Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 85 — Hospital Licensing Act.

This Act may be cited as the Hospital Licensing Act

This Act may be cited as the Hospital Licensing Act. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 811.)

Purpose; findings

Purpose; findings. (a) The purpose of this Act is to provide for the better protection of the public health through the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards (1) for the care of individuals in hospitals, (2) for the construction, maintenance, and operation of hospitals which, in light of advancing kn…

(Text of Section before amendment by P

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-508) Sec. 3. As used in this Act: (A) "Hospital" means any institution, place, building, buildings on a campus, or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not, devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis and treatmen…

No person shall establish a hospital without first obtaining a permit from the Department and no person shall open, conduct, operate, or maintain a hospital without first obtaining a license from the Department. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or abridge the power of municipalities to license and regul…

Hospital with multiple locations; single license

Hospital with multiple locations; single license. (a) A hospital located in a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants may apply to the Department for approval to conduct its operations from more than one location within the county under a single license. At the time of the application to operate under a single lic…

Additional licensing requirements

Additional licensing requirements. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, the Department may license as a hospital a building that (i) is owned or operated by a hospital licensed under this Act, (ii) is located in a municipality with a population of less than 60,000, and (iii) includes a postsurgica…

Additional licensing requirements

Additional licensing requirements. (a) A hospital located in a county with fewer than 325,000 inhabitants may apply to the Department for approval to conduct its operations from more than one location within the county under a single license at a separate building or facility already licensed as a hospital. The operati…

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 4.8. Additional licensing requirements. (a) Hospital emergency and financial contingency plan. Any hospital licensed under this Act that has outstanding debts to the State in the form of tax arrears or that maintains debt through the D…

(a) An application for a permit to establish a hospital shall be made to the Department upon forms provided by it

(a) An application for a permit to establish a hospital shall be made to the Department upon forms provided by it. This application shall contain such information as the Department reasonably requires, which shall include affirmative evidence on which the Director may make the findings required under Section 6a of this…

(a) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to establish a hospital the Director shall issue a permit if he finds (1) that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide a proper standard of hospital service for the community with particular regard to the qualification, background, and character of the applican…

Domestic violence

Domestic violence. A hospital licensed under this Act must comply with the standards relating to domestic violence established by the Department. In establishing these standards, the Department shall take into consideration similar standards adopted by the Joint Commission on Health Care Accreditation or other accredit…

The Department shall prescribe, by regulation, standards for hospitals to meet in order to assure proper identification of newborn infants

The Department shall prescribe, by regulation, standards for hospitals to meet in order to assure proper identification of newborn infants. Such regulations shall include but not be limited to standards that are consistent with procedures for the identification of newborn infants recommended by the American Academy of…

The Department shall by regulation require the availability and proper use of hypothermic thermometers or electronic thermometers capable of aiding in the diagnosis of hypothermia in adequate quantity in hospitals. (Source: P.A. 84-313.)

(a) Every hospital shall provide notification as required in this Section to police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, private emergency medical services providers, and ambulance personnel who have provided or are about to provide transport services, emergency care, or life support services to a pat…

(a) In order to facilitate the orderly transition of aged patients and patients with disabilities from hospitals to post-hospital care, whenever a patient who qualifies for the federal Medicare program is hospitalized, the patient shall be notified of discharge at least 24 hours prior to discharge from the hospital. Wi…

Report of death

Report of death. Every hospital shall promptly report the death of a person readily known to be, without an investigation by the hospital, a resident of a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act or the MC/DD Act, to the coroner or medical examiner. The coroner or medical examiner shall promptly respond to…

Patient notice of observation status

Patient notice of observation status. Within 24 hours after a patient's placement into observation status by a hospital, the hospital shall provide that patient with an oral and written notice that the patient is not admitted to the hospital and is under observation status. The written notice shall be signed by the pat…

The Department shall adopt rules requiring hospitals licensed under this Act to offer testing for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to patients upon request

The Department shall adopt rules requiring hospitals licensed under this Act to offer testing for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to patients upon request. Such rules shall provide for appropriate pre-test and post-test counseling, and may provide for payment of the cost of testing the medically indig…

In licensing any hospital which provides for the diagnosis, care or treatment for persons suffering from mental or emotional disorders or for persons with intellectual disabilities, the Department shall consult with the Department of Human Services in developing standards for and evaluating the psychiatric programs of…

The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the Department of Public Health under this Act, except that Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to procedures for rule-making does not app…

Any hospital licensed under this Act may provide a program or service for the temporary custodial care of mildly ill children who, because of their illness, are unable to attend school or to participate in their normal early care and education program. The Department shall develop minimum standards, rules and regulatio…

Resident and intern duty hour requirements

Resident and intern duty hour requirements. Hospitals licensed under this Act shall comply with the duty hour requirements for residents and interns established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. (Source: P.A. 87-947.)

Public disclosure of information

Public disclosure of information. The following information is subject to disclosure to the public from the Department: (1) Information submitted under Section 5 of this Act; (2) Final records of license and certification inspections, surveys, and evaluations of hospitals; and (3) Investigated complaints filed against…

Confidentiality of patient records

Confidentiality of patient records. (a) The Department shall respect the confidentiality of a patient's record and shall not divulge or disclose the contents of a record in a manner which identifies a patient, except upon a patient's death to a relative or guardian, as permitted by law, or under judicial proceedings. T…

Posting of information

Posting of information. Every hospital shall conspicuously post, either by physical or electronic means, for display in an area of its offices accessible to patients, employees, and visitors the following: (1) its current license; (2) a description, provided by the Department, of complaint procedures established under…