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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

815 ILCS 505/2Z

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Hospital Discriminatory Pricing Act. Prohibits a hospital that has provided health care services to an uninsured patient from collecting more from the uninsured patient than the Medicare reimbursement rate. Requires each hospital bill, invoice, or other summary of charges to prominently state the listed information concerning the rates charged. Requires the Office of the Attorney General to provide copies of any complaints filed by patients under the Act to the Department of Public Health. Provides civil remedies for violation of the Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make any violation of the Hospital Discriminatory Pricing Act an unlawful practice under the former Act. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds ambulatory or inpatient supplies provided by a hospital to the definition of "health care services". Provides that a hospital may not collect from an uninsured patient more than 110% of the Medicare reimbursement rate (rather than just the amount of the Medicare reimbursement rate). Provides that the hospital bill, invoice, or summary of charges, where a determination of insurance coverage has not been made, (instead of all bills, invoices, or summaries of charges) shall have the listed statement. Removes language requiring the Attorney General to provide copies of any filed complaints to the Department of Public Health. Exempts hospitals that do not charge for their services from the provisions of the Hospital Discriminatory Pricing Act. Effective January 1, 2008.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2/9/2007	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/9/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/21/2007	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
3/1/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/12/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
3/12/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/14/2007	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-002-000
3/14/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
3/20/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
3/22/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
3/30/2007	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
5/9/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/31/2007	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2007
12/3/2007	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
5/31/2008	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2009
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

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