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HB 279 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

MED PATIENT RT-DISCRIMINATION

Summary
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a hospital must include in its written statement of patients' rights the right not to be discriminated against by the hospital due to the patient's race, color, or national origin where such characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment, and that the statement should put the patient on notice on how to initiate a grievance with the hospital or with the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding improper discrimination. Sets forth discrimination grievance procedures and provides language all hospitals must post for the benefit of patients regarding the hospital's emergency room anti-discrimination policy. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Mar 16, 2011 Signed Aug 22, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2011 · House May 28, 2011

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 47
May 22, 2011
D Democratic28
23 Yea 5
82% Yea
R Republican19
11 Yea 8
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
9
Aug 22, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 108-000-000
lower
May 27, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 23, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
May 22, 2011
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
lower
May 22, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 22, 2011
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 22, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0-13)
senate
May 17, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Delgado
upper
May 13, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
May 12, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
May 11, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 11, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
upper
May 4, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
upper
May 3, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 3, 2011
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Mar 29, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 16, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 1, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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