Bill Text: IL SB3465 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1123 [SB3465 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB3465-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 098-1123 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 3 and by adding Section 6.8 as | ||||
follows:
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(210 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.3)
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Sec. 3.
As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise | ||||
requires, the
following words and phrases shall have the | ||||
meanings ascribed to them:
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(A) "Ambulatory surgical treatment center" means any | ||||
institution, place
or building devoted primarily to the | ||||
maintenance and operation of
facilities for the performance of | ||||
surgical procedures. "Ambulatory surgical treatment center" | ||||
includes any place that meets and complies with the definition | ||||
of an ambulatory surgical treatment center under the rules | ||||
adopted by the Department or any facility in
which a medical or | ||||
surgical procedure is utilized to terminate a pregnancy,
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irrespective of whether the facility is devoted primarily to | ||||
this purpose.
Such facility shall not provide beds or other | ||||
accommodations for the
overnight stay of patients; however, | ||||
facilities devoted exclusively to the
treatment of children may | ||||
provide accommodations and beds for their patients
for up to 23 | ||||
hours following admission. Individual patients shall be
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discharged in an ambulatory condition without danger to the | ||
continued well
being of the patients or shall be transferred to | ||
a hospital.
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The term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not | ||
include any of the
following:
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(1) Any institution, place, building or agency | ||
required to be licensed
pursuant to the "Hospital Licensing | ||
Act", approved July 1, 1953, as amended.
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(2) Any person or institution required to be licensed | ||
pursuant to the
Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized | ||
Mental Health Rehabilitation Act, or the ID/DD Community | ||
Care Act.
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(3) Hospitals or ambulatory surgical treatment centers | ||
maintained by the
State or any department or agency | ||
thereof, where such department or agency
has authority | ||
under law to establish and enforce standards for the
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hospitals or ambulatory surgical treatment centers under | ||
its management and
control.
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(4) Hospitals or ambulatory surgical treatment centers | ||
maintained by the
Federal Government or agencies thereof.
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(5) Any place, agency, clinic, or practice, public or | ||
private, whether
organized for profit or not, devoted | ||
exclusively to the performance of
dental or oral surgical | ||
procedures.
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(B) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, | ||
corporation,
company, association, or joint stock association, | ||
or the legal successor
thereof.
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(C) "Department" means the Department of Public Health of | ||
the State of
Illinois.
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(D) "Director" means the Director of the Department of | ||
Public Health of
the State of Illinois.
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(E) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice | ||
medicine in all of
its branches in the State of Illinois.
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(F) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry | ||
under the
Illinois Dental Practice Act.
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(G) "Podiatric physician" means a person licensed to | ||
practice podiatry under
the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of | ||
1987.
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(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, | ||
eff. 7-13-12; 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
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