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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Fair Patient Billing Act is amended by
5changing Section 35 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 88/35)
7    Sec. 35. Collection limitations.
8    (a) The hospital shall not pursue legal action for
9non-payment of a hospital bill against uninsured patients who
10have clearly demonstrated that they have neither sufficient
11income nor assets to meet their financial obligations provided
12the patient has complied with Section 45 of this Act.
13    (b) A hospital may not bill an uninsured patient that
14requires health care services, as defined in Section 5 of the
15Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, if it determines,
16through its financial assistance screening process, that the
17patient has a household income that qualifies the person for
18free care under the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act.
19If the patient is deemed eligible for public health insurance
20or any other insurance product certified by the Department of
21Insurance, the hospital shall provide information to the
22patient about how the patient can apply for the insurance
23program under subsection (f) of Section 16.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 94-885, eff. 1-1-07.)