Illinois
For Illinois, statute is 210 ILCS 89/10; income level for free care is not more than 200% of the federal poverty income guidelines; highest income the rule still protects is not more than 600% of the federal poverty income guidelines; which hospitals must comply is A hospital, other than a rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital; basis for the income test is federal poverty income guidelines, verified against its source on 2026-09-23.
- State
- Illinois our reading
- Statute
- 210 ILCS 89/10 verified
- Income level for free care
- not more than 200% of the federal poverty income guidelines verified
- Highest income the rule still protects
- not more than 600% of the federal poverty income guidelines verified
- Which hospitals must comply
- A hospital, other than a rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital
- Basis for the income test
- federal poverty income guidelines verified
- Notes
- (3) A rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital shall provide a discount from its charges to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has annual family income of not more than 300% of the federal poverty income guidelines for all medically necessary health care services exceeding $300 in any one inpatient admission or outpatient encounter. (4) A rural hospital or Critical Access Hospital shall provide a charitable discount of 100% of its charges for all medically necessary health care services exceeding $300 in any one inpatient admission or outpatient encounter to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has family income of not more than 125% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
shall provide a discount from its charges to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has family income of not more than 600% of the federal poverty income guidelines for all medically necessary health care services exceeding $150 in any one inpatient admission or outpatient encounter.
— ilga.gov, retrieved 2026-09-23
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Statute
(210 ILCS 89/10) Sec. 10. Uninsured patient discounts.
Income level for free care
shall provide a charitable discount of 100% of its charges for all medically necessary health care services exceeding $150 in any one inpatient admission or outpatient encounter to any uninsured patient who applies for a discount and has family income of not more than 200% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
— all from ilga.gov, retrieved 2026-09-23
Source
- ilga.govhttps://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=021000890K10