Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

210 ILCS 85/10.4

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 151.4

210 ILCS 85/10.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. In connection with a hospital's or medical staff's right to summarily suspend, without a prior hearing, a person's medical staff membership or clinical privileges in the case of an immediate danger to the public, provides that an immediate danger must be evidenced by a documented act or acts that directly threaten patient care in the hospital and are not of an administrative nature; provides that when a medical staff member's license to practice has been suspended or revoked by the State's licensing authority, no hearing is necessary. Adds provisions concerning medical staff peer review. Adds provisions concerning medical staff self-governance, including: the right to establish criteria and requirements for medical staff membership, privileges, and activities; the right to select and remove medical staff officers; and the right to assess dues. Also sets forth provisions concerning dispute resolution. Effective January 1, 2009.

House Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	210 ILCS 85/10.5 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with similar provisions amending the Hospital Licensing Act with respect to medical staff, but with changes that include the following: (1) provides that in the event that a hospital or the medical staff imposes a summary suspension, the Medical Executive Committee, or other comparable governance committee of the medical staff as specified in the bylaws, must meet as soon as is reasonably possible to review the suspension and to recommend whether it should be affirmed, lifted, expunged, or modified if the suspended physician requests such review, and provides that a summary suspension may not be implemented unless there is actual documentation or other reliable information that an immediate danger exists; (2) makes changes concerning peer review; and (3) eliminates provisions relating to medical staff self-governance. Effective June 1, 2008.

House Amendment No. 2
Provides that neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
2/14/2008	House	First Reading
2/14/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2008	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/11/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/11/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/11/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 013-000-000
3/12/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2008	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
4/2/2008	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/2/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2008
4/3/2008	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
4/8/2008	Senate	First Reading
4/8/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/15/2008	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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