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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2960   </title>
<shortdesc>HOSPTL-PROFESS LIABILITY INSUR</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Linda Holmes</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>210 ILCS 85/10.2a new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall use the information published by the Department of Insurance on its Professional Liability Insurance Resource Center web site in establishing financial responsibility requirements with respect to professional liability coverage for physicians with staff privileges at the hospital. Provides that a hospital shall deem any professional liability insurer whose name appears on the web site to be acceptable for meeting the hospital's financial responsibility requirements with respect to professional liability coverage for physicians with staff privileges.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital operating within this State shall make publicly available, either in electronic form on a publicly accessible website, or in written form when requested, the financial responsibility requirements with respect to professional liability coverage necessary for a physician to obtain and maintain staff privileges at the hospital.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/1/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Insurance</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended Insurance;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2012</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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