92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB1798
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Senate Sponsors:
KLEMM.

House Sponsors:
KRAUSE-KURTZ-SLONE

Short description: 
HOSP LIC-EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Hospital Licensing Act.  Provides  that  no  exclusive      
   contract  is  permissible  for pain management services performed by a      
   physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Effective      
   June 30, 2002.                                                              
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          210 ILCS 85/10.5 new                                                 
        Deletes everything. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act to  make  a      
   technical change to a Section concerning medical staff privileges.          
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          210 ILCS 85/10.4                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          210 ILCS 85/10.5 new                                                 
        Replaces  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends  the      
   Hospital  Licensing  Act.   Prohibits  exclusive  contracts  for  pain      
   management services performed by  a  physician  licensed  to  practice      
   medicine  in  all  its  branches  except  in  specified  procedures or      
   surgeries.  Provides that a physician applicant to a hospital  medical      
   staff must meet the established criteria in the medical staff bylaws.       
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Provides that any physician applicant to a hospital medical staff      
   must meet the established credentialing criteria (rather than criteria      
   in the medical  staff  bylaws).   Provides  that  the  prohibition  on      
   exclusive  contracts  applies  only  to contracts entered, amended, or      
   renewed after the effective  date  of  the  amendatory  Act.  Adds  an      
   immediate effective date.                                                   
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   1


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