Public Act 103-0213
 
HB3955 EnrolledLRB103 29390 CPF 55781 b


  
    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
    Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is 
amended  by adding Section 8h as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 330/8h new)
    Sec. 8h. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment 
prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 
contrary, the University of Illinois Hospital, in accordance 
with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security 
Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate 
medical screening examination or further medical examination 
and treatment for a patient in a University of Illinois 
Hospital emergency room in order to inquire about the 
individual's method of payment or insurance status.
 
    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by 
adding Section 6.34 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 85/6.34 new)
    Sec. 6.34. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment 
prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 
contrary, a hospital licensed under this Act, in accordance 
with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security 
Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate 
medical screening examination or further medical examination 
and treatment for a patient in a hospital's emergency room in 
order to inquire about the individual's method of payment or 
insurance status.



Effective Date:  1/1/2024