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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 University of Illinois Hospital Act is
5amended by adding Section 8h as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 330/8h new)
7    Sec. 8h. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment
8prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
9contrary, the University of Illinois Hospital, in accordance
10with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security
11Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate
12medical screening examination or further medical examination
13and treatment for a patient in a University of Illinois
14Hospital emergency room in order to inquire about the
15individual's method of payment or insurance status.
 
16    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
17adding Section 6.34 as follows:
 
18    (210 ILCS 85/6.34 new)
19    Sec. 6.34. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment
20prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
21contrary, a hospital licensed under this Act, in accordance

 

 

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1with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security
2Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate
3medical screening examination or further medical examination
4and treatment for a patient in a hospital's emergency room in
5order to inquire about the individual's method of payment or
6insurance status.