Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that, beginning in State fiscal year 2015, contributions required for the basic program of group health benefits shall be calculated using a sliding scale that takes into account the following variables: (i) length of service, (ii) ability to pay, (iii) pension income, (iv) Medicare eligibility, and (v) whether an individual has made an election under a specific provision of the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits these contributions from being less than the contributions paid for these benefits in State fiscal year 2014. Also makes technical changes. Effective July 1, 2014.

Amends the Livestock Management Facilities Act. Changes the definition of "new facility" to include an existing facility that expands or modifies its operations to increase the animal unit capacity. Provides that, within 10 calendar days after notification by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to the owner or operator that the registration and notice of intent to construct are complete, the owner or operator of the proposed facility shall mail by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the complete notice of intent to construct form to the owners of property located within the setback areas. Makes changes to provisions concerning public hearings and final determinations. Provides that livestock management facilities or livestock waste handling facilities constructed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall not have man-made conduits from surface waters to those livestock management facilities or livestock waste handling facilities. Provides that a livestock management facility's waste management plan shall be submitted to the Department and the Department shall make the plan available to the public. Adds information that a waste management plan must include. Provides for civil actions under specified provisions of the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the hospital exemption does not apply if (i) the subject property is located in a municipality that would be disproportionately impacted by the exemption and (ii) the hospital's net income for the hospital year is 8% or more of its revenue for the hospital year if the exemption is not applied to the property. Provides that the municipality would be disproportionately impacted by the exemption if (1) the municipality in which the property is located has a population of 10% or less of the total population of all municipalities served by the hospital and (2) the municipality provides services to 50% of more of the hospital's properties in the county in which the municipality is located. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the identification card issued to a committed person by the Department of Corrections upon his or her release on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who has been wrongfully imprisoned shall be valid for a period of time not to exceed 90 (rather than 30) calendar days from the date the card is issued.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning conspiracy.

Amends the University of Illinois Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Board of Trustees.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires the Department of Corrections to establish an in-house registry of nurses classified as Corrections Nurse I or Corrections Nurse II for the purpose of improving staffing levels to minimize or eliminate the use of mandatory overtime at State-operated facilities. Effective January 1, 2014.

Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Repeals a provision authorizing community water supplies to request that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) perform analytical services to determine compliance with contaminant levels for radionuclides as specified in State or federal drinking water regulations. Repeals a provision requiring IEMA to formulate a general nuclear policy for the State. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning State correctional healthcare systems and State contracted managed correctional healthcare services. Provides that the State shall implement state-of-the art clinical code editing technology solutions to further automate claims resolution and enhance cost containment through improved claim accuracy and appropriate code correction. Provides that the technology shall identify and prevent errors or potential overbilling based on widely accepted and referenceable protocols such as the American Medical Association and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that the edits shall be applied automatically before claims are adjudicated to speed processing and reduce the number of pended or rejected claims and help ensure a smoother, more consistent and more open adjudication process and fewer delays in provider reimbursement. Provides that the State shall implement automated payment detection, prevention, and recovery solutions to assure that Medicaid is billed for eligible inpatient hospital and professional services. Provides that the State shall implement correctional healthcare claims audit and recovery services to identify improper payments due to non-fraudulent issues, audit claims, obtain provider sign-off on the audit results and recover validated overpayments. Post payment reviews shall ensure that the diagnoses and procedure codes are accurate and valid based on the supporting physician documentation within the medical records.  Core categories of reviews could include: Coding Compliance Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Reviews, Transfers, Readmissions, Cost Outlier Reviews, Outpatient 72-Hour Rule Reviews, Payment Errors, Billing Errors and others.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that a person who, in good faith, seeks or obtains emergency medical assistance for someone experiencing alcohol poisoning shall not be charged or prosecuted for violation of the Act if (1) the evidence for the charge was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance and (2) the individual remains at the scene of the event or medical facility until a law enforcement officer, medical provider, or emergency responder arrives. Provides that this immunity is not available to a parent seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance for a minor experiencing alcohol poisoning after the parent served the minor alcohol in violation of the Act. Provides that a person under 21 years of age who is experiencing alcohol poisoning and is in need of medical assistance shall not be charged or prosecuted for violation of this Act if evidence for the charge was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance. Provides that the limited immunity within the Act shall not be extended if law enforcement officers have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to detain, arrest, or search the person for criminal activity and the reasonable suspicion or probable cause is based on information obtained prior to or independent of the individual taking action to seek or obtain emergency medical assistance, and not obtained as a direct result of the action of seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance. Effective immediately.