Bill Text: IL HB2812 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that a State agency must notify the Board in writing of any intent to construct, modify, establish, close, or change the service category of any State-run healthcare facility. Requires this notification to include the facility's estimated service capacity, the location of the project, the estimated date the facility is to open, and when the facility becomes licensed. Provides that this Section is repealed five years after the effective date of this Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0257 [HB2812 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2812-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 098-0257
HB2812 Enrolled LRB098 10882 JWD 41393 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is
amended by adding Section 3.5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3960/3.5 new)
Sec. 3.5. Facilities maintained or operated by a State
agency.
(a) Except for the requirements set forth in subsection
(b), any construction, modification, establishment, or change
in categories of service of a health care facility funded
through an appropriation from the General Assembly and
maintained or operated by a State agency is exempt from the
requirements of this Act. A State agency is not exempt from
this Act when that State agency discontinues a health care
facility or category of service.
(b) A State agency must notify the Board in writing of any
appropriation by the General Assembly for the construction,
modification, establishment or change in categories of
service, excluding discontinuations of a health care facility
or categories of service, maintained or operated by the State.
The State agency must include with the written notification the
following information: (i) the estimated service capacity of

the health care facility, (ii) the location of the project or
the intended location if not identified by law, and (iii) the
date the health care facility is estimated to be opened. The
State agency must also notify the Board in writing when the
facility has been licensed by the Department of Public Health
or any other licensing body. The State agency shall submit to
the Board, on behalf of the health care facility, any annual
facility questionnaires as defined in Section 13 of this Act or
any requests for information by the Board.
(c) This Section is repealed 5 years after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.