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SB 1377 Illinois Senate · 97th Regular Session

LONG TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS

Summary
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act in the provision concerning emergency Department classifications to provide that long-term acute care hospitals, as defined under the Hospital Emergency Services Act, are not required to provide hospital emergency services and shall be classified as not available. Amends the Hospital Emergency Services Act. Provides an exception for long-term acute care hospitals from the requirement that certain hospitals shall provide a hospital emergency service. Provides that general acute care hospitals designated by Medicare as long-term acute care hospitals are not required to provide the hospital emergency services required by the Act. Provides that such hospitals may provide hospital emergency services at their option. Sets forth provisions concerning notification. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2011
Committee Review
Nov 2011
Senate Passage
Nov 2011
House Passage
Nov 2011
Signed into Law
Jan 2012
Introduced May 3, 2011 Signed Jan 13, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Nov 29, 2011 · House Nov 9, 2011

How they voted

53–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
Nov 29, 2011
D Democratic34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
R Republican24
22 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
59
Key actions
12
Committee
19
Amendments
8
Jan 13, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Nov 29, 2011
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Nov 29, 2011
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
Nov 10, 2011
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
upper
Nov 10, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
Nov 10, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 9, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services
upper
Nov 9, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 9, 2011
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - November 10, 2011
upper
Nov 9, 2011
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
Nov 9, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-2-4)
house
Nov 8, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Nov 2, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
May 31, 2011
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2011
Lower · Passed
Remains in Human Services Committee
lower
May 24, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 18, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
May 17, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 17, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
May 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
lower
May 11, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
May 4, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 3, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Radogno
upper
Apr 12, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 6, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Mar 30, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 30, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
upper
Mar 15, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 2, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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