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HB4698 - 104th General Assembly

MEDICAL PRACTICE-FEE SPLITTING
Last Action
4/21/2026 - Senate: Referred to Assignments
House Sponsors
Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, Maura Hirschauer and Suzanne M. Ness

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Laura Ellman)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 60/22.2
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. In provisions concerning an exception to the prohibition on fee splitting for billing, administrative preparation, or collection services, requires any charges for multiple in-network services during the same appointment, including, but not limited to, an office visit that was added to a physical exam, to be disclosed to the patient during the appointment.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
225 ILCS 60/22.2
Adds reference to:
410 ILCS 50/10 new
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every medical office, health care clinic, group practice, or other organizational structure for a licensed professional to provide health care services shall: (1) provide a notice stating that the patient may be billed for multiple services, including a separate office visit charge or billing for diagnostic testing or follow up, if acute complaints or chronic problems that require additional evaluation are discussed during a preventive or wellness visit and (2) make, except in an emergency treatment situation, a good faith effort to obtain written acknowledgment of receipt of the notice. Specifies that these requirements do not apply to health care providers.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/29/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
2/06/2026 House First Reading
2/06/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/17/2026 House Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
3/25/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
3/25/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/09/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
4/09/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/10/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
4/15/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
4/17/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/17/2026 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/17/2026 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000
4/17/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
4/17/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
4/21/2026 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/21/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/21/2026 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
4/21/2026 Senate First Reading
4/21/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments