Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The applicant
shall have been licensed as a hospital pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act
or as an ambulatory surgical treatment center pursuant to the Ambulatory
Surgical Treatment Center Act on or before August 20, 1991, and have held a
valid license continuously since that time.
b) Applications for a license to operate a
Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model shall be in writing on forms provided
by the Department. The application shall be made under oath and shall contain
the following:
1) Proof of a Certificate of
Need to establish and operate a Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model issued
by the Health Facilities Planning Board under the Illinois Health Facilities
Planning Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 1111/2, pars. 115 et seq.) [20 ILCS
3960 ];
2) The name and address of
the hospital or ambulatory surgical treatment center licensee, which shall be
the name of the Model licensee;
3)
The name of the proposed Model;
4)
The address of the proposed Model;
5) A precise description of the site of the
proposed Model and, if it is located within the hospital or ambulatory surgical
treatment center, the unit or area, including room numbers, of the portion of
the facility designated as the Postsurgical Recovery Care Center
Model;
6) The number of
postsurgical recovery care beds;
7)
The name and address of the registered agent or other individual authorized to
receive Service of Process for the Model licensee;
8) The name, address and Illinois license
numbers of the following persons:
A)
Administrator,
B) Medical
Director,
C) Supervisory
Nurse;
9) A copy of the
transfer agreement with a licensed hospital within 15 minutes travel time of
the proposed Model;
10)
Documentation of compliance with Section
210.2500,
Laboratory, Pharmacy and Radiological Services;
11) Documentation of Compliance with Section
210.2800, Food
Service;
12) The Model's admission
protocol and transfer criteria as required by Section
210.1800;
13) Information regarding any conviction of
the owner or operator of the proposed Model of a felony or of any other crime
under the laws of any state or of the United States arising out of or in
connection with the operation of a health care facility; and
14) Information regarding any encumbrance on
a health care license issued in Illinois or any other state to the owner or
operator of the proposed Model.
c) Schematic architectural plans must be
submitted for approval prior to submission of the application.
d) An application for initial and renewal
licensure shall be accompanied by an application fee of $500 plus $100 for each
Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model bed.
e) Upon receipt and review of a complete
application for licensure, the Department shall conduct an inspection to
determine compliance with the Act and this Part.
f) If the proposed Model is found to be in
substantial compliance with the Act and this Part, the Department shall issue a
license for a period of one year. (Section 30 of the Act)
1) The license shall not be transferable; it
is issued to the licensee and for the specific location and number of beds
identified in the application.
2)
The license shall become automatically void and shall be returned to the
Department if the Model's hospital or ambulatory surgical treatment center
license is revoked, nonrenewed or relinquished, denied, forfeited, or
suspended.
g) An
application for license renewal shall be filed with the Department 90-120 days
prior to the expiration of the license, on forms provided by the Department.
1) The renewal application shall comply with
the requirements of subsections (a), (b) and (d) of this Section; and
2) Upon receipt and review of a complete
application for license renewal, the Department may conduct a survey. The
Department shall renew the license in accordance with subsection (f) of this
Section.
h) The
Department may issue a provisional license to any Postsurgical Recovery Care
Center model that does not substantially comply with the provisions of the Act
and this Part:
1) A provisional license may
be issued only if the Department finds that:
A) The model has undertaken changes and
corrections which upon completion will render the model in substantial
compliance with the Act and this Part; and
B) The health and safety of the patients in
the Model will be protected during the period for which the provisional license
is issued (Section 30(c) of the Act).
2) The Department shall advise the applicant
or licensee of the conditions under which the provisional license is issued,
including:
A) The manner in which the model
fails to comply with the provisions of the Act and this Part;
B) The changes and corrections that shall be
completed;
C) The time within which
the necessary changes and corrections shall be completed (Section 30(c) of the
Act); and
D) The interim actions
that are necessary to protect the health and safety of the patients.
i) The Postsurgical
Recovery Care Center Model license or provisional license shall be prominently
displayed in an area accessible to the public.
j) A Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model
licensed under this Part shall operate in conformance with the Hospital
Licensing Act or Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act and the rules
promulgated thereunder, corresponding to its primary facility license, for all
matters and requirements not specifically addressed in this Part.