{"data":{"id":"us-il/210-ilcs-155-25","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"210 ILCS 155/25","heading":"Quality improvement transfer program.","body":"(a) The Department may exempt the following STAC hospitals from the requirements in this Section:\n(1) A hospital operated by a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more.\n(2) A hospital operated by a State agency or a State university.\n(b) STAC hospitals may transfer patients who meet criteria in the LTAC hospital criteria and are medically stable for discharge from the STAC hospital.\n(c) A patient in a STAC hospital may be exempt from a transfer if:\n(1) The patient's physician does not issue an order for a transfer;\n(2) The patient or the individual legally authorized to make medical decisions for the patient refuses the transfer; or\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 210 HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION","Long Term Acute Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=3251\u0026ChapterID=21\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:30Z","sha256":"41f89e87181eacbe5e58deaa297b99d2b349975dbb29692228b88f040460cdda","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/210-ilcs-155-20","next":"us-il/210-ilcs-155-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}