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HB 81 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

EMERGENCY SERVCS-PROHBT TRMS

Summary
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department may develop and provide to the public and health care patients information regarding the categories or types of health care services available and their appropriate use. Amends the Emergency Medical Treatment Act. Provides that no person, facility, or entity shall hold itself out to the public as an "urgent", "urgi-", "emergi-", or "emergent" care center or use any other term that would give the impression that emergency medical treatment is provided by the person or entity or at the facility unless the facility is the emergency room of a facility licensed as a hospital or a facility licensed as a freestanding emergency center. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Requires health care plans to provide their enrollees with clear information about their rights and responsibilities in obtaining referrals to and making appropriate use of health care facilities when access to their primary care physician is not readily available. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Feb 26, 2003 Signed Aug 18, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2003 · House May 27, 2003

How they voted

45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
May 15, 2003
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
5
Aug 18, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-001-000
lower
May 20, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
lower
May 16, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 16, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers; Motion #1
lower
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 15, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0)
senate
Apr 16, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 15, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 14, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 14, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
upper
Apr 3, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 26, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 5, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Feb 5, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
lower
Jan 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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