Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a company authorized to transact life insurance in this State may not: (1) cancel, terminate, or refuse to renew an individual's life insurance policy because of that individual's participation in a substance use disorder treatment or recovery support program; (2) charge an individual a different rate for life insurance coverage because of that individual's participation in a substance use disorder treatment or recovery support program; (3) deny a claim by a beneficiary because of an individual's participation in a substance use disorder treatment or recovery support program; or (4) ask an insured whether he or she is participating or has participated in a substance use disorder treatment or recovery support program. Contains provisions regarding confidentiality. Provides that the new provisions do not prohibit a company authorized to transact life insurance in this State from: (1) refusing to insure, refusing to continue to insure, limiting the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charging a different rate for the same coverage on the basis of that individual's physical or mental condition regardless of the underlying cause of such condition; or (2) inquiring about a physical or mental condition, even if that condition was caused by or is related in any manner to a substance use disorder. Contains provisions regarding liability. Provides that the new provisions do not require a company authorized to transact life insurance to issue a life insurance policy to an applicant. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to a life insurance policy issued to an individual who is abusing drugs, is not seeking any form of treatment, and is not taking part in a substance use disorder treatment or recovery support program. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/155.22c Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/155.47 new 215 ILCS 5/155.48 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a company authorized to transact life insurance in the State may not, based solely on whether an individual has participated in a substance use treatment or recovery support program no less than 5 years before application or whether an individual has been prescribed or has obtained through a standing order an opioid antagonist, deny coverage to an individual; limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to the individual; or charge the individual or a group to which the individual belongs a rate that is different from the rate charged to other individuals or groups for the same coverage unless the charge is based on sound underwriting or actuarial principles reasonably related to actual or anticipated loss experience for a particular risk.
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that anything said or done during or in preparation for a restorative justice practice or as a follow-up to that practice, or the fact that the practice has been planned or convened, is privileged and cannot be referred to, used, or admitted in any civil, criminal, juvenile, or administrative proceeding unless the privilege is waived, during the proceeding or in writing, by the party or parties protected by the privilege. Provides that the legitimacy of a restorative justice practice, if challenged in any civil, juvenile, criminal, or administrative proceeding, shall be determined by a judge. Provides that the privilege does not apply when: (1) disclosure is necessary to prevent death, great bodily harm, or the commission of a crime; (2) necessary to comply with another law; or (3) a court, tribunal, or administrative body requires a report on a restorative justice practice, but such report shall be limited to the fact that a practice has taken place, an opinion regarding the success of the practice, and whether further restorative justice practices are expected. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the primary powers of banks. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 5/3 from Ch. 17, par. 309 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 410 ILCS 130/55 410 ILCS 130/100 410 ILCS 130/115 410 ILCS 130/115.5 new 410 ILCS 130/130 410 ILCS 130/145 410 ILCS 130/162 new 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/5-45 410 ILCS 705/7-30 410 ILCS 705/10-25 410 ILCS 705/10-40 410 ILCS 705/15-15 410 ILCS 705/15-25 410 ILCS 705/15-30 410 ILCS 705/15-30.20 new 410 ILCS 705/15-35 410 ILCS 705/15-35.10 new 410 ILCS 705/15-35.20 new 410 ILCS 705/15-40 410 ILCS 705/15-70 410 ILCS 705/15-85 410 ILCS 705/15-135 410 ILCS 705/20-30 410 ILCS 705/20-55 new 410 ILCS 705/25-5 410 ILCS 705/25-30 410 ILCS 705/25-35 410 ILCS 705/30-5 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/30-55 new 410 ILCS 705/35-5 410 ILCS 705/35-25 410 ILCS 705/35-30 410 ILCS 705/35-45 new 410 ILCS 705/40-25 410 ILCS 705/40-30 410 ILCS 705/40-45 new 410 ILCS 705/55-21 410 ILCS 705/55-28 410 ILCS 705/55-30 625 ILCS 5/11-502.1 625 ILCS 5/11-502.15 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that, for any dispensing organization registered on or after January 1, 2021 (rather than July 1, 2019), the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules to create a registration process for Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants and Qualifying Applicants, a streamlined application, and a Social Equity Justice Involved Medical Lottery under to issue the remaining available 5 dispensing organization registrations for operation (rather than award not less than 20% of all available points to applicants that qualify as Social Equity Applicants). Defines "Social Equity Justice Involved Medical Lottery". Contains other provisions. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that specified entities are subject to random inspections as provided by rule. Provides that the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer serves a coordinating role among State agencies regarding the Act and the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that failure of a cannabis business establishment to respond to the request of the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer to complete the form regarding the extent of diversity in the medical and adult use cannabis industry, report, and any other request for information may be grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to issue up to 110 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses by lot. Contains requirements for Dispensary Applicants, distribution of licenses, and drawing available licenses by lot. Provides an application process for requirements for specified Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses. Requires the Department to issue at least 50 