Bill Status of SB 1223   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  FAIR PATIENT BILLING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Laura Fine-Graciela Guzmán and Mike Simmons

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  3/21/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 88/30
210 ILCS 88/38 new
210 ILCS 88/42 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that medical creditors and debt collectors are prohibited from communicating with a patient regarding unpaid charges for the purpose of seeking to collect the charges and initiating a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding against the patient regarding the unpaid charges while an appeal of a health insurance decision is pending or was pending within 180 days. Sets forth provisions concerning medical debt interest under a reasonable payment plan, the applicable interest rate for judgments on medical debt, the effect of medical debt forgiveness on the contractual relationship between the medical creditor and the insurer or payor, and the applicability of the provisions.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/24/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
  1/24/2025SenateFirst Reading
  1/24/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/4/2025SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  2/20/2025SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  2/21/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  2/26/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  3/21/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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