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HB4233 • 2026
EMERGENCY-HEALTH CARE KIOSKS
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EMERGENCY-HEALTH CARE KIOSKS
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee ; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee ; 013-000-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel
EMERGENCY-HEALTH CARE KIOSKS
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Full Text of HB4233 Home Legislation Full Text HB4233 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4233 Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 330/8k new 210 ILCS 85/11.7b new 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. LRB104 16919 BAB 30333 b A BILL FOR HB4233 LRB104 16919 BAB 30333 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is 5 amended by adding Section 8k as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 330/8k new) 7 Sec. 8k. Permitted use of emergency department kiosks. 8 (a) As used in this Section, "health care kiosk" means a 9 self-service terminal using a touchscreen or keyboard to allow 10 patients to manage administrative and some clinical tasks 11 independently. 12 (b) A University of Illinois Hospital emergency department 13 shall not use health care kiosks to assess or determine a 14 patient's medical state, to determine the priority level of a 15 patient's injuries or illness, or to otherwise triage 16 patients. 17 (c) Health care kiosks may be used for data entry of a 18 patient's personal identifying information and billing 19 information in place of paper forms. 20 Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by 21 adding Section 11.7b as follows: HB4233 - 2 - LRB104 16919 BAB 30333 b 1 (210 ILCS 85/11.7b new) 2 Sec. 11.7b. Permitted use of emergency department kiosks. 3 (a) As used in this Section, "health care kiosk" means a 4 self-service terminal using a touchscreen or keyboard to allow 5 patients to manage administrative and some clinical tasks 6 independently. 7 (b) A hospital that operates an emergency department shall 8 not use health care kiosks in the hospital's emergency 9 department to assess or determine a patient's medical state, 10 to determine the priority level of a patient's injuries or 11 illness, or to otherwise triage patients. 12 (c) Health care kiosks may be used for data entry of a 13 patient's personal identifying information and billing 14 information in place of paper forms. 15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 16 1, 2027. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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