Bill Title: Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a hospital must include in its written statement of patients' rights the right not to be discriminated against by the hospital due to the patient's race, color, or national origin where such characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment, and that the statement should put the patient on notice on how to initiate a grievance with the hospital or with the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding improper discrimination. Sets forth discrimination grievance procedures and provides language all hospitals must post for the benefit of patients regarding the hospital's emergency room anti-discrimination policy. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0612 [SB1943 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Chaptered	2011-08-29	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2011-05-25	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2011-05-24	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2011-05-12	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2011-05-05	HTML/Text	Link	View
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Amendments

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Supplemental Documents

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