Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must implement an average commercial rate supplemental payment program for ground ambulance services providers for dates of service beginning no later than January 1, 2020. Provides that no later than July 1, 2019, the Department must submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an Illinois Title XIX State Plan amendment to implement an average commercial rate supplemental payment program for ground ambulance services providers; and that the Department must require Medicaid managed care organizations, including managed care community networks, to pay the approved average commercial rates in coordination with the Department. Effective immediately.
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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, March 28, 2019, it stands adjourned until Wednesday, April 03, 2019 or until the call of the President; and when the House of Representatives adjourns on Friday, March 29, 2019, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, April 02, 2019.
Amends the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. Provides that a majority of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission members currently appointed shall constitute a quorum (rather than a majority of the voting members). Provides that a vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all of the duties of the Commission. Provides that vacancies occurring before the expiration of a term shall be filled by a gubernatorial appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the Senate (rather than in the manner provided for the members first appointed). Deletes language providing that all 8 voting members of the Commission shall participate in a vote to establish further case disposition. Provides that if 5 or more voting members (rather than 5 or more of the 8 voting members) of the Commission conclude that there is sufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, the case shall be referred to the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Provides that if 4 or more voting members (rather than less than 5 of the 8 voting members) of the Commission conclude that there is insufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, the Commission shall conclude there is insufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review. Provides that if a vote results in neither a minimum of 5 votes finding sufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, nor a minimum of 4 votes finding insufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, the claim shall be postponed for future reconsideration.
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, March 21, 2019, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 26, 2019, or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 26, 2019, or until the call of the President.
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that covered vehicle service provider personnel who treat and either release or transport to a health care facility an individual experiencing a suspected or an actual opioid overdose shall document in the patient's care report the date and time of the overdose, the location in latitude and longitude where the overdose victim was initially encountered, whether one or more doses of an opioid overdose reversal drug was administered, and whether the overdose was fatal or nonfatal when the overdose victim was initially encountered and during the transportation of the victim to a health care facility. Provides that a covered vehicle service provider shall also provide the information to a specified mapping application. Provides that the information documented by a covered vehicle service provider shall not be used in an opioid use-related criminal investigation or prosecution of the individual treated by the covered vehicle service provider personnel. Exempts from civil or criminal liability all covered vehicle service providers and covered vehicle service provider personnel who report the information in good faith. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Appropriates various amounts from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for ordinary and contingent expenses and for the payment of a settlement. Effective July 1, 2019.
Appropriates $19,276,300 to the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor to meet its ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. Effective July 1, 2019.
Appropriates $17,129,100 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, reimbursements, and the Census 2020 Redistricting Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. Appropriates various amounts from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Reappropriates amounts from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Effective July 1, 2019.
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, March 14, 2019, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 19, 2019, or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 19, 2019, or until the call of the President.
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, March 7, 2019, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 12, 2019, or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 12, 2019, or until the call of the President.