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Blue Island approves fee allowing billing to nursing facilities after six lift-assists
Blue Island City Council · January 28, 2026
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Summary
The council approved a code amendment (section 32-021) allowing the city to charge nursing facilities for repeated lift-assist emergency responses after six incidents per facility per calendar year; city staff clarified billing goes to the facility, not the patient.
The Blue Island City Council voted Jan. 28 to add a new charge to the city code that will allow billing nursing facilities for repeated emergency "lift-assist" responses.
Under the approved amendment, a facility may be billed after six free lift-assist responses in a single calendar year. City…
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