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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Fair Patient Billing Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 35 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 88/35) |
| 7 | | Sec. 35. Collection limitations. |
| 8 | | (a) The hospital shall not pursue legal action for |
| 9 | | non-payment of a hospital bill against uninsured patients who |
| 10 | | have clearly demonstrated that they have neither sufficient |
| 11 | | income nor assets to meet their financial obligations provided |
| 12 | | the patient has complied with Section 45 of this Act. |
| 13 | | (b) A hospital may not bill an uninsured patient that |
| 14 | | requires health care services, as defined in Section 5 of the |
| 15 | | Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, if it determines, |
| 16 | | through its financial assistance screening process, that the |
| 17 | | patient has a household income that qualifies the person for |
| 18 | | free care under the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act. |
| 19 | | If the patient is deemed eligible for public health insurance |
| 20 | | or any other insurance product certified by the Department of |
| 21 | | Insurance, the hospital shall provide information to the |
| 22 | | patient about how the patient can apply for the insurance |
| 23 | | program under subsection (f) of Section 16. |