HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING

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HB5000 Enrolled LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is 5 amended by changing Section 8.5 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 3960/8.5) 7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2029) 8 Sec. 8.5. Certificate of exemption for change of ownership 9 of a health care facility; discontinuation of a category of 10 service; public notice and public hearing. 11 (a) Upon a finding that an application for a change of 12 ownership is complete, the State Board shall publish a legal 13 notice on 3 consecutive days in a newspaper of general 14 circulation in the area or community to be affected and afford 15 the public an opportunity to request a hearing. If the 16 application is for a facility located in a Metropolitan 17 Statistical Area, an additional legal notice shall be 18 published in a newspaper of limited circulation, if one 19 exists, in the area in which the facility is located. If the 20 newspaper of limited circulation is published on a daily 21 basis, the additional legal notice shall be published on 3 22 consecutive days. The applicant shall pay the cost incurred by 23 the Board in publishing the change of ownership notice in HB5000 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 newspapers as required under this subsection. The legal notice 2 shall also be posted on the Health Facilities and Services 3 Review Board's web site and sent to the State Representative 4 and State Senator of the district in which the health care 5 facility is located and to the Office of the Attorney General. 6 An application for change of ownership of a hospital shall not 7 be deemed complete without a signed certification that for a 8 period of 2 years after the change of ownership transaction is 9 effective, the hospital will not adopt a charity care policy 10 that is more restrictive than the policy in effect during the 11 year prior to the transaction. An application for a change of 12 ownership need not contain signed transaction documents so 13 long as it includes the following key terms of the 14 transaction: names and background of the parties; structure of 15 the transaction; the person who will be the licensed or 16 certified entity after the transaction; the ownership or 17 membership interests in such licensed or certified entity both 18 prior to and after the transaction; fair market value of 19 assets to be transferred; and the purchase price or other form 20 of consideration to be provided for those assets. The issuance 21 of the certificate of exemption shall be contingent upon the 22 applicant submitting a statement to the Board within 90 days 23 after the closing date of the transaction, or such longer 24 period as provided by the Board, certifying that the change of 25 ownership has been completed in accordance with the key terms 26 contained in the application. If such key terms of the HB5000 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 transaction change, a new application shall be required. 2 Where a change of ownership is among related persons, and 3 there are no other changes being proposed at the health care 4 facility that would otherwise require a permit or exemption 5 under this Act, the applicant shall submit an application 6 consisting of a standard notice in a form set forth by the 7 Board briefly explaining the reasons for the proposed change 8 of ownership. Once such an application is submitted to the 9 Board and reviewed by the Board staff, the Board Chair shall 10 take action on an application for an exemption for a change of 11 ownership among related persons within 45 days after the 12 application has been deemed complete, provided the application 13 meets the applicable standards under this Section. If the 14 Board Chair has a conflict of interest or for other good cause, 15 the Chair may request review by the Board. Notwithstanding any 16 other provision of this Act, for purposes of this Section, a 17 change of ownership among related persons means a transaction 18 where the parties to the transaction are under common control 19 or ownership before and after the transaction is completed. 20 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the 21 Board to impose any conditions, obligations, or limitations, 22 other than those required by this Section, with respect to the 23 issuance of an exemption for a change of ownership, including, 24 but not limited to, the time period before which a subsequent 25 change of ownership of the health care facility could be 26 sought, or the commitment to continue to offer for a specified HB5000 Enrolled - 4 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 time period any services currently offered by the health care 2 facility. 3 The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 103rd 4 General Assembly are inoperative on and after January 1, 2027. 5 (a-3) (Blank). 