Bill Text: IL HB1391 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act in the provision concerning the Trauma Center Fund. Provides that under no circumstance shall money collected within one EMS region be redirected to another EMS region. Provides that if money collected from an EMS region cannot be distributed to any trauma center in that EMS region because the trauma center is located outside of the State, then the Department of Public Health shall distribute the money to other health care facilities in the EMS region. Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0209 [HB1391 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1391-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-0209 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health facilities.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | ||||
is amended by changing Section 3.225 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 50/3.225)
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Sec. 3.225. Trauma Center Fund.
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(a) The Department shall distribute 97.5% of 50% of
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moneys deposited into the Trauma Center Fund, a special
fund in | ||||
the State Treasury, to Illinois hospitals that are
designated | ||||
as trauma centers. The payments to those
hospitals shall be in | ||||
addition to any other payments paid
and shall be in an amount | ||||
calculated under paragraph (b) of
this Section.
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(b) Trauma payment calculation.
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(1) The Department shall implement an
accounting | ||||
system to ensure that the moneys in the fund are
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distributed.
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(2) The moneys in the fund shall be allocated
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proportionately to each EMS region so that the EMS
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receives the moneys collected from within its region
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violations of laws or ordinances regulating the movement
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traffic. Under no circumstance shall money collected | ||||
within one EMS region be redirected to another EMS region.
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(3) The formula for distribution to
individual | ||
hospitals shall be based on factors identified in rules
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adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act. No moneys
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may be distributed to a trauma center located outside of | ||
the
State.
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(4) If money collected from an EMS region cannot be | ||
distributed to any trauma center in that EMS region because | ||
the trauma center is located outside of the State, then the | ||
Department shall distribute the money to hospitals in the | ||
EMS region for the provision of emergency services. | ||
(c) The Department may retain 2.5% of 50% of the
moneys in | ||
the Trauma Center Fund to defray the cost of
administering the | ||
distributions.
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(Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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