PATIENT RIGHTS-DISASTERS House SponsorsRep. Lakesia Collins-Rita Mayfield-Camille Y. Lilly-LaToya Greenwood-Carol Ammons, Mark L. Walker, Curtis J. Tarver, II and Barbara Hernandez Senate Sponsors(Sen. Sara Feigenholtz-Patricia Van Pelt) 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die 410 ILCS 50/8 new Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Requires that, during the pendency of a proclamation issued by the Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act declaring that a public health-related emergency exists, a health professional: shall permit people eligible for critical or intensive care services to remain eligible regardless of a patient's age or disability; shall provide individual patient assessments based on the best available objective medical evidence; shall not deny a patient's care based on stereotypes, assessments of a patient's quality of life, or assessments related to disability or other identity factor; and shall not make decisions on health care resources based on age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership or civil union status, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, health insurance status, marital status, national origin, nationality, place of residence, race, sex, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status if the characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment. Defines "health professional". Effective immediately. 2/18/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins 2/19/2021HouseFirst Reading 2/19/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/16/2021HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/24/2021HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-001-000 4/8/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/13/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 4/13/2021HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/13/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 4/14/2021HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 4/14/2021HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 4/14/2021HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood 4/14/2021HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 4/14/2021HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. LaToya Greenwood 4/14/2021HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 4/14/2021HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II 4/15/2021SenateArrive in Senate 4/15/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2021 4/15/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez 4/20/2021SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 4/20/2021SenateFirst Reading 4/20/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 5/4/2021SenateAssigned to Health 5/13/2021SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt 5/21/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die