(210 ILCS 62/20)
Sec. 20. Issuance and renewal of license.
(a) An applicant for a license under this Act shall submit an application on forms prescribed by the Department.
(b) Each application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable license fee, as established by rule of the Department.
(c) Each application shall contain evidence that there is at least one physician responsible for the medical direction of the facility and that each dialysis technician on staff has completed a training program as required by this Act.
(d) The Department may grant a temporary initial license to an applicant. A temporary initial license expires on the earlier of (i) the date the Department issues or denies the license or (ii) the date 6 months after the temporary initial license was issued. The Department may issue subsequent temporary licenses when necessary.
(e) The Department shall issue a license if, after application, inspection, and investigation, it finds the applicant meets the requirements of this Act and the standards adopted pursuant to this Act. The Department may include participation as a supplier of end stage renal disease services under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act as a condition of licensure. The Department may consider facilities and remote stations certified under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act as meeting the licensure requirements under this Section.
(f) The license is renewable annually after submission of (i) the renewal application and fee and (ii) an annual report on a form prescribed by the Department that includes information related to quality of care at the end stage renal disease facility. The report must be in the form and documented by evidence as required by Department rule.
(Source: P.A. 92-794, eff. 7-1-03; 93-766, eff. 7-20-04.)
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