Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 649

Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Requires a hospital incorporated under the Act to post in plain view the National Standards of Care. Provides that if (i) a court or administrative agency, in any proceeding properly before the court or agency, finds that a hospital that is incorporated under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 has provided substandard care to a member of a minority group, (ii) that finding is incorporated into an order of the court or administrative agency that is final and not appealable, and (iii) the Secretary of State receives notice of that final and nonappealable order, then the Secretary of State shall require the hospital to dissolve voluntarily and, if the hospital wishes to continue to operate as a hospital, organize under the Business Corporation Act of 1983 within a period of time as provided by the Secretary by rule. Provides that if a not-for-profit hospital does not voluntarily dissolve within the period required by rule, the Secretary shall dissolve the corporation administratively. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Emergency Medical Treatment Act and the Hospital Emergency Service Act. Provides that every hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act shall comply with the Hospital Emergency Service Act and that every hospital required to be licensed by the Department of Public Health shall provide a hospital emergency service in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Public Health which shall be consistent with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Eliminates language providing that a hospital shall furnish hospital emergency services to any applicant who applies for the same in case of injury or acute medical condition where the same is liable to cause death or severe injury or serious illness. Also eliminates language setting forth the definition of the term "applicant." Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/6/2009	House	First Reading
2/6/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2009	House	Assigned to Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee
3/3/2009	House	Re-assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/10/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/10/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; by Voice Vote
3/10/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 012-000-000
3/11/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
3/25/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
4/1/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

	Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Public Health)
	HB 649 (H-AM 1) has no fiscal impact on the Department.

	Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Financial & Professional Regulation)
	HB 649 (H-AM 1) has no projected fiscal impact to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

	Deletes reference to:
	805 ILCS 105/112.35

	Adds reference to:
	210 ILCS 70/1	from Ch. 111 1/2 par. 6151