Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1974

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1974

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Laura Ellman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 150/20 new

Amends the Telehealth Act. Provides that no health care provider, health care facility, or associated entity shall impose or collect a facility fee in connection with any telehealth services provided to patients in the State of Illinois. Provides that the prohibition does not apply to any fees that are directly related to in-person services that may be required to supplement telehealth care if such fees are itemized and clearly communicated to the patient before the in-person services are provided.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Telehealth Act is amended by adding Section 20 as follows:

(225 ILCS 150/20 new)

Sec. 20. Facility fees for telehealth services.

(a) As used in this Section, "facility fee" means any charge, cost, or fee imposed by a health care provider or health care facility in connection with the provision of telehealth services, excluding fees for the actual delivery of health care services.

(b) No health care provider, health care facility, or associated entity shall impose or collect a facility fee in connection with any telehealth services provided to patients in the State of Illinois.

(c) The prohibition in subsection (b) does not apply to any fees that are directly related to in-person services that may be required to supplement telehealth care if such fees are itemized and clearly communicated to the patient before the in-person services are provided.