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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Health Care Services Lien Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 5 as follows:
 



6    (770 ILCS 23/5)



7    Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:

8    "Health care professional" means any individual in any of 
9the following
license
categories: licensed physician, licensed 
10dentist,
licensed optometrist, licensed naprapath, licensed

11clinical
psychologist, or licensed physical therapist.

12    "Health care provider" means any entity in any of the 
13following license
categories:
(i) licensed hospital, (ii) 
14licensed home health
agency, (iii)
licensed ambulatory 
15surgical treatment
center, (iv) ambulatory    surgical   treatment    
16facility    accredited    by    one    of   the    following organizations: the 
17American   Association   for  the  Accreditation   of  Ambulatory   
18Surgical   Facilities; the   Joint   Commission (formerly the Joint 
19Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations); the 
20Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program; or the 
21Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, (v) 
22licensed long-term care facilities, or (vi) licensed
emergency 
23medical services personnel.
 
 
HB4911 Enrolled- 2 -LRB100 15800 HEP 30908 b

1    Public Act 94-403 This amendatory Act of the 94th General 
2Assembly applies to causes of action accruing on or after 
3January 1, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act 94-403) its 
4effective date.

5    The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of 
6the 100th General Assembly apply to causes of action accruing 
7on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
8100th General Assembly. 
9(Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03; 94-403, eff. 1-1-06.)