Bill Text: IL HB5362 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act are prohibited from preventing the administration of a prescription medication to a patient if the patient's treating physician has prescribed the medication.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5362 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB5362-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB5362 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 85/6.33 new
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act are prohibited from preventing the administration of a prescription medication to a patient if the patient's treating physician has prescribed the medication.
LRB102 25427 CPF 34712 b
A BILL FOR
HB5362 LRB102 25427 CPF 34712 b
AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
Section 6.33 as follows:
(210 ILCS 85/6.33 new)
Sec. 6.33. Prescription medication; administration to
patients. A hospital licensed under this Act is prohibited
from preventing the administration of a prescription
medication to a patient if the patient's treating physician
has prescribed the medication.