Bill Text: IL HB5086 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals that receive a property tax exemption under a provision of the Property Tax Code concerning exemptions related to access to hospital and health care services by low-income and underserved individuals to post the hospital's charity care policy and the contact information of a financial counselor in a reasonably viewable area in the hospital's emergency room.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5086 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5086-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5086 Introduced , by Rep. LaToya Greenwood SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 85/6.28 new
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals that receive a property tax exemption under a provision of the Property Tax Code concerning exemptions related to access to hospital and health care services by low-income and underserved individuals to post the hospital's charity care policy and the contact information of a financial counselor in a reasonably viewable area in the hospital's emergency room.
LRB101 18869 CPF 68327 b
A BILL FOR
HB5086 LRB101 18869 CPF 68327 b
AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
Section 6.28 as follows:
(210 ILCS 85/6.28 new)
Sec. 6.28. Posting charity care policy, financial
counselor. A hospital that receives a property tax exemption
under Section 15-86 of the Property Tax Code must post the
hospital's charity care policy and the contact information of a
financial counselor in a reasonably viewable area in the
hospital's emergency room.