FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTERS Senate SponsorsSen. Adriane Johnson 2/6/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 210 ILCS 50/32.5Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall issue an annual Freestanding Emergency Center license to a facility if the facility complies with specified requirements, except that: (i) the Freestanding Emergency Center may be located in a municipality with a population greater than 50,000 inhabitants and (ii) the Freestanding Emergency Center may, if operated as provider-based under specified federal regulations, describe itself or hold itself out to the general public as a hospital emergency department in its advertising and marketing activities. 2/6/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson 2/6/2026SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2026SenateReferred to Assignments