republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-3743.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "LONG TERM CARE HOSPITL QUALITY"
description: "Creates the Long Term Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act. Provides that because it is vital for the State of Illinois to find methods to improve the health care outcomes of patients served by the healthcare programs operated by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department shall establish the Long Term Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program. Provides that the program is designed to better utilize the specialized services available in the State to improve the health outcomes of the most severely injured and ill patients and to enhance the continuity and coordination of care for these patients. Contains provisions concerning how a hospital may qualify to participate in the program; hospital outcome and measurement data; exemptions; hospital duties; supplemental per diem rates; and other matters. Requires the Department to satisfy certain reporting requirements; to implement, monitor, and evaluate the program; and other matters. Permits the Department to use up to $500,000 of funds contained in the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund per State fiscal year to operate the program and to expand existing contracts, issue new contracts, issue personal service contracts, or purchase other services, supplies, or equipment for the purposes the program. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3743"
citation: "Illinois SB 3743 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/827ab792-7aaf-43a8-a86f-f4feb6279155"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3743&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51951&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "36574e3470c0c240eed98144a93f0250a76289a4b032bacd5982ca5d92b79a30"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3743 (96th) — LONG TERM CARE HOSPITL QUALITY

Creates the Long Term Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act. Provides that because it is vital for the State of Illinois to find methods to improve the health care outcomes of patients served by the healthcare programs operated by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department shall establish the Long Term Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program. Provides that the program is designed to better utilize the specialized services available in the State to improve the health outcomes of the most severely injured and ill patients and to enhance the continuity and coordination of care for these patients. Contains provisions concerning how a hospital may qualify to participate in the program; hospital outcome and measurement data; exemptions; hospital duties; supplemental per diem rates; and other matters. Requires the Department to satisfy certain reporting requirements; to implement, monitor, and evaluate the program; and other matters. Permits the Department to use up to $500,000 of funds contained in the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund per State fiscal year to operate the program and to expand existing contracts, issue new contracts, issue personal service contracts, or purchase other services, supplies, or equipment for the purposes the program. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3743&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51951&DocNum=3743&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3743eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51951&DocNum=3743&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3743enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51951&DocNum=3743&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Radogno — primary (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2010-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2010-03-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Radogno `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2010-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2010
- **2010-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1130 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/827ab792-7aaf-43a8-a86f-f4feb6279155`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).