6 (a-5) Upon a finding that an application to discontinue a 7 category of service is complete and provides the requested 8 information, as specified by the State Board, an exemption 9 shall be issued. No later than 30 days after the issuance of 10 the exemption, the health care facility must give written 11 notice of the discontinuation of the category of service to 12 the State Senator and State Representative serving the 13 legislative district in which the health care facility is 14 located. No later than 90 days after a discontinuation of a 15 category of service, the applicant must submit a statement to 16 the State Board certifying that the discontinuation is 17 complete. 18 (b) If a public hearing is requested, it shall be held at 19 least 15 days but no more than 30 days after the date of 20 publication of the legal notice in the community in which the 21 facility is located. The hearing shall be held in the affected 22 area or community in a place of reasonable size and 23 accessibility and a full and complete written transcript of 24 the proceedings shall be made. All interested persons 25 attending the hearing shall be given a reasonable opportunity 26 to present their positions in writing or orally. The applicant HB5000 Enrolled - 5 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 shall provide a summary or describe the proposed change of 2 ownership at the public hearing. 3 (c) For the purposes of this Section "newspaper of limited 4 circulation" means a newspaper intended to serve a particular 5 or defined population of a specific geographic area within a 6 Metropolitan Statistical Area such as a municipality, town, 7 village, township, or community area, but does not include 8 publications of professional and trade associations. 9 (d) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory 10 Act of the 101st General Assembly shall apply to all 11 applications submitted after the effective date of this 12 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. 13 (Source: P.A. 103-526, eff. 1-1-24 .) 14 Section 7. The State Finance Act is amended by changing 15 Section 5.1007 as follows: 16 (30 ILCS 105/5.1007) 17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) 18 Sec. 5.1007. The Antitrust Enforcement Fund. This Section 19 is repealed on January 1, 2027 . 20 (Source: P.A. 103-526, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.) 21 Section 10. The Illinois Antitrust Act is amended by 22 changing Sections 7.2a and 13 as follows: HB5000 Enrolled - 6 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 (740 ILCS 10/7.2a) 2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) 3 Sec. 7.2a. Notification to the Attorney General. 4 (a) As used in this Section: 5 "Acquisition" means an agreement, arrangement, or activity 6 the consummation of which results in a person acquiring 7 directly or indirectly the control of another person. 8 "Acquisition" includes the acquisition of voting securities 9 and noncorporate interests, such as assets, capital stock, 10 membership interests, or equity interests. 11 "Contracting affiliation" means the formation of a 12 relationship between 2 or more entities that permits the 13 entities to negotiate jointly with health carriers or 14 third-party administrators over rates for professional medical 15 services, or for one entity to negotiate on behalf of the other 16 entity with health carriers or third-party administrators over 17 rates for professional medical services. "Contracting 18 affiliation" does not include arrangements among entities 19 under common ownership. 20 "Covered transaction" means any merger, acquisition, or 21 contracting affiliation involving between 2 or more health 22 care facilities , or provider organizations not previously 23 under common ownership or contracting affiliation. A 24 transaction is a "covered transaction" subject to the notice 25 requirements even if the parties to the transaction are not 26 themselves a health care facility or provider organization but HB5000 Enrolled - 7 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 own or control, directly or indirectly, one or more of the 2 or 2 more health care facilities or provider organizations that 3 will be under common ownership or contracting affiliation if 4 the transaction is consummated, including if parties to the 5 covered transaction are private equity companies. 6 "Health care facility" means the following facilities, 7 organizations, and related persons: 8 (1) An ambulatory surgical treatment center required 9 to be licensed under the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment 10 Center Act. 11 (2) An institution, place, building, or agency 12 required to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act. 13 (3) A hospital, ambulatory surgical treatment center, 14 or kidney disease treatment center maintained by the State 15 or any department or agency thereof. 16 (4) A kidney disease treatment center, including a 17 free-standing hemodialysis unit required to meet the 18 requirements of 42 CFR 494 in order to be certified for 19 participation in Medicare and Medicaid under Titles XVIII 20 and XIX of the federal Social Security Act of 1935. 