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  "id": 5324366,
  "name": "Rock Island Franciscan Hospital, Claimant, v. State of Illinois and Illinois Department of Public Aid, Respondent",
  "name_abbreviation": "Rock Island Franciscan Hospital v. State of Illinois & Illinois Department of Public Aid",
  "decision_date": "1978-04-07",
  "docket_number": "76-CC-1903",
  "first_page": "173",
  "last_page": "175",
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      "cite": "32 Ill. Ct. Cl. 173"
    }
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  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. Ct. Cl.",
    "id": 8793,
    "name": "Illinois Court of Claims"
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  "jurisdiction": {
    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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    "parties": [
      "Rock Island Franciscan Hospital, Claimant, v. State of Illinois and Illinois Department of Public Aid, Respondent."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Polos, C.J.\nThis is a claim for $1,308.45 by Franciscan Hospital against the Department of Public Aid for medical goods and services provided to one Alice M. Pomeroy. On February 21, 1971, Alice Pomeroy, a Public Aid recipient, was admitted to Franciscan Hospital. On April 6, 1971, the hospital\u2019s Utilization Review Committee met and decided that she should be discharged on April 9,1971, and sent to a nursing home. Before the nursing home placement was implemented, Alice Pomeroy died.\nAt issue is whether the Department of Public Aid is responsible for services rendered to Alice Pomeroy after the date of the decision of the Utilization Review Committee.\nRespondent contends that it is not so liable, because it was never properly notified of the decision of the Utilization Review Committee.\nClaimant contends that it notified Respondent on various occasions of its intention to discharge the patient, and of its belief that a nursing home placement was necessary. The Respondent does not deny these facts, but contends that they are insufficient to give proper notice to make the Respondent responsible for any expense after the date of the decision of the Utilization Review Committee.\nThus, the sole issue is whether the Respondent received proper notice so as to be responsible for the medical goods and services provided by Claimant subsequent to the date of the decision of the Utilization Review Committee.\nSusan Crawford, a witness for Claimant, testified that on February 22, 1971, a notice of the patient\u2019s admission to the hospital was sent to the Respondent. The relevant Department of Public Aid Regulations provides:\n\u201cPlan For Care After Discharge: Upon notification of a recipient\u2019s admission to the hospital, local staff is to determine in consultation with the physician, and is to initiate plans for such case as maybe needed to that any necessary arrangements will be made by the time the patient is ready for discharge.\u201d\nThus, upon notification that a recipient of Public Aid had been admitted to a hospital, the Respondent has an affirmative duty to initiate plans for the recipient\u2019s post-discharge care.\nThrough its business records admitted into evidence without objection by Respondent, Claimant demonstrated that Respondent had notice of the Utilization Review Committee\u2019s decision. Susan Crawford also testified to several conversations between Claimant and representatives of the Department of Public Aid concerning the decision to discharge Alice Pomeroy.\nAlthough Respondent contends that the notice given it by Claimant was improper, it has not cited any regulation or provision establishing a formal procedure to be followed in such instances.\nThe Court therefore finds that Respondent received sufficient notice of the patient\u2019s hospitalization and the decision of the Utilization Review Committee, so as to charge Respondent with responsibility for all medical goods and services provided to Alice Pomeroy after the decision of Utilization Review Committee.\nClaimant is therefore awarded the sum of $1,308.45.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Polos, C.J."
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "James L. Gende, Attorney for Claimant.",
      "William J. Scott, Attorney General; William E. Webber, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent."
    ],
    "corrections": "",
    "head_matter": "(76-CC-1903\nRock Island Franciscan Hospital, Claimant, v. State of Illinois and Illinois Department of Public Aid, Respondent.\nOpinion filed April 7, 1978.\nJames L. Gende, Attorney for Claimant.\nWilliam J. Scott, Attorney General; William E. Webber, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent."
  },
  "file_name": "0173-01",
  "first_page_order": 287,
  "last_page_order": 289
}