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Bill CONSUMER FRAUD-AMBULANCE SRVCS Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Hospital Licensing Act; provides that a nursing home or hospital that orders transportation of a resident or patient by ambulance must maintain a written record showing the name of the person who placed the order for that transportation and the medical reason for that transportation. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; authorizes the Department of Public Health to suspend, for a period not exceeding 30 days, the license of any vehicle service provider, after an opportunity for a hearing, when findings show that the provider has directly or indirectly given, offered, or promised anything of value to a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or the Hospital Licensing Act for the purpose of influencing the facility to use the provider's services for the transportation of residents or patients of the facility. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Sets forth statements that must be included in an agreement for emergency or non-emergency transportation of a patient by an ambulance service provider, and requires that such an agreement contain certain other information and be printed in type of a certain size. Requires that the agreement be signed by the patient or the patient's authorized representative and by the ambulance service provider's authorized agent. Requires that the patient or the patient's authorized representative be provided with an executed copy of the agreement. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act for an ambulance service provider to enter into an agreement with a patient, or a person acting on the patient's behalf, that does not comply with these requirements. Provides that if the court finds that an ambulance service provider has violated any of the requirements concerning an agreement with a patient, the court may order that the ambulance service provider pay to the patient an amount equal to 3 times the maximum amount stated in the agreement that will be due from the patient or, if no such maximum amount is stated in the agreement, 3 times the amount claimed due by the ambulance service provider, including any interest, collection costs, and attorney's fees claimed by the provider. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 94th SB 2170 Illinois SB 2170 (94th)
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Illinois SB 2170 (94th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-AMBULANCE SRVCS

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Hospital Licensing Act; provides that a nursing home or hospital that orders transportation of a resident or patient by ambulance must maintain a written record showing the name of the person who placed the order for that transportation and the medical reason for that transportation. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; authorizes the Department of Public Health to suspend, for a period not exceeding 30 days, the license of any vehicle service provider, after an opportunity for a hearing, when findings show that the provider has directly or indirectly given, offered, or promised anything of value to a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or the Hospital Licensing Act for the purpose of influencing the facility to use the provider's services for the transportation of residents or patients of the facility. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Sets forth statements that must be included in an agreement for emergency or non-emergency transportation of a patient by an ambulance service provider, and requires that such an agreement contain certain other information and be printed in type of a certain size. Requires that the agreement be signed by the patient or the patient's authorized representative and by the ambulance service provider's authorized agent. Requires that the patient or the patient's authorized representative be provided with an executed copy of the agreement. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act for an ambulance service provider to enter into an agreement with a patient, or a person acting on the patient's behalf, that does not comply with these requirements. Provides that if the court finds that an ambulance service provider has violated any of the requirements concerning an agreement with a patient, the court may order that the ambulance service provider pay to the patient an amount equal to 3 times the maximum amount stated in the agreement that will be due from the patient or, if no such maximum amount is stated in the agreement, 3 times the amount claimed due by the ambulance service provider, including any interest, collection costs, and attorney's fees claimed by the provider.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 490 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1130 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
  • Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
  • Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
  • Susan Garrett — primary (person)
  • Susana A Mendoza — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2006-01-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett filing
  • 2006-01-04 First Reading reading-1
  • 2006-01-04 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2006-01-12 Assigned to Health & Human Services referral-committee
  • 2006-02-01 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 006-000-004 committee-passage
  • 2006-02-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006
  • 2006-02-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
  • 2006-02-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett amendment-introduction
  • 2006-02-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2006-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
  • 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
  • 2006-02-24 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett amendment-passage
  • 2006-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
  • 2006-02-27 Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2006-02-27 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2006-02-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2006-02-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  • 2006-02-28 First Reading reading-1
  • 2006-02-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2006-03-08 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee referral-committee
  • 2006-03-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2006-03-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
  • 2006-03-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2006-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  • 2006-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
  • 2006-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2006-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2006-03-29 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2006-03-29 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2006-03-31 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
  • 2006-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz amendment-introduction
  • 2006-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2006-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
  • 2006-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz amendment-introduction
  • 2006-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2006-04-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
  • 2006-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2006-04-07 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
  • 2006-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2006-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2006-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) amendment-failure
  • 2006-04-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2006-04-18 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02
  • 2006-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02-May 2, 2006
  • 2006-04-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett filing
  • 2006-04-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2006-05-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services referral-committee
  • 2006-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
  • 2006-05-03 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2006-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
  • 2006-05-03 Passed Both Houses
  • 2006-06-01 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2006-07-31 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2006-07-31 Effective Date January 31, 2007
  • 2006-07-31 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1063 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d4f167b7-c334-4167-8587-1814ad058db5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).