Bill Text: IL HB5569 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Requires the University of Illinois Hospital to provide patients who overdose or have symptoms of opioid use disorder with an opioid antagonist upon discharge. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals licensed under the Act to provide patients who overdose or have symptoms of opioid use disorder with an opioid antagonist upon discharge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5569 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5569-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 6.8 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 330/6.8 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 6.8. Opioid antagonist. The University of Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Hospital shall provide patients who overdose or have symptoms | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | of opioid use disorder with an opioid antagonist upon | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | discharge.
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11 | Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | adding Section 6.35 as follows:
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