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Bill EMS-FREESTANDING EMERG CENTER Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall issue an annual Freestanding Emergency Center (FEC) license to any facility that is located: (A) in a municipality with a population of 75,000 or fewer inhabitants; (B) within 15 miles of the hospital that owns or controls the FEC; and (C) within 20 (instead of 10) miles of the Resource Hospital affiliated with the FEC as part of the EMS System. (Deletes a provision concerning location in a municipality that has a hospital that has been providing emergency services but is expected to close by the end of 1997 and in a county with a population of more than 525,000.) Requires the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board to waive a certificate of need or permit requirement for any proposed FEC that, no later than June 30, 2009 (instead of as of the effective date of an amendatory Act of 1996), meets certain criteria for providing comprehensive emergency treatment services. Deletes a requirement that the facility must have participated in the demonstration program in order to be issued an annual license. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th SB 1579 Illinois SB 1579 (95th)
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Illinois SB 1579 (95th) — EMS-FREESTANDING EMERG CENTER

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall issue an annual Freestanding Emergency Center (FEC) license to any facility that is located: (A) in a municipality with a population of 75,000 or fewer inhabitants; (B) within 15 miles of the hospital that owns or controls the FEC; and (C) within 20 (instead of 10) miles of the Resource Hospital affiliated with the FEC as part of the EMS System. (Deletes a provision concerning location in a municipality that has a hospital that has been providing emergency services but is expected to close by the end of 1997 and in a county with a population of more than 525,000.) Requires the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board to waive a certificate of need or permit requirement for any proposed FEC that, no later than June 30, 2009 (instead of as of the effective date of an amendatory Act of 1996), meets certain criteria for providing comprehensive emergency treatment services. Deletes a requirement that the facility must have participated in the demonstration program in order to be issued an annual license. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 7342 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence — 520 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Susan Garrett — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2007-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett filing
  • 2007-02-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-09 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-02-21 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
  • 2007-02-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  • 2007-02-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  • 2007-02-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett amendment-introduction
  • 2007-02-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
  • 2007-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-08 Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
  • 2007-03-14 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2007
  • 2007-03-21 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-03-21 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2007-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-21 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2007-03-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Karen May
  • 2007-03-22 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2007-04-30 Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2007-05-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2007-05-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-05-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 008-004-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-25 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2007-05-25 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2007-05-29 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  • 2007-05-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2007-05-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2007-05-29 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-042-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-31 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
  • 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
  • 2007-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett filing
  • 2007-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-06-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services referral-committee
  • 2007-06-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
  • 2007-06-06 3/5 Vote Required
  • 2007-06-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
  • 2007-06-06 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-07-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-31 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-31 Effective Date August 31, 2007
  • 2007-08-31 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0584 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/79de5b97-bcdb-40fb-91a3-8606a38d3e31. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).