HEALTHCARE SURROGATE-PHYSICIAN
Summary
Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Removes the requirement that an attending physician or qualified physician be licensed specifically in Illinois. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Provides that "attending physician", "health care provider", and "qualified physician" include a physician licensed in the state where the patient is being treated. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Jul 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 30, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debbie Meyers-Martin
DDemocratic
P
Mike Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
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