21 (5) An institution, place, building, or room used for 22 the performance of outpatient surgical procedures that is 23 leased, owned, or operated by or on behalf of an 24 out-of-state facility. 25 (6) An institution, place, building, or room used for 26 provision of a health care category of service, as defined HB5000 Enrolled - 8 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 under the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, 2 including, but not limited to, cardiac catheterization and 3 open heart surgery. 4 With the exception of those health care facilities 5 specifically included in this Section, nothing in this Section 6 shall be intended to include facilities operated as a part of 7 the practice of a physician or other licensed health care 8 professional, whether practicing in his or her individual 9 capacity or within the legal structure of any partnership, 10 medical or professional corporation, or unincorporated medical 11 or professional group. Further, this Section shall not apply 12 to physicians or other licensed health care professional's 13 practices where such practices are carried out in a portion of 14 a health care facility under contract with such health care 15 facility by a physician or by other licensed health care 16 professionals, whether practicing in his or her individual 17 capacity or within the legal structure of any partnership, 18 medical or professional corporation, or unincorporated medical 19 or professional groups, unless the entity constructs, 20 modifies, or establishes a health care facility as 21 specifically defined in this Section. 22 "Health care provider" means an individual or entity duly 23 licensed or legally authorized to provide health care 24 services. 25 "Health care services" means health care services or 26 products rendered or sold by a health care provider within the HB5000 Enrolled - 9 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 scope of the health care provider's license or legal 2 authorization. The term includes, but is not limited to, 3 hospital, medical, surgical, dental, vision, and 4 pharmaceutical services or products. 5 "Health care services revenue" means the total revenue 6 received for health care services in the previous 12 months. 7 "Health carriers" has the meaning given to that term in 8 Section 10 of the Health Carrier External Review Act. 9 "Illinois health care entity" means a health care facility 10 or provider organization that has an office in or is doing 11 business in this State. 12 "Merger" means the consolidation of 2 or more 13 organizations, including 2 or more organizations joining 14 through a common parent organization or 2 or more 15 organizations forming a new organization, but does not include 16 a corporate reorganization. 17 "Out-of-state health care entity" means a health care 18 facility or provider organization that is not headquartered in 19 this State and does not do business in this State. 20 "Private equity company" means any company or partnership 21 that collects capital investments from individuals or entities 22 and purchases, as a parent company, at any level of corporate 23 ownership, or through another entity or entities so that the 24 company completely or partially owns or controls a direct or 25 indirect ownership share of an Illinois health care entity or 26 an out-of-state health care entity that generates $10,000,000 HB5000 Enrolled - 10 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 or more in annual revenue from patients residing in this 2 State. 3 "Provider organization" means a corporation, partnership, 4 business trust, association, or organized group of persons, 5 whether incorporated or not, which is in the business of 6 health care delivery or management and that represents 20 or 7 more health care providers in contracting with health carriers 8 or third-party administrators for the payment of health care 9 services. "Provider organization" includes physician 10 organizations, physician-hospital organizations, independent 11 practice associations, provider networks, and accountable care 12 organizations. 13 "Third-party administrator" means an entity that 14 administers payments for health care services on behalf of a 15 client in exchange for an administrative fee. 16 (b) Notice of Health care facilities or provider 17 organizations that are party to a covered transaction shall be 18 provided provide notice of such transaction to the Attorney 19 General no later than 30 days prior to the transaction closing 20 or effective date of the transaction. 21 Notice of a covered transaction Covered transactions 22 between an Illinois health care entity and an out-of-state 23 health care entity shall be provided must provide notice under 24 this subsection where the out-of-state entity generates 25 $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue from patients residing 26 in this State. HB5000 Enrolled - 11 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 (c) The written notice provided by the parties under 2 subsection (b) shall be provided as follows: 3 (1) For any health care facility or provider 4 organization that is a party to a covered transaction that 5 is the subject of and files a premerger notification 6 filing with the Federal Trade Commission or the United 7 States Department of Justice, in compliance with the 8 Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, 15 9 U.S.C. 18a, the notice requirement is satisfied by 10 providing a copy of such filing with all attachments to 11 the Attorney General at the same time as it is provided to 12 the federal government. 