Bill Status of SB2960  97th General Assembly


Short Description:  HOSPTL-PROFESS LIABILITY INSUR

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Linda Holmes

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 85/10.2a new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall use the information published by the Department of Insurance on its Professional Liability Insurance Resource Center web site in establishing financial responsibility requirements with respect to professional liability coverage for physicians with staff privileges at the hospital. Provides that a hospital shall deem any professional liability insurer whose name appears on the web site to be acceptable for meeting the hospital's financial responsibility requirements with respect to professional liability coverage for physicians with staff privileges.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital operating within this State shall make publicly available, either in electronic form on a publicly accessible website, or in written form when requested, the financial responsibility requirements with respect to professional liability coverage necessary for a physician to obtain and maintain staff privileges at the hospital.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/1/2012SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
  2/1/2012SenateFirst Reading
  2/1/2012SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/7/2012SenateAssigned to Insurance
  3/1/2012SenatePostponed - Insurance
  3/1/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
  3/1/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  3/6/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
  3/7/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/8/2012SenateDo Pass as Amended Insurance; 008-000-000
  3/8/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012
  3/27/2012SenateSecond Reading
  3/27/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2012
  5/2/2012SenateRe-referred to Assignments
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die