Bill Text: IL SB2983 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Provides that, except for billing purposes, a hospital may not inquire about a patient's financial status. Provides that a hospital may not treat a patient in a different manner based solely on his or her financial status.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2983 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2983-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2983 Introduced 2/4/2020, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 330/8d new
210 ILCS 85/6.28 new
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Provides that, except for billing purposes, a hospital may not inquire about a patient's financial status. Provides that a hospital may not treat a patient in a different manner based solely on his or her financial status.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is
amended by adding Section 8d as follows:
(110 ILCS 330/8d new)
Sec. 8d. Financial status of patients. Except for billing
purposes, the University of Illinois Hospital may not inquire
about a patient's financial status. The University of Illinois
Hospital may not treat a patient in a different manner based
solely on his or her financial status.
Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
Section 6.28 as follows:
(210 ILCS 85/6.28 new)
Sec. 6.28. Financial status of patients. Except for billing
purposes, a hospital may not inquire about a patient's
financial status. A hospital may not treat a patient in a
different manner based solely on his or her financial status.