Bill Text: IL HB3837 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act are prohibited from preventing the administration of a prescription medication to a patient if the patient's treating physician has prescribed the medication.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller [HB3837 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3837-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3837 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 85/6.34 new
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act are prohibited from preventing the administration of a prescription medication to a patient if the patient's treating physician has prescribed the medication.
LRB103 25454 CPF 51803 b
A BILL FOR
HB3837 LRB103 25454 CPF 51803 b
AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
Section 6.34 as follows:
(210 ILCS 85/6.34 new)
Sec. 6.34. Prescription medication; administration to
patients. A hospital licensed under this Act is prohibited
from preventing the administration of a prescription
medication to a patient if the patient's treating physician
has prescribed the medication.