Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 1110 - PROCESSING, CLASSIFICATION POLICIES AND REVIEW CRITERIA › Subpart C - CATEGORY OF SERVICE REVIEW CRITERIA › Section 1110.280 - Freestanding Emergency Center Medical Services

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Introduction
No person shall construct, modify or establish a
				  freestanding emergency center in Illinois, or acquire major medical equipment
				  or make capital expenditures in relation to such a facility in excess of the
				  capital expenditure minimum, as defined by
the
Act, without
				  first obtaining a permit from the State Board in accordance with
this
				  Section
.
[
				  20
				  ILCS 3960/5.1a ]
b) Review Criteria
1) These criteria are applicable only to
				those projects or components of projects involving the freestanding emergency
				center (FEC) medical services (FECMS) category of service. In addition, the
				applicant shall address other applicable requirements in this Part, as well as
				those in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100 and 1130. Applicants proposing to establish,
				expand or modernize an FECMS category of service shall comply with the
				applicable subsections of this Section, as follows:
PROJECT TYPE
REQUIRED REVIEW CRITERIA
Establishment of Service
(c)(1)
-
Planning Area Need - 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100 Formula
							 Calculation
(c)(2)
-
Service to Area Residents
(c)(3)
-
Service Demand for Establishment
(c)(4)
-
Service Accessibility
(d)(1)
-
Unnecessary Duplication of Services
(d)(2)
-
Maldistribution
(d)(3)
-
Impact on Other Providers
(d)(4)
-
Request for Data from Other Providers
(f)
-
Staffing Availability
Expansion of Existing Service
(c)(2)
-
Service to Area Residents
(f)
-
Staffing Availability
Category of Service Modernization
(e)(1)
-
Deteriorated Facilities
(e)(2)
-
Documentation
(e)(3)
-
Additional Documentation
2) If
				the proposed project involves the replacement of an FEC facility on site, the
				applicant shall comply with the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1) for
				Category of Service Modernization.
3) If the proposed project involves the
				replacement of the FEC facility on a new site, the applicant shall comply with
				the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1) for Establishment of
				Service.
4) All projects shall meet
				or exceed the utilization standards for the service, as specified in 77 Ill.
				Adm. Code 1100.
5) All projects for
				an FEC shall comply with the licensing requirements established in Section 32.5
				of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, including the requirements
				that the proposed FEC is located:
A)
in a municipality with a population of 50,000 or fewer
				inhabitants;
B)
within 50 miles of the hospital that owns or controls the FEC;
				and
C)
within 50
				miles of the Resource Hospital affiliated with the FEC as part of the EMS
				system
. [
				210 ILCS
				50/32.5(a) ]
6) The applicant shall certify that it has
				reviewed, understands and plans to comply with all of the following
				requirements:
A) The requirements of becoming
				a Medicare provider of freestanding emergency services; and
B) The requirements of becoming licensed
				under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.