SB2934 Summary

• Creates a 9-member Health Facilities and Services Review Board with specified qualifications, residency requirements (at least 4 members outside Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area), and conflict-of-interest restrictions including prohibitions on board members having financial interests in regulated health care facilities.

• Establishes a 120-day review period for permit applications, with applicants required to submit annual progress reports and final completion reports within 90 days of project completion or extension date; permits expire if project obligations not met within prescribed timeframes.

• Requires permit holders to expend or commit to expend 33% of total project costs by the second annual report if project extends beyond one year, with State Board authority to extend timelines upon showing of good cause.

• Adds new Section 6.2 establishing formal application review procedures, including notification of completeness within 10 working days, opportunity for public hearings within 90 days of complete application, and public access to Board staff findings at least 14 calendar days before Board meetings.

• Modifies administrative hearing procedures to use administrative law judges instead of hearing officers, extends hearing completion timeframe from 90 to 120 days, and extends State Board determination deadline from 45 to 90 days; establishes new penalties for violations and post-permit reporting failures.