§ 11n — Reimbursement for lift-assist services

(a) As used in this Section, "lift-assist service" means a response to an assisted living facility or nursing home facility by personnel of a fire protection district, in order to lift a patient or other individual from the individual's current position to a desired position. "Lift-assist service" does not include lifting a patient or other individual during a response to a request for transportation to a health care facility such as a hospital or emergency room. (b) A fire protection district may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees from an assisted living facility or nursing home facility for every lift-assist service after the 6th lift assist service provided to that assisted living facility or nursing home facility that year rendered by the fire protection district in connection with providing lift-assist services to a patient or other individual. The fees may not exceed the actual personnel and equipment costs for all services rendered by the fire protection district in connection with providing lift-assist services to a patient or other individual.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 104-57, eff. 1-1-26 .)