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Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital licensed under the Act must, at the time a patient is being checked in, give the patient an opportunity to designate an emergency contact to be notified if the patient dies or experiences a significant change in condition. If an emergency contact is designated, hospital staff must communicate with the emergency contact and ask whether the emergency contact would prefer to be notified by telephone call, by hospital staff when the emergency contact reaches the hospital, or by some other method.
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Last Action
Aug 1, 2025
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
2 primary · 6 co
Effective Date January 1, 2026
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0046
Governor Approved
Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Passed Both Houses
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
Assigned to Health and Human Services
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-026-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 012-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 009-005-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; by Voice Vote
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0046