House Sponsors: BURKE-SAVIANO AND ROSKAM. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T Short description: RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE-HLTH CARE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Right of Conscience Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act. Changes defined terms "medical care", "medical personnel", and "medical facility" to "health care", "health care personnel", and "health care facility", respectively and makes other changes in definitions, including changes in definition of "physician". Adds definition of "health care payer"; provides that a health care payer is not civilly or criminally liable by reason of a refusal to pay or arrange for payment of any particular form of health care services that violate the payer's conscience as documented in its ethical guidelines or other governing documents. Prohibits discrimination against a health care payer in matters of licensing and other privileges and prohibits denial of grants or benefits to a health care payer for similar reasons. Makes other changes. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB725 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Public Health) There will be no fiscal impact on this Dept. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes pharmacists from list of persons included in definition of "health care personnel". Makes a technical change. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 755 ILCS 40/5 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-5 755 ILCS 40/10 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-10 755 ILCS 40/15 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-15 755 ILCS 40/20 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-20 755 ILCS 40/25 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-25 Deletes everything. Reinserts provisions of the engrossed bill. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to instances in which a patient has an operative and unrevoked declaration for mental health treatment. Establishes procedures for making decisions concerning medical treatment on behalf of a patient without decisional capacity without resort to the courts or legal process if the patient does not have a qualifying condition. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0246 Last action date: 97-07-29 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status