Illinois Senate bill in Session 104.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 6, 2026.
FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTERS.
Amends 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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-06 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-06 | Latest Action | 2/06/2026 - Senate: |