Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

815 ILCS 505/2Z

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Hospital Discriminatory Pricing Act. Prohibits a hospital that has provided health care services to an uninsured patient from collecting more from the uninsured patient than the Medicare reimbursement rate. Requires each hospital bill, invoice, or other summary of charges to prominently state the listed information concerning the rates charged. Requires the Office of the Attorney General to provide copies of any complaints filed by patients under the Act to the Department of Public Health. Provides for civil remedies for violation of the Act. Provides civil remedies for violation of the Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make any violation of the Hospital Discriminatory Pricing Act a violation of the Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/23/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/23/2007	House	First Reading
2/23/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/27/2007	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/23/2007	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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