(210 ILCS 155/25)
Sec. 25. Quality improvement transfer program.
(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
of 3,000,000 or more.
(2) A hospital operated by a State agency or a State
university.
(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
for a transfer;
(2) The patient or the individual legally authorized
to make medical decisions for the patient refuses the transfer; or
(3) The patient's care is primarily paid for by
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.
(Source: P.A. 96-1130, eff. 7-20-10.)
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