Illinois Administrative Code
Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part 735 - PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CREDIT, BILLING, DEPOSITS, TERMINATION OF SERVICE AND ISSUANCE OF TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Section 735.140 - Illness Provision

Universal Citation: 83 IL Admin Code § 735.140

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

a) Certificate of Illness

1) A Telephone company shall postpone discontinuance of telephone service to a residential customer for thirty (30) days from the date of certification by a licensed physician that discontinuance of service will aggravate an existing medical emergency or create a medical emergency for the customer or a permanent resident in the customer's household.

2) Initial certification shall prohibit discontinuance of service for thirty (30) days. Certification may be renewed by the customer for one additional thirty (30) day period by providing another certificate to the utility. Failure to so renew the certificate shall entitle the utility to initiate discontinuance procedures.

3) Initial certification by the certifying physician may be by telephone if written certification is forwarded within five (5) days.

b) Contents of Certificate

This certificate of medical emergency must be in writing on stationery which clearly sets forth the name of the doctor, hospital, or medical clinic. The certificate must clearly show the name of the person whose illness would be aggravated, the nature of the medical emergency, and the name, title, and signature of the licensed physician certifying the medical emergency.

c) Payment Arrangements

Within the first thirty (30) days the customer must enter into a Deferred Payment Agreement for the retirement of the unpaid balance of the account and keep the current account paid during the period that the unpaid balance is to be retired.

d) Restoral of Service

In the event service is discontinued within ten (10) days prior to certification of illness by or for a qualifying resident, service shall be restored to that residence if a proper certification is thereafter made in accordance with the foregoing provisions.

e) Notice

Notice of discontinuance of service sent to residential customers must include a notice substantially in the form of Appendix B herein.

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