HB0649 Summary

• Requires not-for-profit hospitals incorporated under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 to post the National Standards of Care in plain view for all patients.

• Mandates the Secretary of State require a hospital to voluntarily dissolve if a court or administrative agency issues a final, non-appealable order finding the hospital provided substandard care to a minority group member.

• Allows hospitals ordered to dissolve to continue operating by reorganizing under the Business Corporation Act of 1983 within a timeframe established by the Secretary of State through administrative rules.

• Authorizes the Secretary of State to administratively dissolve a hospital that fails to voluntarily dissolve within the required period.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.