HB3955ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Filed: 3/21/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3955

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

"Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is amended by adding Section 8h as follows:

(110 ILCS 330/8h new)

Sec. 8h. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the University of Illinois Hospital, in accordance with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate medical screening examination or further medical examination and treatment for a patient in a University of Illinois Hospital emergency room in order to inquire about the individual's method of payment or insurance status.

Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 6.34 as follows:

(210 ILCS 85/6.34 new)

Sec. 6.34. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a hospital licensed under this Act, in accordance with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate medical screening examination or further medical examination and treatment for a patient in a hospital's emergency room in order to inquire about the individual's method of payment or insurance status.".