HB 2769

Abstract

Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that if agreeing to a medical staff member's resignation, surrender, restriction, or limitation of his or her medical staff membership or clinical privileges; determining a medical staff member's leave of absence of greater than 30 days has begun; or determining a medical staff member's medical staff membership or clinical privileges have expired due to failure of the medical staff member to reapply requires a hospital to file a report with the National Practitioner Data Bank, then, upon request or prior to such agreement or determination, the hospital must provide the medical staff member with specified notice and opportunities to postpone such adverse action. Provides that medical staff members shall be given at least 14 days after the date of notice to exercise their right to postpone.