Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions requiring insurers providing coverage for hospital or medical treatment or services for illness on an expense-incurred basis, adds coverage for the treatment of substance abuse. Deletes language that does not require a group health benefit plan to provide coverage for treatment of an addiction to a controlled substance or cannabis that is used in violation of law or mental illness resulting from the use of a controlled substance or cannabis in violation of law. Requires insurers that provide coverage for hospital or medical expenses under a group policy of accident and health insurance or health care plan to cover the treatment of substance abuse under the same terms and conditions as coverage for hospital or medical expenses related to other illnesses and diseases.
Amends the Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the findings of the General Assembly.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Prohibits public universities from using money appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or the Education Assistance Fund for group insurance payments to Central Management Services to cover persons other than employees and legal dependents and spouses of employees.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding case plans for alleged abused, neglected, or dependent minors placed in shelter care.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State aid formula.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and made a ward of the court may be placed in a juvenile detention home for a period not to exceed 30 days if the minor is at least 10 years of age and under 21 years of age. Provides that the court may sentence a delinquent minor who has attained 17 years of age to confinement in a county jail. Provides that the court may sentence a minor who is at least 17 years of age and who has violated the terms of his or her probation to a county jail for a period of time not to exceed 6 months.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that the Gaming Board shall be increased from 5 to 7 members. Provides that one of the new members shall be a recovering compulsive gambler or a person with specialized knowledge in the field of pathological gambling. Effective immediately.
Creates the Citizen Participation Act. Applies to motions in cases concerning SLAPP lawsuits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) that have been filed to discourage citizen participation in government. Requires courts to decide those motions within 90 days. Provides that discovery is suspended pending a decision on the motion. Allows discovery on certain issues upon leave of court. Requires that the motion be granted and the claim dismissed unless the responding party produces clear and convincing evidence that the moving parties' acts are not immunized under this Act. Provides for attorney's fees and costs to be awarded to the prevailing moving party. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $1,500,000 from GRF to the Department of Human Services for an Assistive Technology Evaluation and Training Center. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law in the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that intrastate carriers of household goods may not demand payment before delivery in an amount that is greater than 100% percent of the amount of a binding estimate and may not demand at the time of delivery more than 110% of the amount of a non-binding estimate. Provides that, if one of these carriers has contracted with a consumer for the shipment of household goods, the carrier may not perform additional services, not contained in the contract, without informing the consumer that the additional services were determined to be necessary in transit, and without obtaining the consumer's written consent to any additional charges. Provides that the carrier must provide specified information to the consumer before the contract is executed. Provides that a violation of these requirements is punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000.
Creates the Continuity of Care Act and amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to implement a written policy on the use of temporary workers in clinical settings; sets forth matters that must be included in the policy, including a restriction on the use of temporary workers when permanent employees with appropriate qualifications are available. Provides that a hospital may not utilize a temporary worker who is a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified nurse aide whose clinical area of skills does not meet the requirements for the job assignment. Requires the Department of Public Health to enforce the Act, and makes compliance with the Act a condition of licensure under the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides for a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 for each shift during which a violation of the Continuity of Care Act occurs or continues. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
