Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital that operates an emergency department shall not use health care kiosks in the hospital's emergency department to assess or determine a patient's medical state, to determine the priority level of a patient's injuries or illness, or to otherwise triage patients. Provides that health care kiosks may be used for data entry of a patient's personal identifying information and billing information in place of paper forms. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act to set forth conforming requirements for a University of Illinois Hospital emergency department. Effective January 1, 2027.
House Committee Amendment No. 1: In provisions concerning the permitted use of emergency department kiosks under the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act, provides that "health care kiosk" means a self-service terminal using a touchscreen or keyboard to allow patients to manage administrative tasks (rather than administrative and some clinical tasks) independently.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 110 ILCS 330/8, 210 ILCS 85/11