Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Emergency Service Act. Provides that "applicant" includes any person who presents at the hospital. Provides that hospitals shall furnish hospital emergency services in accordance with the procedures required by the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Defines "injury or acute medical condition where the same is liable to cause death or severe injury or serious illness" and "stabilizing treatment". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall have the authority to investigate violations of the Act and to issue a minimum monetary penalty of $50,000 for violating the Act. Allows the Department to adopt rules for purposes of enforcing the Act and identifying factors to be considered when issuing a monetary penalty. Provides that the Department may assess a fine under this Section only if there are no fines assessed for the violation by the federal government. Includes a severability clause. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0784 [HB0581 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2024-08-07	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2024-06-03	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2024-05-21	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2023-01-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2024-05-15	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2024-05-14	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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