Bill Text: IL SB1820 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall prescribe, by rule, standards for hospital bills and statements of account. Provides that at a minimum, the standards shall require hospitals to indicate on bills and statements of account the actual cost to the hospital of items being charged to the patient.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1820 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB1820-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 6.03 as follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 85/6.03 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 6.03. Patient bills and statements of account. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Department shall prescribe, by
rule, standards for hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | bills and statements of account. At a minimum, the standards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | shall require hospitals to indicate on bills and statements of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | account the actual cost to the hospital of items being charged | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | to the patient.
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