MED PATIENT RT-DISCRIMINATION
Summary
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a hospital must include in its written statement of patients' rights the right not to be discriminated against by the hospital due to the patient's race, color, or national origin where such characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment, and that the statement should put the patient on notice on how to initiate a grievance with the hospital or with the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding improper discrimination. Sets forth discrimination grievance procedures and provides language all hospitals must post for the benefit of patients regarding the hospital's emergency room anti-discrimination policy. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 8, 2011
Signed Aug 26, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2011 · House May 28, 2011
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
May 31, 2011
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
71
Key actions
15
Committee
24
Amendments
14
Aug 26, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2011
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
upper
May 31, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
upper
May 31, 2011
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
upper
May 31, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
May 31, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
May 31, 2011
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
May 30, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
upper
May 30, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
upper
May 30, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
upper
May 30, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 30, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 30, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2011
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3, 4 - May 29, 2011
upper
May 28, 2011
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3, 4
upper
May 28, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-7)
house
May 27, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 27, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 27, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 25, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
May 25, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 24, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
May 18, 2011
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 18, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 015-000-000
lower
May 18, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
May 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
lower
May 12, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 12, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
May 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
May 9, 2011
Committee
Re-assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
May 5, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 5, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
Apr 12, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 9, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 2, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 10, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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