Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Filed: 3/21/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3955

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3955 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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.
 

 

 

10300HB3955ham001- 2 -LRB103 29390 BMS 59429 a

1    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
2adding Section 6.34 as follows:
 
3    (210 ILCS 85/6.34 new)
4    Sec. 6.34. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment
5prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
6contrary, a hospital licensed under this Act, in accordance
7with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security
8Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate
9medical screening examination or further medical examination
10and treatment for a patient in a hospital's emergency room in
11order to inquire about the individual's method of payment or
12insurance status.".