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SB 460 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

EMERGENCY SERVCS-PROHBT TRMS

Summary
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department may develop and provide to the public and health care patients information regarding the categories or types of health care services available and their appropriate use. Amends the Emergency Medical Treatment Act. Provides that no person, facility, or entity shall hold itself out to the public as an "urgent", "urgi-", "emergi-", or "emergent" care center or use any other term that would give the impression that emergency medical treatment is provided by the person or entity or at the facility unless the facility is the emergency room of a facility licensed as a hospital or a facility licensed as a freestanding emergency center. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Requires health care plans to provide their enrollees with clear information about their rights and responsibilities in obtaining referrals to and making appropriate use of health care facilities when access to their primary care physician is not readily available. Effective immediately.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Vetoed
Nov 2003
Introduced Mar 25, 2003 Vetoed Nov 6, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2003 · House May 20, 2003

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Mar 24, 2003
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
7
Nov 6, 2003
Vetoed
Total Veto Stands
upper
Oct 23, 2003
Vetoed
Placed Calendar Total Veto November 4, 2003
upper
Aug 19, 2003
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed
upper
May 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 28, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
May 28, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 23, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 21, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 22, 2003.
upper
May 21, 2003
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 20, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-3)
house
May 14, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Apr 9, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 24, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)
senate
Mar 13, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 12, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 10, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 10, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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