98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2617

 

Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. Jil Tracy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
770 ILCS 23/15

    Amends the Health Care Services Lien Act. Provides that notice must be provided, in the same manner as a notice of a judgment, award, settlement, or compromise would be provided, to a lien holder by an injured person or his or her authorized representative when a case is dismissed or a judgment is entered against the injured person.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 15 as follows:
 
6    (770 ILCS 23/15)
7    Sec. 15. Notice of judgment or award or dismissal.
8    (a) A judgment, award, settlement, or compromise secured by
9or on behalf of an injured person may not be satisfied without
10the injured person or his or her authorized representative
11first giving notice of the judgment, award, settlement, or
12compromise to the health care professional or health care
13provider that rendered a service in the treatment, care, or
14maintenance of the injured person and that has served a lien
15notice pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 10. The notice
16shall be in writing and served upon the lien holder or, in the
17case of a lien holder operated entirely by a unit of local
18government, upon the individual or entity authorized to receive
19service under Section 2-211 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
20    (b) Notice must be provided to a lien holder by the injured
21person or his or her authorized representative when a case is
22dismissed or a judgment is entered against the injured person.
23The notice shall be in writing and served on the lien holder in

 

 

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1the same manner as provided under subsection (a) of this
2Section.
3(Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)