HEALTH FACILITIES-PUBLC HEALTH

Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act and the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to transfer from the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act to the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law language authorizing the Department of Public Health to assist communities and regions throughout the State to establish areawide health planning organizations. Amends the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act to provide that, on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, "Board" means the Illinois Department of Public Health (now, the Health Facilities Planning Board) and further amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act to repeal the provision giving rule-making authority for the Health Care Worker Self-Referral Act to the Health Facilities Planning Board. Effective immediately.