96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1820

 

Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Michael Noland

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 85/6.03 new

    Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall prescribe, by rule, standards for hospital bills and statements of account. Provides that at a minimum, the standards shall require hospitals to indicate on bills and statements of account the actual cost to the hospital of items being charged to the patient.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
5 Section 6.03 as follows:
 
6     (210 ILCS 85/6.03 new)
7     Sec. 6.03. Patient bills and statements of account. The
8 Department shall prescribe, by rule, standards for hospital
9 bills and statements of account. At a minimum, the standards
10 shall require hospitals to indicate on bills and statements of
11 account the actual cost to the hospital of items being charged
12 to the patient.