Illinois Compiled Statutes
770 ILCS 23/5 (2026)
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(770 ILCS 23/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Health care professional" means any individual in any of the following
license
categories: licensed physician, licensed dentist,
licensed optometrist, licensed naprapath, licensed
clinical
psychologist, or licensed physical therapist.
"Health care provider" means any entity in any of the following
categories:
(i) licensed hospital, (ii) licensed home health
agency, (iii)
licensed ambulatory surgical treatment
center, (iv) ambulatory surgical treatment facility accredited by one of the following organizations: the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities; the Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations); the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program; or the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, (v) licensed long-term care facilities, or (vi) licensed
emergency medical services personnel. Public Act 94-403 applies to causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act 94-403).
The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly apply to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 100-653, eff. 1-1-19.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2023 · leading case: Jayko v. Fraczek, 2012 IL App (1st) 103665 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
Jayko v. Fraczek, 2012 IL App (1st) 103665 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “¶7 Section 10(a) of the statute specifies when a health care lien arises and limits the total amount of all such liens: “Every health care professional and health care provider that renders any service in the treatment, care, or maintenance of an injured person, except services…”
Jayko v. Fraczek, 966 N.E.2d 1121 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “¶ 7 Section 10(a) of the statute specifies when a health care lien arises and limits the total amount of all such liens: *1128 "Every health care professional and health care provider that renders any service in the treatment, care, or maintenance of an injured person, except…”
McKim v. S. Illinois Hosp. Servs., 2016 IL App (5th) 140405 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “" 770 ILCS 23/5 (West 2012). A health care provider is defined as "any entity in any of the following license categories: licensed hospital, licensed home health agency, licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center, licensed long-term care facilities, or licensed emergency…”
McKim v. S. Illinois Hosp. Servs., 2016 IL App (5th) 140405 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 770 ILCS 23/5 (West 2012). A “health care provider” is defined as “any entity in any of the following license categories: licensed hospital, licensed home health agency, licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center, licensed long-term care facilities, or licensed emergency…”
Morseberger v. ATI Holdings, LLC (N.D. Ill. 2023). “Whether Defendants’ Conduct was Permitted by Illinois Law and the Governing Contracts Defendants first argue that Plaintiffs’ claims fail as a matter of law because their conduct was permitted under the Illinois Health Care Services Lien Act, 770 ILCS 23/5, 10(a), and the…”
Leadley v. Jones, 2021 IL App (5th) 190239-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “In the response, Memorial Hospital- East alleged that it was a “health care provider” under section 5 of the Act (770 ILCS 23/5 (West 2018)), and that it had a lien on the settlement in the amount of $8110.”
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