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• IHA Defends Medical Liability Reform Law (5/8/08)

• Illinois Healthcare Law - April Issue (password required)

• Phony E-mail Federal Subpoenas (4/24/08)

• State of Illinois Electronic Death Registry System (4/24/08)

• Perinatal HIV Prevention Act Amendments (4/23/08)

• Negligent Credentialing Liability (2/20/08)

• P.A. 95-181: Religious Beliefs About Time of Death - Supplemental Information (1/30/08)

• IHA's Provena Appellate Court Amicus Brief (1/29/08)

• Annual Adjustment of Record Copy Fees (1/23/08)

• Revised Illinois Certificate of Death (1/10/08)

• Final Revised Draft of IRS Form 990 (1/10/08)

• Consent by Minors for Medical Treatment (11/19/07)

• Judge Rules Medical Liability Reform Law Unconstitutional (11/13/07)

• Amendments to Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act (10/24/07)
  - Amendment to Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act (6/28/06)

• Changes to Language Assistance Services Act (10/16/07)

• New Law on Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (10/16/07)

• Electronic Fingerprint Background Checks for New Hires (10/4/07)

• Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007 (10/3/07)

• Updated New State Laws with Governor's Latest Actions (9/26/07)

• Division of Insurance Medical Malpractice Claims Data Reporting (password required - 9/12/07)

• Public Act 95-445: Birth Centers (9/12/07)

• Planning Ahead Translated to Spanish - Planeando su Futuro (8/31/07)

• Division of Insurance Medical Malpractice Claims Data Reporting (8/30/07 - password required)

• Electronic Medical Record Copying Fees (8/29/07)

• Public Act 95-181: Religious Beliefs About Time of Death (8/22/07)

• IHA Comment Letter for the Proposed New IRS Form 990 Schedule H (8/9/07)
  - Comment Period on New Proposed Form 990 and Schedule H (7/12/07)

• Division of Insurance Suspends Deadline for Reporting of Medical Malpractice Claims Data (7/25/07 - password required)

• Judge Rules in Provena's Favor on Tax Exemption (7/23/07)

• Comment Period on New Proposed Form 990 and Schedule H (7/12/07)

• Hospitals Providing Financial Assistance to Staff Physicians Involving Electronic Health Records (5/11/07)

• Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 - Update (4/10/07)

• On Friday, March 9, Provena Covenant Medical Center filed its brief in the case of Provena Covenant Medical Center v. Department of Revenue. On that same day, the following associations filed motions for leave to file briefs as amicus curiae. Click on the following associations to view these briefs (password required).
  - Provena Covenant Medical Center
  - Illinois Hospital Association
  - American Hospital Association
  - Catholic Health Association/Illinois Catholic Health Association/Illinois Catholic Conference

• Safe Haven Signs (2/7/07)
• Recent Advocate-FTC Consent Decree (2/1/07) (password required)
• Details of New Law (HB 4999) - Fair Patient Billing Act (1/10/07)
• IDPH-Approved Exemptions from Mercury-Free Vaccine Act (1/1/07)
• Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Hospital Policies for Detecting Fraud, Waste and Abuse (12/12/06)
• CMS Guidance re: Employee Education About False Claims Recovery (12/13/06)
• IHA Statement on Challenge to Medical Liability Reform Law (11/20/06)
• Privacy of Social Security Numbers (P.A. 93-739) (11/1/06)
• Political Campaign Activity By Tax-Exempt Hospitals: Legal Guidelines (revised October 2006)
• Illinois Dept. of Public Health: Uniform Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Advance Directive form
• Brief of Amicus Curiae Illinois Hospital Association in Support of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
• Record Retention Reference - 2003 Edition
• Charity Care/Community Benefits
• Guidelines for Releasing Information on the Condition of Patients
• EMTALA - Signage Requirements (updated 10/17/07)

Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA)
The Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, an IHA affiliate, provides an organizational and educational forum for health care attorneys and other persons who are interested in health care legal issues. The Association has 500 members and sponsors an annual health law symposium and quarterly lectures on timely health law issues.

Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court Opinions
This site contains Illinois Supreme Court opinions filed since May 23, 1996, and Appellate Court opinions filed since September 1, 1996. Opinions filed prior to those dates are not available.