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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:
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| 110 ILCS 330/8d new | | 210 ILCS 85/6.28 new | |
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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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| | SB2983 | | LRB101 19892 CPF 69412 b |
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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 University of Illinois Hospital Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 8d as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 330/8d new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8d. Financial status of patients. Except for billing |
| 8 | | purposes, the University of Illinois Hospital may not inquire |
| 9 | | about a patient's financial status. The University of Illinois |
| 10 | | Hospital may not treat a patient in a different manner based |
| 11 | | solely on his or her financial status.
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| 12 | | Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding |
| 13 | | Section 6.28 as follows:
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| 14 | | (210 ILCS 85/6.28 new) |
| 15 | | Sec. 6.28. Financial status of patients. Except for billing |
| 16 | | purposes, a hospital may not inquire about a patient's |
| 17 | | financial status. A hospital may not treat a patient in a |
| 18 | | different manner based solely on his or her financial status.
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