101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5616

 

Introduced , by Rep. Diane Pappas

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Affordable Medical Equipment Act. Provides that a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or a hospital licensed or organized under the Hospital Licensing Act or the University of Illinois Hospital Act shall not sell medical equipment for more than the suggested retail value.


LRB101 18370 CPF 67817 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5616LRB101 18370 CPF 67817 b

1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Affordable Medical Equipment Act.
 
6    Section 5. Sale of medical equipment. A physician licensed
7under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or a hospital licensed
8or organized under the Hospital Licensing Act or the University
9of Illinois Hospital Act shall not sell medical equipment for
10more than the suggested retail value.