HOSPITALS-METAL DETECTORS

Session: 103rd General Assembly
Year: 2023
Bill #: SB0179
Category: Public Health, Hospital Facilities and Nursing Homes
Position: Under Review
Mandate? Yes
Revenue Loss?
Authority Preemption?

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Summary as Introduced

Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall maintain a metal detector at each point of entry into the hospital. Provides that a hospital shall ensure that all members of the public, other than the employees of the hospital who display proper credentials, who enter the hospital at a point of entry are subjected to screening by a metal detector. Provides that individuals subject to screening shall include, but not be limited to, individuals in wheelchairs. Defines "point of entry". Effective July 1, 2023.



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