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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2640   </title>
<shortdesc>HOSPITAL RECORDS-AVAILABILITY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Robert S. Molaro</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>210 ILCS 85/6.14e new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/8-2001</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a hospital shall make, upon written request of a hospitalized patient, hospital records, history, bedside notes, charts, and pictures and plates concerning the patient available to the hospitalized patient or his or her designee on a daily basis. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Do Pass - Lost Health Care Availability and Access Committee;  003-008-009</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remains in Health Care Availability and Access Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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