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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Health Care Services Lien Act is amended by
5changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (770 ILCS 23/5)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
8    "Health care professional" means any individual in any of
9the following license categories: licensed physician, licensed
10dentist, licensed optometrist, licensed naprapath, licensed
11clinical psychologist, or licensed physical therapist.
12    "Health care provider" means any entity in any of the
13following license categories: (i) licensed hospital, (ii)
14licensed home health agency, (iii) licensed ambulatory
15surgical treatment center, (iv) ambulatory surgical treatment
16facility accredited by one of the following organizations: the
17American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory
18Surgical Facilities; the Joint Commission (formerly the Joint
19Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations); the
20Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program; or the
21Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, (v)
22licensed long-term care facilities, or (vi) licensed emergency
23medical services personnel.

 

 

HB4911 Enrolled- 2 -LRB100 15800 HEP 30908 b

1    Public Act 94-403 This amendatory Act of the 94th General
2Assembly applies to causes of action accruing on or after
3January 1, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act 94-403) its
4effective date.
5    The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of
6the 100th General Assembly apply to causes of action accruing
7on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
8100th General Assembly.
9(Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03; 94-403, eff. 1-1-06.)