additional Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses on or before December 21, 2022. Makes changes to cannabis packaging requirements during sale. Provides that, upon the completion of the disparity and availability study pertaining to infusers by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Department of Agriculture may modify or change specified licensing application processes to reduce or eliminate barriers and remedy evidence of discrimination identified in the study. Provides that agent applicants may begin employment at a cultivation center, a dispensing organization, a Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, an infuser organization, or a transporting organization while the agent applicant's identification card application is pending. Provides that, upon approval, the approving State entity shall issue the agent's identification card to the agent. Provides that, if denied, the cultivation center, dispensing organization, Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, infuser organization, or transporting organization and the agent applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at the cultivation center, dispensing organization, Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, infuser organization, or transporting organization immediately. Contains provisions regarding the disclosure of ownership and control of cultivation centers, craft growers, infuser organizations, and transporting organizations. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes changes to cannabis containment requirements within a motor vehicle. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 705/10-35 In provisions amending the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, makes changes to the definition of "Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant". Requires cannabis in a vehicle to be in a reasonably secured, sealed or resealable (rather than a reasonable secured, sealed) container. In provisions amending the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, makes the following changes. Removes language providing that any person 21 years of age or older in possession of cannabis shall not be required to possess cannabis in a container that meets specified requirements. Provides an exception for breaching the confidentiality of information obtained under the Act. Provides that an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization's application to relocate its license under specified provisions shall be deemed approved 30 days (rather than within 30 days) following the submission of a complete application to relocate. Provides that specified applicants may not be located within 1,500 of a dispensing organization licensed under provisions regarding Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses or Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License secondary sites (rather than within 1,500 of a dispensing organization), unless specified requirements are met. Provides that if awarding a license in a Tied Applicant Lottery would result in a Tied Applicant possessing more than 10 specified licenses, or any combination of the specified licenses, (rather than only the specified licenses) the Tied Applicant must choose which license to abandon. Restores language requiring any product containing cannabis to be sold in a container that, among other things, must be odor-proof.
Creates the Higher Education Housing and Opportunities Act. Requires an institution of higher education (including a business, technical, or vocational school) to designate at least one employee who works within the financial aid department, campus housing services, or any other appropriate office or department, as may be determined by the institution, to serve as a liaison between the institution and a homeless student or student in care who is enrolled at the institution. Sets forth the responsibilities of the liaison, the Board of Higher Education, and the institution. Effective August 1, 2022. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Adds the Illinois Community College Board as a governing body with responsibilities under the Act. Requires an institution to create a position to carry out the responsibilities of a liaison if the number of students experiencing homelessness or students in care exceeds 2% (rather than 1%) of the student body. Effective August 1, 2022.
Amends the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act. Provides that employers that rely solely upon artificial intelligence to determine whether an applicant will qualify for an in-person interview must gather and report certain demographic information to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Requires the Department to analyze the data and report to the Governor and General Assembly whether the data discloses a racial bias in the use of artificial intelligence.
Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each school district, public university, and community college district must allow a student athlete to modify his or her athletic or team uniform for the purpose of modesty in clothing or attire that is in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion. Provides that a modification to the uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. Provides that the student is responsible for all costs associated with the modification of the uniform, but allows a school or institution of higher education to provide the modification to its students. Provides that the school or the institution must approve the request from a student to modify the uniform to ensure that the modification does not pose a safety hazard to the student or to other athletes or players. Sets forth requirements for modified headgear. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/22-90 new 105 ILCS 5/27A-5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Provides that the governing board must also allow a modification for the purpose of modesty in clothing or attire that is in accordance with his or her cultural values or modesty preferences. Removes language that provides that the request from a student to modify his or her athletic or team uniform must be approved by the governing board and the board shall reasonably accommodate the student's request. Provides instead that the student shall not be required to receive prior approval from the governing board for the modification. Provides that recognized nonpublic schools and charter schools must also allow a student athlete to modify his or her athletic or team uniform for the purpose of modesty in clothing or attire that is in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion or his or her cultural values or modesty preferences. Effective immediately.
