Bill > SB0798

This bill amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act by modifying definitions related to healthcare facilities, specifically expanding the definition of "non-clinical service areas" and introducing new definitions for "patient care unit" and "provider". The bill clarifies that non-clinical service areas now explicitly include components within a patient care unit used for educational space, consultation and touchdown rooms, and on-call rooms. Importantly, the bill specifies that non-clinical service areas do not include areas within a patient care unit or areas required by Department of Public Health licensing standards, such as hallways and other interdependent components of clinical areas. The bill also defines a "patient care unit" as a physically identifiable and organized unit where nursing care and therapeutic services are provided continuously, and defines a "provider" broadly to include hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical treatment centers, freestanding emergency centers, and birth centers. These changes aim to provide more precise language around healthcare facility spaces and services, potentially helping to clarify regulatory requirements and planning processes for healthcare facilities in Illinois.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=798&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104