HB976/SB1407: Would Allow Post Surgical Recovery Centers to Become Hospitals

Illinois Hospital Association's against it.

House Bill 976/Senate Bill 1407 would allow postsurgical recovery centers to become licensed hospitals under the Hospital Licensing Act without a Certificate of Need permit. Postsurgical recovery centers are currently part of a demonstration program to allow overnight stays for relatively healthy patients having planned elective ambulatory surgical procedures. These centers are not hospitals.

HB976, sponsored by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-83, Aurora) and Rep. Tim Schmitz (R-49, Geneva), could come up for a hearing in the House Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee as soon as Tuesday, March 3.

ACTION REQUESTED: Please call, visit, fax, or e-mail your state representatives as soon as possible and ask them to oppose HB976, and ask your Senators to oppose SB1407. It is especially critical that hospitals whose local state representatives are members of the Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee contact their representatives.

Health facilities planning has been at the root of so much Illinois Political corruption I just wish the Facilties Plannings Commission would just stand down, the Politicans get out of planning, and let the Hospital pro's do their thing.