Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

210 ILCS 60/9

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6109

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Provides that a hospice program must meet all federal standards for certification under Medicare, except that a patient's anticipated life expectancy may be one year or less. Provides that the Department of Public Health's standards for hospice programs shall not require that a hospice program be certified under the Medicare program. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	210 ILCS 60/3	from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6103

210 ILCS 60/4

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6104

210 ILCS 60/5

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6105

210 ILCS 60/8

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6108

210 ILCS 60/8.5 new

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Adds a definition of "hospice" and deletes the definition of "full hospice"; also changes the definition of "palliative care". Deletes specific requirements with which full hospices must comply, and instead provides that hospices must comply with the requirements of the Act, including the standards adopted by the Department of Public Health. Deletes certain items that must be included in the Department's standards. Provides that the separate standards currently applicable to volunteer hospices are inoperative after June 30, 2005 and that the new standards to be adopted for all hospice programs do not apply to volunteer hospices until July 1, 2005. Provides that a hospice program must meet the minimum standards for certification under Medicare. Effective July 1, 2004.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
2/9/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
2/9/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
2/9/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2/9/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2/9/2004	House	First Reading
2/9/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/26/2004	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/2/2004	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
3/3/2004	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 020-000-000
3/3/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/30/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
3/30/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/31/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/31/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
4/6/2004	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/6/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2004
4/6/2004	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/6/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
4/6/2004	Senate	First Reading
4/6/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/11/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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