103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1281

 

Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. Daniel Didech

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 505/2BBBB new

    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the furnishing of health care services by a health care professional or health care provider may not be conditioned on the patient providing a credit card number to be kept on file by the health care professional or health care provider. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2BBBB as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2BBBB new)
7    Sec. 2BBBB. Use of credit cards when providing health care
8services.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Health care professional" means a physician, registered
11professional nurse, or other individual appropriately licensed
12or registered to provide health care services.
13    "Health care provider" means any physician, hospital
14facility, facility licensed under the Home Nursing Care Act,
15long-term care facility as defined in Section 1-113 of the
16Nursing Home Care Act, or other person that is appropriately
17licensed or registered to provide health care services.
18"Health care provider" does not include independent practice
19associations or physician-hospital organizations.
20    "Patient" means the individual who is receiving health
21care services from the health care professional or health care
22provider and any individual who is the guarantor of the
23payment for such services.

 

 

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1    (b) The furnishing of health care services by a health
2care professional or health care provider may not be
3conditioned on the patient providing a credit card number to
4be kept on file by the health care professional or health care
5provider.
6    (c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful
7practice within the meaning of this Act.