Bill Sponsor
Illinois House Bill 1720
Session 102nd
Fair Patient-Information
Active
Active
Failed in House on Jan 10, 2023
First Action
Feb 11, 2021
Latest Action
Jan 10, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1720
State
Illinois
Session
102nd
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Cosponsor
House Votes (0)
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that if a hospital bills a patient $50,000 or more for health care services in a period of 72 hours, the hospital shall provide with its bill copies of the electronic records used to generate all charges and shall further itemize any item and make electronic copies of the patient's charts available at the patient's request within 5 days of billing or the date of request, whichever is later. Provides that hospitals must return calls made by patients within 5 calendar days of receipt of the patient request for amounts billed in excess of $50,000.
Actions (7)
01/10/2023
House
Session Sine Die
03/27/2021
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
03/09/2021
House
Assigned to Human Services Committee
03/01/2021
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
02/17/2021
House
Referred to Rules Committee
02/17/2021
House
First Reading
02/11/2021
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
Sources
Record Created
Feb 12, 2021 1:53:11 AM
Record Updated
Feb 1, 2023 7:39:00 AM