(110 ILCS 330/8i) Sec. 8i. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the University of Illinois Hospital, in accordance with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate medical screening examination or further medical examination and treatment for a patient in a University of Illinois Hospital emergency room in order to inquire about the individual's method of payment or insurance status. (Source: P.A. 103-213, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.) |