2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 210 Health Facilities 210 ILCS 80/ Hospital Emergency Service Act.
(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.)
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(210 ILCS 80/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 86)
Sec. 1.
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 shall provide a hospital emergency service in accordance
with rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Public Health and
shall furnish such hospital emergency services to any applicant who applies
for the same in case of injury or acute medical condition where the same is
liable to cause death or severe injury or serious illness.
For purposes of this Act, "applicant" includes any person who is brought
to a hospital by ambulance or specialized emergency medical services
vehicle as defined in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1461.)
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(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(Repealed).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 Repealed by P.A. 89‑177, eff. 7‑19‑95.)
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(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(Repealed).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 Repealed by P.A. 89‑177, eff. 7‑19‑95.)
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(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 5‑35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to
procedures for rule‑making does not apply to the adoption of any rule required
by federal law in connection with which the Department is precluded by law from
exercising any discretion.
(Source: P.A. 88‑45.)
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(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, and any fine imposed shall be paid into the general
corporate funds of the city, incorporated town, or village in which the
hospital is located, or of the county, in case such hospital is outside the
limits of any incorporated municipality.
(Source: P.A. 81‑1518.)
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