by the Department. The 9 Department shall provide written approval for occupancy to 10 the applicant within 5 working days of the Department's final 11 inspection, provided the applicant has demonstrated 12 substantial compliance as defined by Department rule. 13 Occupancy of new major construction is prohibited until 14 Department approval is received. If the plans and drawings 15 are approved pursuant to subsection (b), occupancy shall be 16 allowed after any required health inspection by the 17 Department has been conducted. 18 (h) The Department shall establish, by rule, a procedure 19 to conduct interim on-site review of large or complex 20 construction projects. 21 Section 20. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by 22 changing Section 8 as follows: 23 (210 ILCS 85/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 149) 24 Sec. 8. Facility plan review; fees. 25 (a) Before commencing construction of new facilities or 26 specified types of alteration or additions to an existing 27 hospital involving major construction, as defined by rule by 28 the Department, or with an estimated cost greater than 29 $5,000, architectural plans and specifications therefor shall 30 be submitted by the licensee to the Department for review and 31 approval. In the case of the establishment of a new hospital, 32 the person to whom the Director has issued a permit shall HB0202 Enrolled -10- LRB9001424LDdv 1 submit architectural plans and specifications to the 2 Department for review and approval. Review of drawings and 3 specifications shall be conducted by an employee of the 4 Department meeting the qualifications established by the 5 Department of Central Management Services class 6 specifications for such an individual's position or by a 7 person contracting with the Department who meets those class 8 specifications. Final approval of the plans and 9 specifications for compliance with design and construction 10 standards shall be obtained from the Department before the 11 alteration, addition, or new construction is begun. 12 (b) The Department shall approve or disapprove drawings 13 and specifications submitted to the Department no later than 14 60 days following receipt by the Department. The drawings 15 and specifications shall be of sufficient detail, as provided 16 by Department rule, to enable the Department to render a 17 determination of compliance with design and construction 18 standards. If the Department finds that the drawings are not 19 of sufficient detail for it to render a determination of 20 compliance, the plans shall be determined to be incomplete 21 and shall not be considered for purposes of initiating the 60 22 day review period. If the Department has not approved or 23 disapproved the drawings and specifications within 60 days, 24 the construction, major alteration, or addition shall be 25 deemed approved. If the drawings and specifications are 26 disapproved, the Department shall state in writing, with 27 specificity, the reasons for the disapproval. The entity 28 submitting the drawings and specifications may submit 29 additional information in response to the written comments 30 from the Department or request a reconsideration of the 31 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. HB0202 Enrolled -11- LRB9001424LDdv 1 (c) The Department shall not issue a violation to a 2 facility as a result of a licensure or complaint survey based 3 upon the facility's physical structure if: 4 (1) the Department reviewed and approved or deemed 5 approved the drawing and specifications for compliance 6 with design and construction standards; 7 (2) the construction, major alteration, or addition 8 was built as submitted; 9 (3) the law or rules have not been amended since 10 the original approval; and 11 (4) the violation does not create a direct threat 12 to the health, safety, or welfare of a resident. 13 (d) The Department shall charge the following fees in 14 connection with its reviews conducted before June 30, 2000 15 under this Section: 16 (1) If the estimated dollar value of the 17 alteration, addition, or new construction is $5,000 or 18 more but less than $25,000, the fee shall be the greater 19 of $300 or 6% of that value. 20 (2) If the estimated dollar value of the 21 alteration, addition, or new construction is $25,000 or 22 more but less than $100,000, the fee shall be the greater 23 of $1,500 or 2.4% of that value. 24 (3) If the estimated dollar value of the 25 alteration, addition, or new construction is $100,000 or 26 more but less than $500,000, the fee shall be the greater 27 of $2,400 or 1.2% of that value. 28 (4) If the estimated dollar value of the 29 alteration, addition, or new construction is $500,000 or 30 more but less than $1,000,000, the fee shall be the 31 greater of $6,000 or 0.96% of that value. 32 (5) If the estimated dollar value of the 33 alteration, addition, or new construction is $1,000,000 34 or more but less than $5,000,000, the fee shall be the HB0202 Enrolled -12- LRB9001424LDdv 1 greater of $9,600 or 0.22% of that value. 2 (6) If the estimated dollar value of the 3 alteration, addition, or new construction is $5,000,000 4 or more, the fee shall be the greater of $11,000 or 0.11% 5 of that value, but shall not exceed $40,000. 6 The fees provided in this subsection (d) shall not apply 7 to major construction projects involving facility changes 8 that are required by Department rule amendments. 9 The Department shall not commence the facility plan 10 review process under this Section until the applicable fee 11 has been paid. 12 (e) All fees received by the Department under this 13 Section shall be deposited into the Health Facility Plan 14 Review Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. 15 Moneys shall be appropriated from that Fund to the Department 16 only to pay the costs of conducting reviews under this 17 Section. None of the moneys in the Health Facility Plan 18 Review Fund shall be used to reduce the amount of General 19 Revenue Fund moneys appropriated to the Department for 20 facility plan reviews conducted pursuant to this Section. 21 (f) (1) The provisions of this amendatory Act of 1997 22 concerning drawings and specifications shall apply only 23 to drawings and specifications submitted to the 24 Department on or after October 1, 1997. 25 (2) On and after the effective date of this 26 amendatory Act of 1997 and before October 1, 1997, an 27 applicant may submit or resubmit drawings and 28 specifications to the Department and pay the fees 29 provided in subsection (d). If an applicant pays the 30 fees provided in subsection (d) under this paragraph (2), 31 the provisions of subsection (b) shall apply with regard 32 to those drawings and specifications. 33 (g) The Department shall conduct an on-site inspection 34 of the completed project no later than 30 days after HB0202 Enrolled -13- LRB9001424LDdv 1 notification from the applicant that the project has been 2 completed and all certifications required by the Department 3 have been received and accepted by the Department. The 4 Department shall provide written approval for occupancy to 5 the applicant within 5 working days of the Department's final 6 inspection, provided the applicant has demonstrated 7 substantial compliance as defined by Department rule. 8 Occupancy of new major construction is prohibited until 9 Department approval is received. If the plans and drawings 10 are approved pursuant to subsection (b), occupancy shall be 11 allowed after any required health inspection by the 12 Department has been conducted. 13 (h) The Department shall establish, by rule, a procedure 14 to conduct interim on-site review of large or complex 15 construction projects. 16 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2350.) 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 18 becoming law.