{"data":{"id":"us-il/210-ilcs-170-17","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"210 ILCS 170/17","heading":"Certificate of need; licenses.","body":"(a) A birth center shall obtain a certificate of need from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board under the Health Facilities Planning Act before receiving a license by the Department under this Act.\n(b) If, after obtaining an initial certificate of need under subsection (a), a birth center seeks to increase the bed capacity of the birth center, the birth center must obtain a certificate of need from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board before increasing the bed capacity.\n(c) A birth center in a medically underserved area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shall receive priority in obtaining a certificate of need under this Section.","path":["CHAPTER 210 HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION","Birth Center Licensing Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4204\u0026ChapterID=21\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:30Z","sha256":"4b3994552549d9855119ceacb21ce131afa29b60ad79b91158ae4ae7723d9113","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/210-ilcs-170-15","next":"us-il/210-ilcs-170-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}