MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Senate SponsorsSen. David Luechtefeld-Frank C. Watson-John O. Jones-Kirk W. Dillard, Pamela J. Althoff, Gary G. Dahl, Todd Sieben, William E. Peterson, Dave Syverson, Peter J. Roskam, Dan Rutherford, Dan Cronin and Kathleen L. Wojcik 1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die New Act5 ILCS 120/2from Ch. 102, par. 4230 ILCS 105/5.640 new55 ILCS 5/5-1005from Ch. 34, par. 5-100555 ILCS 5/Div. 6-34 heading new55 ILCS 5/6-34001 new55 ILCS 5/6-34002 new215 ILCS 5/155.18from Ch. 73, par. 767.18215 ILCS 5/155.18a new215 ILCS 5/155.19from Ch. 73, par. 767.19215 ILCS 5/402from Ch. 73, par. 1014215 ILCS 5/1204from Ch. 73, par. 1065.904215 ILCS 5/Art. 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Amends the Open Meetings Act, Counties Code, and the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides for creation of risk retention trusts for the pooling of risks to provide professional liability coverage for its physicians and health care professionals providing medical care and related health care. Authorizes a county board to incur indebtedness to ensure the availability of and improve hospital, medical, and health services. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to 2016. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes numerous changes concerning medical liability insurance rates and regulation. Requires the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to establish a Professional Liability Insurance Resource Center on the World Wide Web, and amends the Clerks of Courts Act to require court clerks to provide certain relevant information. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes changes concerning medical coordinators, investigators, discipline, disciplinary proceedings, records, disclosure of information, incidents to which the Act applies, and immunity. Amends the Health Care Arbitration Act by making changes concerning distribution, validity, and cancellation of a health care arbitration agreement and making various other changes. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure by: making changes concerning extension of the period for naming a respondent in discovery as a defendant, jury instructions in healing art malpractice actions, the affidavit and report based on the determination of a reviewing health professional, and the amount of the recovery in healing art malpractice actions; limiting liability of a hospital for the medical care provided by a non-employee member of the hospital's medical staff; contingent fees in medical malpractice actions and standards for damages; providing that a statement that a health care provider is "sorry" for an outcome is not admissible as evidence under specified circumstances; changing and adding provisions concerning expert witness standards and guaranteed payment of future medical expenses; and making other changes. Repeals numerous provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning medical malpractice actions. Amends the Illinois Good Samaritan Act. Expands the immunity for civil damages provided for services performed (i) without compensation at, or upon referral from, free medical clinics and (ii) by retired physicians pursuant to an emergency department on call list. Makes other changes. Creates the Sorry Works! Pilot Program Act under which participating hospitals and physicians shall promptly acknowledge and apologize for mistakes in patient care and promptly offer fair settlements. Creates a committee to develop, oversee, and implement the program and specifies the committee's membership. Creates the Sorry Works! Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and amends the State Finance Act to include the Sorry Works! Fund as a special fund. Contains provisions concerning applicability and construction. Effective immediately. 2/2/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. David Luechtefeld 2/2/2005SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson 2/2/2005SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones 2/2/2005SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard 2/2/2005SenateCo-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 2/2/2005SenateCo-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl 2/2/2005SenateFirst Reading 2/2/2005SenateReferred to Rules 2/2/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben 2/2/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson 2/3/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson 2/4/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam 2/10/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford 2/17/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/24/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/1/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin 3/2/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/9/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/10/2005SenateMotion Filed Sen. David Luechtefeld; J. Jones, Dahl, W. Jones, Lauzen, Radogno, Syverson, Winkel, Rauschenberger, Pankau, Burzynski, D. Sullivan, Geo-Karis, Roskam, Althoff, Risinger, Righter, Bomke, Sieben, Petka, Wojcik, Rutherford, Brady, Dillard, Cronin, Peterson, Watson-Pursuant to Senate Rule 7-9, Discharge the Senate Judiciary Committee from further consideration of SB 150 and place bill on the order of 2nd Reading. 3/16/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/17/2005SenateRe-referred to Rules 3/17/2005SenateRe-assigned to Executive 3/17/2005SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Extended to April 30, 2005 3/17/2005SenateMotion Filed Sen. David Luechtefeld; Pursuant to Senate rule 7-9, Senate Bill 150 be discharged from the Senate Executive Committee and be placed on the order of 2nd Reading. 4/13/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik 5/3/2005SenateCOMMITTEE DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 31, 2005. 7/1/2005SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die