Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that owners of a facility must submit a transition plan upon a change of ownership. Requires the transition plan to include a detailed explanation of how resident care and appropriate staffing levels shall be maintained until the license has been obtained and the transfer of facility operations occurs. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall not approve any change of ownership without a sufficient transition plan. Provides penalties for failure to provide a transition plan and ensure residents are provided adequate care during the change of ownership process. Provides that the transferor's liability includes failure to have a sufficient transition plan during the change of ownership process. Effective immediately.
Amends the Regional Board of School Trustees Article of the School Code. Provides that a vacancy on a regional board of school trustees shall be subject to the residency provisions in the Article unless the vacancy occurs in a single county educational service region (instead of providing that any vacancy is subject to the residency provisions in the Article). Provides that if a vacancy occurs in a single county educational service region, then the vacancy may be filled by a person who is a resident of a congressional township not represented on the board. Effective immediately.
Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that a license that is valid for a period of 2 years shall be issued to a licensee upon application for renewal if certain criteria have been met by the licensee (now, the applicant must not only meet the criteria but also must have its application approved by the Department of Public Health). Effective immediately.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. In provisions concerning the College Savings Pool, provides that an account may be rolled over into a Roth IRA account, to the extent permitted by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. In provisions concerning the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program, provides that the definition of "eligible child" includes a child born or adopted after December 31, 2022, to a parent who is a resident of Illinois at the time of the birth or adoption, as evidenced by documentation received by the Treasurer from a parent or legal guardian of the child. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that beginning with the operation of a State-based exchange in plan year 2026, a pregnant individual has the right to enroll in a qualified health plan through a special enrollment period at any time after a qualified health care professional certifies that the individual is pregnant. Amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Provides that notice of a health insurance issuer's election to uniformly modify coverage, uniformly terminate coverage, or discontinue coverage in a marketplace shall be sent by certified mail to the Department of Insurance 45 days (instead of 90 days) in advance of any notification of the company's actions sent to plan sponsors, participants, beneficiaries, and covered individuals. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning flat-dollar copayment structures for prescription drug benefits. Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to an individual or group policy for excepted benefits or short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage (instead of an individual or group policy for dental or vision insurance or a limited health service organization) with a network plan, except to the extent that federal law establishes network adequacy and transparency standards for stand-alone dental plans, which the Department shall enforce. Provides that if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services establishes minimum provider ratios for stand-alone dental plans in the type of exchange in use in this State for a given plan year, the Department shall enforce those standards for stand-alone dental plans for that plan year. Requires the Department of Insurance to enforce certain appointment wait-time standards, time and distance standards, and other standards if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services establishes those standards for plans in the type of exchange in use in this State. Makes other changes.
This bill authorizes the Illinois Department of Military Affairs to transfer a specific 10-acre parcel of land in Sugar Grove to the City of Aurora. The transfer is conditional on the Adjutant General determining that the property is no longer needed for military use, and the city must accept the land in its current condition while covering all associated transaction costs. Once the transfer is finalized, the state will record the deed with Kane County to officially change ownership. The legislation directly affects the state's military land holdings and the municipal government of Aurora.
Amends the County Department of Corrections Law. In provisions about pregnant prisoners, modifies the definitions of "post-partum" and "correctional institution", including that "correctional institution" includes institutions in all counties (rather than only in counties more than 3,000,000 inhabitants). Modifies and removes provisions relating to security restraints on a prisoner who is pregnant or in postpartum recovery. Adds provisions relating to annual reports by sheriffs documenting the number of pregnant prisoners in custody each year and the number of people who deliver or miscarry while in custody, relating to county department of corrections providing informational materials concerning the laws pertaining to pregnant prisoners to any pregnant or postpartum prisoner, and relating to supplemental nutrition for prisoners who are pregnant or lactating. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the County Jail Act making similar changes. In the Unified Code of Corrections, also adds language relating to restraints of committed persons who are pregnant. Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. In provisions relating to pregnant prisoners, removes a limitation on the provisions to pregnant prisoners in the custody of the Cook County. Provides that restraint of a pregnant prisoner shall comply with specified provisions of the Counties Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act (rather than only the Counties Code provisions).
Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual plan of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act must provide coverage for wigs or other scalp prostheses worn for hair loss caused by alopecia, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment for cancer or other conditions. Makes a conforming change in the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that, in anticipation of the successful completion of a diversion program, a petitioner may file a petition for expungement at least 61 days before the anticipated dismissal of the case. Provides that, if a petition is filed, and upon the successful completion of the diversion program and dismissal of the case, the court shall review the petition and shall grant expungement if the petitioner meets all requirements. Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act to make conforming changes.
Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Defines a course of conduct to include using any electronic tracking system or acquiring tracking information to determine a targeted person's location, moment, or travel patterns. Requires an order under this Act to prohibit this course of conduct.
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that each school district shall provide to students, in addition to and not substituting recess, at least once a week, relaxation activities to enhance the mental and physical health of students as part of the school day. Specifies which activities may be considered relaxation activities. Provides that a school district may partner with local community-based organizations to provide relaxation activities. Provides that these activities may take place in a physical education class, social-emotional learning class, or student-support or advisory class or as a part of another similar class, including a new class.
Creates the Language Equity and Access Act. Requires the Governor's Office of New Americans, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, to: prepare a Language Needs Assessment Report that identifies the languages spoken throughout the State; assist State agencies in the creation of language access plans; provide oversight and central coordination to State agencies in the implementation of language access requirements under this Act; ensure that each State agency develops an internal complaint and review process specific to the provision of language assistance services in addressing complaints in a timely manner; and perform other duties. Requires the Office and Department to work with State agencies to compile available United States Census data on language used across the State to inform the Language Needs Assessment Report. Provides that the report shall be updated every 10 years in conjunction with the decennial federal census. Requires each State agency to prepare and submit a language access plan to the Governor's Office of New Americans.
