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| | SB1676 Engrossed | | LRB100 07928 MJP 18001 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing |
| 5 | | Agency Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 3.8 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (210 ILCS 55/3.8 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 3.8. Referrals; license required. A hospital licensed |
| 9 | | under the Hospital Licensing Act, hospital operated under the |
| 10 | | University of Illinois Hospital Act, facility licensed under |
| 11 | | the Nursing Home Care Act, or health care provider licensed |
| 12 | | under any Act of this State that receives funds from this State |
| 13 | | may not refer a patient or the family of a patient to an agency |
| 14 | | unless the agency is licensed under this Act.
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