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history; contains provisions governing this instruction. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States shall include the study of the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the heroic service of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army during World War II. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-21 Removes the provisions relating to the history of the United States.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that offers a program for wellness coverage must not provide a total incentive that exceeds 30% (rather than 20%) of the cost of self-only or employee-only coverage (rather than only employee-only coverage). Provides that the incentive may be increased by up to an additional 20%, for a total incentive of 50%, to the extent that the additional percentage is in connection with a program designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use. Amends the Navigator Certification Act. Provides that certified application counselors are subject to the same certification requirements as navigators. Provides that navigators or certified application counselors may not engage in any unfair method of competition or any fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest act or practice related to the health insurance marketplace or to that individual's or entity's absence of a conflict of interest in connection with the enrollment of any individuals or employees in a particular private health benefit plan. Provides that a navigator or certified application counselor who fails to timely file for certificate renewal shall be charged a late fee in an amount prescribed by the Director of Insurance. Revises the meaning of the terms "certified application counselor" and "navigator". Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.17 215 ILCS 121/5 215 ILCS 121/10 215 ILCS 121/15 215 ILCS 121/30 215 ILCS 121/35 215 ILCS 121/45 215 ILCS 121/20 rep. 215 ILCS 121/25 rep. 215 ILCS 121/40 rep. Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 73, par. 613 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.17 215 ILCS 121/5 215 ILCS 121/10 215 ILCS 121/15 215 ILCS 121/30 215 ILCS 121/35 215 ILCS 121/45 215 ILCS 121/20 rep. 215 ILCS 121/25 rep. 215 ILCS 121/40 rep. Adds reference to: New Act 305 ILCS 5/5-5f 305 ILCS 5/5-41 new 305 ILCS 5/5-8 from Ch. 23, par. 5-8 20 ILCS 2205/2205-35 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.4k new 5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new 215 ILCS 106/6 new 215 ILCS 170/6 new 305 ILCS 5/5-1.5 305 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5-2 305 ILCS 5/11-4.2 new 305 ILCS 5/11-22d new 305 ILCS 5/11-32 new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-5f 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-42 new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 320 ILCS 40/1 from Ch. 23, par. 6901 320 ILCS 40/6 new 320 ILCS 40/15 from Ch. 23, par. 6915 320 ILCS 40/16 new 320 ILCS 40/20 from Ch. 23, par. 6920 320 ILCS 40/30 rep. 305 ILCS 5/5-19 from Ch. 23, par. 5-19 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 20 ILCS 3860/997 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5f 105 ILCS 5/14-15.01 from Ch. 122, par. 14-15.01 305 ILCS 5/5-43 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.06a new 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-30.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a Comprehensive Statewide Behavioral Health Strategy and to submit this Strategy to the Governor and General Assembly no later than July 1, 2022. Provides that the Strategy shall address key components of current and past legislation as well as current initiatives related to behavioral health services in order to develop a cohesive behavioral health system. Requires the Department to establish, by January 1, 2022, a program for the implementation of certified community behavioral health clinics. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Contains provisions concerning inpatient hospitalization for opioid-related overdose or withdrawal patients; services provided by licensed clinical professional counselors and marriage and family therapists; payments for long-acting injectable medications for mental health or substance use disorders; medical assistance benefits for persons determined eligible during the COVID-19 public health emergency; medical assistance coverage for services performed by a chiropractic physician, including, but not limited to, chiropractic manipulative treatment; medical assistance coverage for federally approved tobacco cessation medications and for tobacco cessation counseling services and medications provided through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline; medical assistance coverage for noncitizens for immunosuppressive drugs and related services associated with post-kidney transplant management, excluding long-term care costs; hospital reimbursements for immunizations; supplemental per diem rates for supportive living facilities; a supports waiver program for young adults with developmental disabilities; prior approval for wheelchair repairs; increased funding for dental services; and other matters. Removes a provision that requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to post the contracted claims report required by HealthChoice Illinois on its website every 3 months. In a provision requiring vendor payment claims to be received by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services within a specified time period, provides an exception to the filing deadline in cases established by Department rule. Provides that subject to federal approval, children younger than 19 with income at or below 313% of the federal poverty level shall be eligible for medical assistance. Grants the Department of Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Provides that those provisions under the Illinois Public Aid Code that grant the Department of Healthcare and Family Services the authority to recover the value of health care benefits provided to a recipient under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act shall remain in force as to those causes of actions that accrued prior to the date upon which the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act become inoperative. Permits the Department to forgive, compromise, or reduce any debt owed by a former or current recipient of medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or health care benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program. Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Makes the Acts inoperative if (i) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services receives federal approval to make children younger than 19 who have countable income at or below 313% of the federal poverty level eligible for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code and (ii) the Department, upon federal approval, transitions children eligible for health care benefits under the Acts into the medical assistance program. