102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3740

 

Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Jawaharial Williams

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 85/6.28 new

    Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals that receive a property tax exemption under a provision of the Property Tax Code concerning exemptions related to access to hospital and health care services by low-income and underserved individuals to refer patients who receive treatment at the hospital's emergency room to a financial counselor before the patient is discharged.


LRB102 14479 CPF 19832 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB3740LRB102 14479 CPF 19832 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 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
5Section 6.28 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 85/6.28 new)
7    Sec. 6.28. Financial counselor referral. A hospital that
8receives a property tax exemption under Section 15-86 of the
9Property Tax Code must refer patients who receive treatment at
10the hospital's emergency room to a financial counselor before
11the patient is discharged.