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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5347 Introduced , by Rep. Jawaharial Williams SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals that receive a property tax exemption under a provision of the Property Tax Code concerning exemptions related to access to hospital and health care services by low-income and underserved individuals to refer patients who receive treatment at the hospital's emergency room to a financial counselor before the patient is discharged.
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| | HB5347 | | LRB101 18872 CPF 68330 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 6.28 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 85/6.28 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 6.28. Financial counselor referral. A hospital that |
| 8 | | receives a property tax exemption under Section 15-86 of the |
| 9 | | Property Tax Code must refer patients who receive treatment at |
| 10 | | the hospital's emergency room to a financial counselor before |
| 11 | | the patient is discharged.
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