Chapter 210 — HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION

(210 ILCS 74/5.10) Sec. 5.10. Department. "Department" means the Department of Public Health. (Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05.)

(210 ILCS 74/5.15) Sec. 5.15. Director. "Director" means the Director of Public Health. (Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05.)

(210 ILCS 74/5.20) Sec. 5.20. Medical emergency. "Medical emergency" means the occurrence of a sudden, serious, and unexpected sickness or injury that would lead a reasonable person, possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health, to believe that the sick or injured perso…

(210 ILCS 74/5.25) Sec. 5.25. Physical fitness facility. (a) "Physical fitness facility" means the following: (1) Any of the following indoor facilities that is (i) owned or operated by a park district, municipality, or other unit of local government, including a home rule unit, …

(210 ILCS 74/5.5) Sec. 5.5. Automated external defibrillator. "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means an automated external defibrillator as defined in the Automated External Defibrillator Act. (Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05.)

(210 ILCS 74/50) Sec. 50. Compliance dates; private and public physical fitness facilities. (a) Privately owned indoor physical fitness facilities. Every privately owned or operated indoor physical fitness facility must be in compliance with this Act on or before July 1, 2006. (a…

(210 ILCS 74/55) Sec. 55. Home rule. A home rule unit must comply with the requirements of this Act. A home rule unit may not regulate physical fitness facilities in a manner inconsistent with this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII…

(210 ILCS 74/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05; text omitted.)

(210 ILCS 74/95) Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05; text omitted.)

(210 ILCS 76/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Community Benefits Act. (Source: P.A. 93-480, eff. 8-8-03.)

(210 ILCS 76/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Bad debt" means the current period charge for actual or expected doubtful accounting resulting from the extension of credit. "Charity care" means care provided by a health care provider for which the provider does not e…

(210 ILCS 76/15) Sec. 15. Organizational mission statement; community benefits plan. A nonprofit hospital shall develop: (1) an organizational mission statement that identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care needs of the community; and (2) a community benefi…

(210 ILCS 76/20) Sec. 20. Annual report for community benefits plan. (a) Each nonprofit hospital shall prepare an annual report of the community benefits plan. The report must include, in addition to the community benefits plan itself, all of the following background information:…

(210 ILCS 76/22) Sec. 22. Public reports. (a) In order to increase transparency and accessibility of charity care and financial assistance data, a hospital shall make the annual hospital community benefits plan report submitted to the Attorney General under Section 20 available t…

(210 ILCS 76/25) Sec. 25. Failure to file annual report. The Attorney General may assess a late filing fee against a nonprofit hospital that fails to make a report of the community benefits plan as required under this Act in an amount not to exceed $100. The Attorney General may …

(210 ILCS 76/30) Sec. 30. Other rights and remedies retained. The rights and remedies provided for in this Act are in addition to other statutory or common law rights or remedies available to the State. (Source: P.A. 93-480, eff. 8-8-03.)

(210 ILCS 76/40) Sec. 40. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate hospitals in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home…

(210 ILCS 76/5) Sec. 5. Applicability. This Act does not apply to a hospital operated by a unit of government, a hospital located outside of a metropolitan statistical area, or a hospital with 100 or fewer beds. Hospitals that are owned or operated by or affiliated with a health …

(210 ILCS 76/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 93-480, eff. 8-8-03.)

(210 ILCS 80/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 85z) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hospital Emergency Service Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(210 ILCS 80/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 86) Sec. 1. Requirements to provide emergency medical care. (a) Every hospital required to be licensed by the Department of Public Health pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act which provides general medical and surgical hospital services, …

(210 ILCS 80/1.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 86.1) Sec. 1.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 76-1858. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 80/1.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 86.2) Sec. 1.2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 76-1858. Repealed by P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

(210 ILCS 80/1.3) Sec. 1.3. Long-term acute care hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals. For the purpose of this Act, general acute care hospitals designated by Medicare as long-term acute care hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals are not required to provide hospital emergency …

(210 ILCS 80/1.6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 86.6) Sec. 1.6. 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 5-3…

(210 ILCS 80/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87) Sec. 2. Any hospital or other person violating any of the provisions of this Act or refusing to perform any duties imposed by this Act shall be guilty of a business offense and subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each violation,…

(210 ILCS 80/2.1) Sec. 2.1. Department investigations. The Department shall also have the authority to investigate violations of this Act, which may include a medical clinical review by a physician, and to issue a minimum monetary penalty of $50,000 for violating this Act. The De…

(210 ILCS 80/40) Sec. 40. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-784, eff. 8-7-24.)

