Date	Chamber	Action
1/28/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

410 ILCS 50/3.2

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5403.2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every health care facility in this State shall permit the next of kin of a patient who is on life support to remain with the patient, at the patient's bedside, irrespective of regular hours of visitation. Provides that health care facilities may institute reasonable policies, including reasonable requirements that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the next of kin, the patient, and the employees and other patients of the health care facility without revoking the basic right afforded to the next of kin of a patient who is on life support. Defines "next of kin".

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/14/2025	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
1/28/2025	House	First Reading
1/28/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee

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