HB 4982

Abstract

Repeals the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act and abolishes the Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Amends various other Acts to eliminate references to the Board, the Act, and certificates of need. Amends the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act to transfer the Board's functions under that Act to the Department of Public Health. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department (instead of the Board) may require facility questionnaires to be completed annually for health care facilities licensed under the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the End Stage Renal Disease Facility Act. Contains provisions concerning the content of the facility questionnaires. Effective immediately.