SB2960sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 3/1/2012

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2960

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2960 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 10.2a as follows:

(210 ILCS 85/10.2a new)

Sec. 10.2a. Physicians; financial responsibility. A hospital operating within this State shall make publicly available, either in electronic form on a publicly accessible website, or in written form when requested, the financial responsibility requirements with respect to professional liability coverage necessary for a physician to obtain and maintain staff privileges at the hospital.".