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to recognize veteran support specialists who are certified by, and in good standing with, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. as mental health professionals as defined in the Illinois Title XIX State Plan and in the Illinois Administrative Code. Amends the All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act". Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to prepare and submit a PACE State Plan amendment no later than December 31, 2022 to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE program) to provide community-based, risk-based, and capitated long-term care services as optional services under the Illinois Title XIX State Plan and under contracts entered into between the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and PACE organizations. Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Changes the repeal date for the Act to January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2022). Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the Community and Residential Services Authority shall have the power and duty to establish a pilot program to act as a residential research hub to research and identify appropriate residential settings for youth who are being housed in an emergency room for more than 72 hours or who are deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital. Provides that if a child is deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital and is in need of residential placement, the goal of the program is to prevent a lock-out pursuant to the goals of the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act. Provides that the Executive Director of the Authority or his or her designee shall be added as a participant on the Interagency Clinical Team established in the intergovernmental agreement among the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Public Health, with consent of the youth or the youth's guardian or family pursuant to the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: (305 ILCS 5/5-5 Further amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes the language added by House Amendment No. 2 concerning inpatient admissions for persons experiencing opioid-related overdose or withdrawal and instead provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure that patients, whether enrolled under the Medical Assistance Fee For Service program or enrolled with a Medicaid Managed Care Organization, experiencing opioid-related overdose or withdrawal are admitted on an inpatient status and the provider shall be reimbursed accordingly, when deemed medically necessary, as determined by either the patient's primary care physician, or the physician or other practitioner responsible for the patient's care at the hospital to which the patient presents, using criteria established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Provides that if it is determined by the physician or other practitioner responsible for the patient's care at the hospital to which the patient presents, that a patient does not meet medical necessity criteria for admission, then the patient may be treated via observation and the provider shall seek reimbursement accordingly. Provides that nothing shall diminish the requirements of a provider to document medical necessity in the patient's record. Removes the language added by House Amendment No. 2 concerning payments for long-acting injectable medications for mental health or substance use disorders and instead provides that, effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2022, the medical assistance program shall separately reimburse at the prevailing fee schedule, for long-acting injectable medications administered for mental health or substance use disorder in the hospital inpatient setting, and which are compliant with prior authorization requirements. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals and managed care organizations shall implement, by rule, reimbursement policy and prior authorization criteria for the use of long-acting injectable medications administered in the hospital inpatient setting for the treatment of mental health disorders. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning payments for long-acting injectable medications for mental health or substance use disorders. Removes language authorizing the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish, by rule, exemptions to the filing deadline for vendor payments.
Amends the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 42/1 Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.43 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 195/Act rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a health plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage of diagnostic testing for enrollees that is performed by a testing provider in accordance with specified federal and State COVID-19 testing requirements, and that diagnostic testing for enrollees shall be considered medically necessary. Provides that a health plan may inquire as to whether an enrollee is an employee of the long-term care facility but shall not require further evidence or verification of the enrollee's employment status. Provides that the coverage requirements set forth in the provisions shall only apply when specified federal and State testing requirements are in effect. Provides that any failure to provide coverage of diagnostic testing pursuant to the provisions shall be deemed a failure to substantially comply with this Code. Provides that the provisions are repealed on January 1, 2022. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes in the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Repeals the COVID-19 Medically Necessary Diagnostic Testing Act. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds an immediate effective date.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for its FY 22 ordinary and contingent expenses. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Makes various appropriations and reappropriations for specified purposes. Amends Public Act 101-637 by changing and adding various appropriations. Some provisions are effective immediately; some provisions are effective July 1, 2021. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Makes various appropriations and reappropriations for specified purposes. Amends Public Act 101-637 by changing and adding various appropriations. Some provisions are effective immediately; some provisions are effective July 1, 2021. Governor Amendatory Veto Message Recommends replacing the effective date provisions of the bill, which did not specify effective dates for certain appropriations, with provisions giving supplemental appropriations an immediate effective date and FY22 appropriations a July 1, 2021 effective date.