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92_SB1820eng SB1820 Engrossed LRB9211440ACcd 1 AN ACT concerning hospitals. 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 5 adding Section 10.6 as follows: 6 (210 ILCS 85/10.6 new) 7 Sec. 10.6. Hospital merger; medical staff bylaws. When 8 one or more hospitals combine or merge in any manner that 9 does not require any of the parties to the transaction to 10 obtain a new license under this Act, the medical staff bylaws 11 of each individual hospital shall remain in effect until such 12 time as the bylaws are amended according to the terms of the 13 bylaws. This Section shall not apply to a county hospital as 14 defined in subsection (c) of Section 15-1 of the Illinois 15 Public Aid Code. 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 17 becoming law.