Healthcare (Hospitals)

in committee · Illinois · Senate May 22, 2026

SB 3755: MEDICAID-READMISSION DATA

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to: (i) establish benchmarks for hospitals to measure and align payments to reduce potentially preventable hospital readmissions, inpatient complications, and unnecessary emergency room visits; (ii) publish provider-specific historical readmission data and anticipated potentially preventable targets 60 days prior to the start of the program; and (iii) adopt policies and rates of reimbursement for readmission services and other payments.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareBill removes requirements for hospitals to reduce preventable readmissions and publish data, weakening Medicaid quality oversight and accountability measures.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Medicaid

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passed · Illinois · House Apr 17, 2026

HB 5313: MEDICAID-READMISSION DATA

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to: (i) establish benchmarks for hospitals to measure and align payments to reduce potentially preventable hospital readmissions, inpatient complications, and unnecessary emergency room visits; (ii) publish provider-specific historical readmission data and anticipated potentially preventable targets 60 days prior to the start of the program; and (iii) adopt policies and rates of reimbursement for readmission services and other payments.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRemoves requirements for hospitals to reduce preventable readmissions and publish data, weakening Medicaid accountability measures.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Medicaid

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 5442: MEDICAID-HOSP ACCESS PAYMENTS

Amends the Hospital Provider Funding Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions requiring the Department to establish the fixed pool directed payment amounts for specific classes of hospitals listed in the Code, provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall remove from the list the following hospital classes: (i) hospital inpatient services for public hospitals and (ii) hospital outpatient services for public hospitals. Requires the Department to instead, subject to any necessary federal approval, enter into intergovernmental agreements with the respective governing bodies to ensure continued access for those services in rural areas of the State. Provides that the Department shall reinstate the described hospital classes if federal approval is not received. Effective January 1, 2027.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRemoves public hospitals from Medicaid payment eligibility, defunding critical access points for vulnerable populations and reducing healthcare access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Medicaid

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in committee · Illinois · House Apr 17, 2026

HB 4580: HOSPITAL-RULES-NURSING HOMES

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Removes provisions requiring the Department on Aging to adopt rules to address instances when a case coordination unit is unable to complete an assessment in a hospital prior to the discharge of a patient 60 years or older to a nursing home to ensure that the patient is able to access nursing home care, the nursing home is not penalized for accepting the admission, and the patient's timely discharge from the hospital is not delayed, to the extent permitted under federal law or regulation.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRemoves requirements ensuring timely hospital discharge to nursing homes without penalizing facilities, weakening patient access safeguards.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Long-Term Care

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jan 29, 2026

SB 3055: HOSPITAL-PHYSICIANS-JUDGMENT

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. In the definition of "professional judgment", removes language providing that situations in which an employing entity does not interfere with an employed physician's professional judgment includes reasonable referral restrictions that do not, in the reasonable professional judgment of the physician, adversely affect the health or welfare of the patient. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRemoves physician referral protections, allowing hospitals to impose restrictions without patient welfare safeguards, potentially limiting access to care.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Medical Licensing

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in committee · Illinois · House Apr 17, 2026

HB 4233: EMERGENCY-HEALTH CARE KIOSKS

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital that operates an emergency department shall not use health care kiosks in the hospital's emergency department to assess or determine a patient's medical state, to determine the priority level of a patient's injuries or illness, or to otherwise triage patients. Provides that health care kiosks may be used for data entry of a patient's personal identifying information and billing information in place of paper forms. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act to set forth conforming requirements for a University of Illinois Hospital emergency department. Effective January 1, 2027.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits kiosks from being used for patient triage in ERs, restricting automated medical assessment and limiting a healthcare process.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals

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in committee · Illinois · House Feb 18, 2025

HB 3819: PROHIBIT SEX-REASSIGN-UNDER 18

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that sex-reassignment procedures are prohibited for patients younger than 18 years of age. Provides that if sex-reassignment procedures are administered or performed on patients 18 years of age or older, consent must be provided as specified. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revoke the license of any physician who willfully or actively violates the prohibition on sex-reassignment procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Adds a failure to comply with the provisions as grounds for fines, license denial, license suspension or revocation, or refusal to renew a hospital or facility's license. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits gender-affirming medical procedures for minors, restricting access to healthcare services for transgender youth under 18.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 9, 2025

HB 1214: PROHIBIT SEX-REASSIGN-UNDER 18

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that sex-reassignment procedures are prohibited for patients younger than 18 years of age. Provides that if sex-reassignment procedures are administered or performed on patients 18 years of age or older, consent must be provided as specified. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revoke the license of any physician who willfully or actively violates the prohibition on sex-reassignment procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Adds a failure to comply with the provisions as grounds for fines, license denial, license suspension or revocation, or refusal to renew a hospital or facility's license. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRestricts gender-affirming medical procedures for minors, limiting access to healthcare services for transgender youth under the Medical Practice Act.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals

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