101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB1470

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
110 ILCS 330/8b new
210 ILCS 5/10h new
210 ILCS 85/11.8 new

    Creates the Medical Device Safety Act. Provides that (i) all medical devices to be used by, surgically applied to, or surgically implanted within a patient be under warranty, regardless of the severity of the patient's medical condition necessitating the device, (ii) all persons and entities that produce, sell, offer for sale, or provide medical devices to be used by, surgically applied to, or surgically implanted within a patient are liable for all costs to the patient for the replacement of each medical device if the medical device malfunctions due to no fault of the patient, and (iii) all hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers shall waive the costs charged to patients for follow-up surgeries that result from defective medical devices, regardless of whether or not those defective medical devices are capable of being implanted. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires that the University of Illinois Hospital, all ambulatory surgical treatment centers, and all hospitals licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act waive the costs charged to patients for follow-up surgeries that result from previous surgical errors. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Medical Device Safety Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definition.
7    "Medical device" has the same meaning as defined in the
8Pharmacy Practice Act.
 
9    Section 10. Medical device warranty; cost of replacement;
10cost of follow-up surgeries.
11    (a) All medical devices to be used by, surgically applied
12to, or surgically implanted within a patient in this State on
13or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of whether
14or not those medical devices are capable of being implanted,
15must be under warranty, regardless of the severity of the
16patient's medical condition necessitating the medical device.
17    (b) All persons and entities that produce, sell, offer for
18sale, or provide medical devices to be used by, surgically
19applied to, or surgically implanted within a patient in this
20State on or after the effective date of this Act shall be
21liable for all costs for the replacement of each medical device
22to be used by, surgically applied to, or surgically implanted

 

 

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1within a patient on or after the effective date of this Act,
2regardless of whether or not that device is capable of being
3implanted, if the device malfunctions due to no fault of the
4patient.
5    (c) All hospitals licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act
6or organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, and
7all ambulatory surgical treatment centers licensed under the
8Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Act, must waive the costs charged
9to patients for follow-up surgeries that result from defective
10medical devices, regardless of whether or not those defective
11medical devices are capable of being implanted.
 
12    Section 900. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is
13amended by adding Section 8b as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 330/8b new)
15    Sec. 8b. Waiver of surgical costs. The University of
16Illinois Hospital shall waive the costs charged to patients for
17any follow-up surgery that results from a previous surgical
18error that occurred at a University of Illinois Hospital
19location.
 
20    Section 905. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act
21is amended by adding Section 10h as follows:
 
22    (210 ILCS 5/10h new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 10h. Waiver of surgical costs. An ambulatory surgical
2treatment center shall waive the costs charged to patients for
3any follow-up surgery that results from a previous surgical
4error that occurred at that ambulatory surgical treatment
5center.
 
6    Section 910. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
7adding Section 11.8 as follows:
 
8    (210 ILCS 85/11.8 new)
9    Sec. 11.8. Waiver of surgical costs. A hospital shall waive
10the costs charged to patients for any follow-up surgery that
11results from a previous surgical error that occurred at that
12hospital.
 
13    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.