(210 ILCS 81/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. (Source: P.A. 97-713, eff. 1-1-13.)

(210 ILCS 81/10) Sec. 10. Infant feeding policy required. (a) Every hospital that provides birthing services must adopt an infant feeding policy that promotes breastfeeding. In developing the policy, a hospital shall consider guidance provided by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initia…

(210 ILCS 81/15) Sec. 15. Communication of policy. A hospital shall routinely communicate the infant feeding policy to staff in the hospital's obstetric and neonatal areas, beginning with hospital staff orientation. The hospital shall also ensure that the policy and infant nutrit…

(210 ILCS 81/20) Sec. 20. Application of policy. A hospital's infant feeding policy adopted under this Act must apply to all mother-infant couplets in the hospital's obstetric and neonatal areas. (Source: P.A. 97-713, eff. 1-1-13.)

(210 ILCS 81/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative" means the voluntary program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that recognizes hospitals that meet certain evaluation criteria regar…

(210 ILCS 81/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2013. (Source: P.A. 97-713, eff. 1-1-13.)

(210 ILCS 83/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the MRSA Screening and Reporting Act. (Source: P.A. 95-312, eff. 8-20-07.)

(210 ILCS 83/10) Sec. 10. Reporting by Department of Public Health. (a) After October 1, 2007, the Department of Public Health shall compile aggregate data for all hospitals on the total number of infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that (1) are p…

(210 ILCS 83/5) Sec. 5. MRSA control program. In order to improve the prevention of hospital-associated bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA"), every hospital shall establish an MRSA control program that requires: (1) Identification of …

(210 ILCS 83/90) Sec. 90. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-312, eff. 8-20-07. Repealed by P.A. 96-1079, eff. 7-16-10.)

(210 ILCS 83/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 95-312, eff. 8-20-07.)

(210 ILCS 85/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 142) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Hospital Licensing Act. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 811.)

(210 ILCS 85/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 151) Sec. 10. Board creation; Department rules. (a) The Governor shall appoint a Hospital Licensing Board composed of 14 persons, which shall advise and consult with the Director in the administration of this Act. The Secretary of Human Se…

(210 ILCS 85/10.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 151.1) Sec. 10.1. In connection with any application for a license or a renewal thereof, the Department may request such information about the applicant's internship or residency training program as may be necessary to establish that the…

(210 ILCS 85/10.10) Sec. 10.10. Nurse staffing by patient acuity. (a) Findings. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The State of Illinois has a substantial interest in promoting quality care and improving the delivery of health care services. (2) Evidence…

(210 ILCS 85/10.11) Sec. 10.11. Clinical privileges; physician assistants. No hospital licensed under this Act shall adopt any policy, rule, regulation, or practice inconsistent with the provision of adequate supervision in accordance with Section 54.5 of the Medical Practice Act…

(210 ILCS 85/10.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 151.2) Sec. 10.2. Because the candid and conscientious evaluation of clinical practices is essential to the provision of adequate hospital care, it is the policy of this State to encourage peer review by health care providers. Therefore,…

(210 ILCS 85/10.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 151.3) Sec. 10.3. No hospital shall allow any person to take part as a student in a clinical training program of that hospital which is designed, in whole or in part, to fulfill the requirements for licensure as a physician unless that p…

(210 ILCS 85/10.4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 151.4) Sec. 10.4. Medical staff privileges. (a) Any hospital licensed under this Act or any hospital organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act shall, prior to the granting of any medical staff privileges to an applicant, or…

(210 ILCS 85/10.6) Sec. 10.6. Hospital merger; medical staff bylaws. When one or more hospitals combine or merge in any manner that does not require any of the parties to the transaction to obtain a new license under this Act, the medical staff bylaws of each individual hospital …

(210 ILCS 85/10.7) Sec. 10.7. Clinical privileges; advanced practice registered nurses. All hospitals licensed under this Act shall comply with the following requirements: (1) No hospital policy, rule, regulation, or practice shall be inconsistent with the provision of adequate c…

(210 ILCS 85/10.8) Sec. 10.8. Requirements for employment of physicians. (a) Physician employment by hospitals and hospital affiliates. Employing entities may employ physicians to practice medicine in all of its branches provided that the following requirements are met: (1) The e…