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HB5188Introduced in the House

IDPH-COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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Introduced by Lilian Jimenez, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions regarding a Safety-Net Hospital Health Equity and Access Leadership (HEAL) Grant Program, changes references to safety-net hospitals to references to community safety-net hospitals. Updates references to dates in those provisions. Defines "community safety-net hospital", "health system", and "medically underserved area". Makes changes to required provisions in the report to the General Assembly regarding criteria for a community safety-net hospital to be eligible for the program, deletes required provisions in the report to the General Assembly regarding potential projects eligible for grant funds, and adds required provisions in the report to the General Assembly regarding an application process and criteria, as well as policies, standards, and procedures to administer the program and ensure accountability.

Where it stands

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

May 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee

  5. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  17. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

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