April 17, 2020
Late Thursday, Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order instructing the Illinois Dept. of Public Health to exercise discretion regarding enforcement of all provisions of the: (i) Hospital Licensing Act; (ii) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; (iii) Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law; (iv) Illinois Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Law of 2005; and (iv) corresponding regulations in order to assist hospitals and healthcare providers response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure patient safety.
See IHA’s summary of the Governor’s Executive Order.