20 ILCS 4050/15

Current through Public Act 103-1052
Section 20 ILCS 4050/15 - [See note for repeal] Basic Services Loans
(a) Essential community hospitals seeking collateralization of loans under this Act must apply to the Health Facilities and Services Review Board on a form prescribed by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board by rule. The Health Facilities and Services Review Board shall review the application and, if it approves the applicant's plan, shall forward the application and its approval to the Hospital Basic Services Review Board.
(b) Upon receipt of the applicant's application and approval from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board , the Hospital Basic Services Review Board shall request from the applicant and the applicant shall submit to the Hospital Basic Services Review Board all of the following information:
(1) A copy of the hospital's last audited financial statement.
(2) The percentage of the hospital's patients each year who are Medicaid patients.
(3) The percentage of the hospital's patients each year who are Medicare patients.
(4) The percentage of the hospital's patients each year who are uninsured.
(5) The percentage of services provided by the hospital each year for which the hospital expected payment but for which no payment was received.
(6) Any other information required by the Hospital Basic Services Review Board by rule.

The Hospital Basic Services Review Board shall review the applicant's original application, the approval of the HealthFacilities and Services Review Board , and the information provided by the applicant to the Hospital Basic Services Review Board under this Section and make a recommendation to the State Treasurer to accept or deny the application.

(c) If the Hospital Basic Services Review Board recommends that the application be accepted, the State Treasurer may collateralize the applicant's basic service loan for eligible expenses related to completing, attaining, or upgrading basic services, including, but not limited to, delivery, installation, staff training, and other eligible expenses as defined by the State Treasurer by rule. The total cost for any one project to be undertaken by the applicants shall not exceed $10,000,000 and the amount of each basic services loan collateralized under this Act shall not exceed $5,000,000. Expenditures related to basic service loans shall not exceed the amount available in the Fund necessary to collateralize the loans. The terms of any basic services loan collateralized under this Act must be approved by the State Treasurer in accordance with standards established by the State Treasurer by rule.

20 ILCS 4050/15

Amended by P.A. 096-0031,§ 30, eff. 6/30/2009.
Added by P.A. 094-0648, § 15, eff. 1/1/2006.
Section 30 of this Act, as added by P.A. 098-0438,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013, provides for the Act's repeal "upon the occurrence of the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of Section 10 of this Act."