Senate Sponsors: PETERSON. Short description: HOSPITAL-PATIENT CONSENT-IDPH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every hospital must develop a procedure to obtain a patient's informed consent, in a non-emergent situation, to any services or procedures to be performed in the hospital by a physician who is neither (i) included in a contract between the hospital and a health services corporation or insurance company nor (ii) otherwise participating in the patient's health services corporation or insurance company plan. Provides for enforcement of these provisions by the Department of Public Health. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status