13 (2) For any health care facility involved in that is a 14 party to a covered transaction that is not described in 15 paragraph (1), the notice requirement is satisfied when 16 the healthcare facility files an application for a change 17 of ownership with the Health Facilities and Services 18 Review Board, in compliance with the Illinois Health 19 Facilities Planning Act. The Health Facilities and 20 Services Review Board shall provide a copy of such filing 21 to the Attorney General at the same time as it is provided 22 to the applicable State legislators under subsection (a) 23 of Section 8.5 of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning 24 Act. 25 (3) For any health care facility , or provider 26 organization, or any entity that owns or controls, HB5000 Enrolled - 12 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 directly or indirectly, a health care facility or provider 2 organization that is involved in organization that is a 3 party to a covered transaction that is not described in 4 paragraph (1) or (2), written notice provided by the 5 parties must include: 6 (A) the names of all health care facilities, 7 provider organizations involved in the covered 8 transaction and parties and their current business 9 addresses address ; 10 (B) identification of all locations where health 11 care services are currently provided by each entity 12 disclosed in subparagraph (A) party ; 13 (C) a brief description of the nature and purpose 14 of the proposed transaction; and 15 (D) the anticipated effective date of the proposed 16 transaction. 17 Nothing in this subsection prohibits any entity the 18 parties to a covered transaction from voluntarily providing 19 additional information to the Attorney General. 20 (d) The Attorney General may make any requests for 21 additional information from the filing parties that is 22 relevant to its investigation of the covered transaction 23 within 30 days of the date notice is received under 24 subsections (b) and (c). If the Attorney General requests 25 additional information, the covered transaction may not 26 proceed until 30 days after the filing parties have HB5000 Enrolled - 13 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 substantially complied with the request. Any subsequent 2 request for additional information by the Attorney General 3 shall not further delay the covered transaction from 4 proceeding. Nothing in this Section precludes the Attorney 5 General from conducting an investigation or enforcing State or 6 federal antitrust laws at a later date. 7 (e) Any party to a covered transaction that health care 8 facility or provider organization that fails to comply with 9 any provision of this Section is subject to a civil penalty of 10 not more than $500 per day for each day during which the party 11 health care facility or provider organization is in violation 12 of this Section. 13 Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a 14 party to a covered transaction health care facility or 15 provider organization has engaged in or is engaging in a 16 covered transaction without complying with the provisions of 17 this Section, the Attorney General may apply for and obtain, 18 in an action in the Circuit Court of Sangamon or Cook County, a 19 temporary restraining order or injunction, or both, 20 prohibiting the party health care facility or provider 21 organization from continuing its noncompliance or doing any 22 act in furtherance thereof. The court may make such further 23 orders or judgments, at law or in equity, as may be necessary 24 to remedy such noncompliance. 25 Before bringing such an action or seeking to recover a 26 civil penalty, the Attorney General shall permit the party to HB5000 Enrolled - 14 - LRB104 18143 JRC 31582 b 1 the covered transaction health care facility or provider 2 organization to come into compliance with this Section within 3 10 days of being notified of its alleged noncompliance. The 4 right to cure noncompliance does not exist on or after the 5 covered transaction's proposed or actual closing date of the 6 covered transaction, whichever is sooner. 7 (f) (Blank). This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 8 (Source: P.A. 103-526, eff. 1-1-24 .) 9 (740 ILCS 10/13) 10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) 11 Sec. 13. Antitrust Enforcement Fund. Any penalties 12 collected from an entity for violations of this Act shall be 13 deposited into the Antitrust Enforcement Fund, a special fund 14 created in the State treasury that is dedicated to enforcing 15 this Act. 16 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 17 (Source: P.A. 103-526, eff. 1-1-24 .)