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| Bill | HOSPITALS-OBSERVATION STATUS | Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that within 24 hours after a patient's placement into observation status by a hospital, the hospital shall provide that patient with an oral and written notice that the patient is not admitted to the hospital and is under observation status. Provides that the written notice shall be signed by the patient or the patient's legal representative to acknowledge receipt of the notice. Requires the notice to contain certain information. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 3616 | Illinois HB 3616 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2015-02-26 | 2015-08-17 | openstates | ocd-bill/0b766783-4b0c-4467-93ab-dfda54d645f8 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3616&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89809&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 0903842741876ce01b4b0025c8b6893700e37845b2abcb9960f5f8d616dd9754 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3616 (99th) — HOSPITALS-OBSERVATION STATUS
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that within 24 hours after a patient's placement into observation status by a hospital, the hospital shall provide that patient with an oral and written notice that the patient is not admitted to the hospital and is under observation status. Provides that the written notice shall be signed by the patient or the patient's legal representative to acknowledge receipt of the notice. Requires the notice to contain certain information. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
filing - 2015-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-10 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-18 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- 2015-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-04-15 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2015-04-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2015-04-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- 2015-04-16 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2015-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015
reading-1 - 2015-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- 2015-04-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-21 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-29 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2015-05-06 Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- 2015-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2015-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- 2015-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
reading-3 - 2015-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-17 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-17 Effective Date August 17, 2015
- 2015-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0383
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0b766783-4b0c-4467-93ab-dfda54d645f8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).