Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 155/25 – Quality improvement transfer program
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(a) The Department may exempt the following STAC hospitals from the requirements in this Section:
(1) A hospital operated by a county with a population
(1) A hospital operated by a county with a population
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of 3,000,000 or more.
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(2) A hospital operated by a State agency or a State
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university.
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(b) STAC hospitals may transfer patients who meet criteria in the LTAC hospital criteria and are medically stable for discharge from the STAC hospital.
(c) A patient in a STAC hospital may be exempt from a transfer if:
(1) The patient’s physician does not issue an order
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 155/25
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(c) A patient in a STAC hospital may be exempt from a transfer if:
(1) The patient’s physician does not issue an order
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for a transfer;
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(2) The patient or the individual legally authorized
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to make medical decisions for the patient refuses the transfer; or
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(3) The patient’s care is primarily paid for by
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Medicare or another third party. The exemption in this paragraph (3) of subsection (c) does not apply to a patient who has exhausted his or her Medicare benefits resulting in the Department becoming the primary payer.
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