The County Board’s Legislative Committee plans to study medical malpractice in hopes of getting the Illinois legislature to pass a reform bill.
For several months, Legislative Committee Chairman Ron Svara (R-Homer Glen) has talked about the issue. Board members support asking the legislature to pass a statewide reform bill or one that is designed to help in Will, he said this week.
The committee scheduled hearings for studying the issues.
It committee decided to start by inviting legislators to a hearing on Sept. 28. Insurance company officials will be invited to a hearing on Oct. 12 and representatives of several groups, including doctors, lawyers and hospitals, will be invited to the last hearing on Oct. 26.
The committee hopes to present its recommendations to county leaders in November, Svara said. The want legislators to act on a reform bill soon afterwards, possibly during the veto session in November, he added.
Several reform proposals were introduced during the legislature’s spring session, but lawmakers adjourned without acting on them.
