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Senate Sponsors:
PETKA.

House Sponsors:
SMITH,MICHAEL-MILLER-BELLOCK

Short description: 
HOSPITAL LICENS-PHYSICIAN EMPL                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Hospital Licensing Act.  Defines "hospital affiliate".      
   Provides for physicians licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all  its      
   branches  to be employed by hospital affiliates. Provides that nothing      
   in this Act shall be construed to relieve a physician of  professional      
   or legal responsibility for the care and treatment of persons attended      
   to by him or her.                                                           
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          210 ILCS 85/3                                                        
          210 ILCS 85/10.5 new                                                 
          210 ILCS 85/10.6 new                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          210 ILCS 85/10.8 new                                                 
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Hospital  Licensing  Act.  Provides that employing entities may employ      
   physicians provided  certain  requirements  are  met.    Provides  for      
   private and Department of Public Health enforcement of this Section.        
   Prohibits retaliation against a physician for requesting a hearing or       
   a review under this Section. Effective September 30, 2001.                  
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that a hospital affiliate  does  not  include  a  health      
   maintenance   organization  regulated  under  the  Health  Maintenance      
   Organization Act.  Changes the  phrase  from  employing  entity  to  a      
   hospital  affiliate  not  otherwise  required  to  be  licensed in the      
   Section concerning the employment of physicians.                            
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          210 ILCS 85/3                                                        
          210 ILCS 85/10.5                                                     
          210 ILCS 85/10.6                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          210 ILCS 85/10.8 new                                                 
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Hospital  Licensing  Act.  Establishes requirements for the employment      
   of physicians by  hospitals.   Provides  for  independent  reviews  of      
   employed  physicians  by  independent  physicians  and  establishes  a      
   mutually  agreed  upon  review  process  with  criteria under which an      
   employed  physician   may  seek  review  of  an   alleged   violation.      
   Redefines  "hospital"  and  "hospital  affiliate".   Provides that the      
   Department shall adopt the necessary rules. Provides that  nothing  in      
   the   Section  concerning  the  requirements  for  the  employment  of      
   physicians by hospitals shall be deemed to limit any common law  cause      
   of action or alter the law of negligence.                                   
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0455

   Last action date: AUG-21-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   1


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