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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 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is
5amended by adding Section 8a as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 330/8a new)
7    Sec. 8a. Patient notice of observation status. Within 24
8hours after a patient's placement into observation status by
9the University of Illinois Hospital, the University of Illinois
10Hospital shall provide that patient with an oral and written
11notice that the patient is not admitted to the hospital and is
12under observation status. The written notice shall be signed by
13the patient or the patient's legal representative to
14acknowledge receipt of the written notice and shall include,
15but not be limited to, the following information:
16        (1) a statement that observation status may affect
17    coverage under the federal Medicare program, the medical
18    assistance program under Article V of the Illinois Public
19    Aid Code, or the patient's insurance policy for the current
20    hospital services, including medications and other
21    pharmaceutical supplies, as well as coverage for any
22    subsequent discharge to a skilled nursing facility or for
23    home and community based care; and

 

 

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1        (2) a statement that the patient should contact his or
2    her insurance provider to better understand the
3    implications of being placed into observation status.
 
4    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
5Section 6.09b as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 85/6.09b new)
7    Sec. 6.09b. Patient notice of observation status. Within
824 hours after a patient's placement into observation status by
9a hospital, the hospital shall provide that patient with an
10oral and written notice that the patient is not admitted to the
11hospital and is under observation status. The written notice
12shall be signed by the patient or the patient's legal
13representative to acknowledge receipt of the written notice and
14shall include, but not be limited to, the following
15information:
16        (1) a statement that observation status may affect
17    coverage under the federal Medicare program, the medical
18    assistance program under Article V of the Illinois Public
19    Aid Code, or the patient's insurance policy for the current
20    hospital services, including medications and other
21    pharmaceutical supplies, as well as coverage for any
22    subsequent discharge to a skilled nursing facility or for
23    home and community based care; and
24        (2) a statement that the patient should contact his or

 

 

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1    her insurance provider to better understand the
2    implications of being placed into observation status.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.