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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3481 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Prohibits a hospital or health care professional from disclosing or threatening to disclose to any other person, entity, or agency information regarding or relating to gender-affirming care of a minor or personally identifiable information regarding a minor receiving gender-affirming care, unless disclosure is in strict accordance with all applicable local, State, and federal law. |
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| | SB3481 | | LRB104 19357 BAB 32805 b |
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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 Hospital Licensing Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 6.14i as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 85/6.14i new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 6.14i. Prohibited disclosure of gender-affirming care |
| 8 | | information. A hospital or health care professional shall not |
| 9 | | disclose or threaten to disclose to any other person, entity, |
| 10 | | or agency information regarding or relating to |
| 11 | | gender-affirming care of a minor or personally identifiable |
| 12 | | information regarding a minor receiving gender-affirming care, |
| 13 | | unless disclosure is in strict accordance with all applicable |
| 14 | | local, State, and federal law, including, but not limited to, |
| 15 | | the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of |
| 16 | | 1996, as amended, and its implementing regulations, including, |
| 17 | | but not limited to, the Privacy Rule (45 CFR Parts 160, 162, |
| 18 | | and 164) and including, but not limited to, 45 CFR 164.512(e) |
| 19 | | and 45 CFR 164.512(f). |