HB3460 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3460

Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 330/8d new
210 ILCS 85/6.28 new

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Provides that, except for billing purposes, a hospital may not inquire about a patient's financial status. Provides that a hospital may not treat a patient in a different manner based solely on his or her financial status.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is amended by adding Section 8d as follows:

(110 ILCS 330/8d new)

Sec. 8d. Financial status of patients. Except for billing purposes, the University of Illinois Hospital may not inquire about a patient's financial status. The University of Illinois Hospital may not treat a patient in a different manner based solely on his or her financial status.

Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 6.28 as follows:

(210 ILCS 85/6.28 new)

Sec. 6.28. Financial status of patients. Except for billing purposes, a hospital may not inquire about a patient's financial status. A hospital may not treat a patient in a different manner based solely on his or her financial status.