Chapter 210 — HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION

(210 ILCS 85/10.9) Sec. 10.9. Nurse mandated overtime prohibited. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: "Mandated overtime" means work that is required by the hospital in excess of an agreed-to, predetermined work shift. Time spent by nurses required to be available as a cond…

(210 ILCS 85/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 152) Sec. 11. No hospital, nor any person connected with any hospital, shall place children for adoption or for care in foster family homes, or shall place children anywhere other than in the custody of their mothers, unless the hospital s…

(210 ILCS 85/11.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 152.1) Sec. 11.1. No hospital may refuse necessary treatment to a pregnant woman in active labor whose life or safety would be threatened in the absence of such treatment, because she is unable to pay for medical services or because she …

(210 ILCS 85/11.10) Sec. 11.10. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; notification. This Section may be referred to as Liam's Law. A hospital having custody of a fetus following a spontaneous fetal death occurring during or after a gestation period of at least 20 complete…

(210 ILCS 85/11.1a) Sec. 11.1a. Instruments for taking a pregnant woman's blood pressure. Every hospital shall ensure that it has the proper instruments available for taking a pregnant woman's blood pressure. The Department shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Section…

(210 ILCS 85/11.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 152.2) Sec. 11.2. (a) Each hospital licensed under this Act shall allow a recipient of blood to designate a donor of his choice for the purpose of receiving red blood cells, under the following conditions: (1) The recipient, or someone o…

(210 ILCS 85/11.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 152.3) Sec. 11.3. No hospital shall require any patient or any member of the patient's family to write or to sign any document during those times when the religious tenets of such person temporarily prohibit him or her from performing th…

(210 ILCS 85/11.4) Sec. 11.4. Disposition of fetus. A hospital having custody of a fetus following a spontaneous fetal demise occurring during or after a gestation period of less than 20 completed weeks must notify the patient of the right to arrange for the burial or cremation o…

(210 ILCS 85/11.5) Sec. 11.5. Uniform standards of obstetrical care regardless of ability to pay. (a) No hospital may promulgate policies or implement practices that determine differing standards of obstetrical care based upon a patient's source of payment or ability to pay for m…

(210 ILCS 85/11.6) Sec. 11.6. Policy and procedure for patient bathroom door locks. Hospitals shall have policies and procedures for readily gaining access to a locked bathroom in a patient's room. (Source: P.A. 96-925, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

(210 ILCS 85/11.7) Sec. 11.7. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Education. (a) A hospital shall provide, free of charge, information and instructional materials regarding sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), explaining the medical effects upon infants and young children and emp…

(210 ILCS 85/11.7a) Sec. 11.7a. Early intervention services. (a) Through June 30, 2026, a hospital shall provide written information, which may be provided electronically, on the Early Intervention program administered under the Early Intervention Services System Act to any paren…

(210 ILCS 85/11.8) Sec. 11.8. Closed captioning required. A hospital licensed under this Act must make reasonable efforts to have activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a television in a common area provided for use by the general public or in a patient's room, o…

(210 ILCS 85/11.9) Sec. 11.9. Maternal milk donation education. (a) To ensure an adequate supply of pasteurized donor human milk for premature infants in Illinois, a hospital with licensed obstetric beds shall provide information and instructional materials to parents of each new…

(210 ILCS 85/12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 153) Sec. 12. The Department shall prepare an annual report of its activities and operations under this Act. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 811.)

(210 ILCS 85/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 154) Sec. 13. Whenever the Department refuses to grant, or revokes or suspends a permit to establish a hospital, or a license to open, conduct, operate, or maintain a hospital, the applicant or licensee may have such decision judicially re…

(210 ILCS 85/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 155) Sec. 14. Any person establishing a hospital without a permit issued pursuant to this Act, or any person opening, conducting, operating or maintaining any hospital without a license issued pursuant to this Act shall be guilty of a pett…

(210 ILCS 85/14.5) Sec. 14.5. Hospital Licensure Fund. (a) There is created in the State treasury the Hospital Licensure Fund. The Fund is created for the purpose of providing funding for the administration of the licensure program and patient safety and quality initiatives for h…

(210 ILCS 85/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 156) Sec. 15. Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the Director may, in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the Attorney General who shall represent the Director in the proceedings, maintain an action in…

(210 ILCS 85/16) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157) Sec. 16. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of this Act which can be given effect without the inv…

(210 ILCS 85/17) Sec. 17. Certified family health aide. Hospitals managing the care of an individual to be discharged under the care of a home nursing agency may provide initial training, and shall document in a manner designated by the Department, for the certified family health…

(210 ILCS 85/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 143) Sec. 2. 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) …

(210 ILCS 85/3) 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 tre…

(210 ILCS 85/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 145) Sec. 4. 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…

(210 ILCS 85/4.5) Sec. 4.5. 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 l…

(210 ILCS 85/4.6) Sec. 4.6. 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 wit…

(210 ILCS 85/4.7) Sec. 4.7. 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 separ…

(210 ILCS 85/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 146) Sec. 5. (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 affir…

(210 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147) Sec. 6. (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 com…

(210 ILCS 85/6.01) Sec. 6.01. 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 …

(210 ILCS 85/6.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.05) Sec. 6.05. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 92-790, eff. 8-6-02.)

(210 ILCS 85/6.06) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.06) Sec. 6.06. 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 consis…

(210 ILCS 85/6.07) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.07) Sec. 6.07. 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. (So…

(210 ILCS 85/6.08) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.08) Sec. 6.08. (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 …

(210 ILCS 85/6.09) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.09) Sec. 6.09. (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,…

(210 ILCS 85/6.09a) Sec. 6.09a. 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 medi…

(210 ILCS 85/6.09b) Sec. 6.09b. 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…

(210 ILCS 85/6.10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.10) Sec. 6.10. 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…

(210 ILCS 85/6.11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.11) Sec. 6.11. 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 th…

(210 ILCS 85/6.12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.12) Sec. 6.12. 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…

(210 ILCS 85/6.13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.13) Sec. 6.13. 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…

(210 ILCS 85/6.14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.14) Sec. 6.14. 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 Educati…

(210 ILCS 85/6.14a) Sec. 6.14a. 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 …

(210 ILCS 85/6.14b) Sec. 6.14b. 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 rel…

(210 ILCS 85/6.14c) Sec. 6.14c. 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…

(210 ILCS 85/6.14d) Sec. 6.14d. Materials available for public inspection. A hospital shall retain for 5 years the following for public inspection: (1) a complete copy of every final inspection report of the hospital received from the Department; and (2) a copy of every final ord…

(210 ILCS 85/6.14e) Sec. 6.14e. Storage and transfer of patient records. If a facility closes due to insolvency or for any other reason, the facility must notify the Department where the patient records are stored or transferred. (Source: P.A. 93-322, eff. 1-1-04.)

(210 ILCS 85/6.14f) Sec. 6.14f. Reports to the trauma registry; certain accidents involving persons under the age of 18 years. A trauma center that treats any person under the age of 18 years for injuries suffered in an accident involving a motor vehicle backing over a child or t…

(210 ILCS 85/6.14g) Sec. 6.14g. Reports to the Department; opioid overdoses. (a) As used in this Section: "Overdose" has the same meaning as provided in Section 414 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. "Health care professional" includes a physician licensed to practice med…

(210 ILCS 85/6.14h) Sec. 6.14h. The Health Care Sanctity and Privacy Law. (a) This Section may be referred to as the Health Care Sanctity and Privacy Law. (b) As used in this Section: "Administrative volunteer" means an individual who serves as a volunteer at a hospital in only a…