Appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of granting the sum to the City of Chicago to construct concrete-protected bike lanes. Effective July 1, 2023.
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Rent Control Act. Provides that no more than once every 12 months, upon a 90-day written notice, a landlord may increase the rent for a dwelling unit in which a tenant resides by a rate no greater than 15%. Provides that a landlord who temporarily removes a dwelling unit from the rental market and later relists the property for rent may only increase the rental rate charged for the unit in accordance with the Act, regardless of how long the dwelling unit is vacant. Provides that if the unit is vacant for more than 12 months, the permissible percentage change shall be calculated using the gross rental rate charged when the unit was last occupied. Provides that if a tenant is the first tenant to occupy a new dwelling unit, the 12-month period begins the first month in which the rental agreement states the tenant occupied the dwelling unit. Provides that if a new landlord purchases a dwelling or dwelling unit from a landlord with a current rental agreement, the new landlord is subject to the same restrictions as the former landlord and the new owner may only increase rent within the limits of the 12-month period previously established by the former landlord. Allows the Attorney General to enforce a violation of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an affirmative defense and counterclaim in any eviction action that the landlord has charged rent in excess of the amount allowed under the Act. Makes a corresponding change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Creates the Illinois Medicare for All Health Care Act. Provides that all individuals residing in the State are covered under the Illinois Health Services Program for health insurance. Sets forth the health coverage benefits that participants are entitled to under the Program. Sets forth the qualification requirements for participating health providers. Sets forth standards for provider reimbursement. Provides that it is unlawful for private health insurers to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the coverage of the Program. Provides that investor-ownership of health delivery facilities is unlawful. Provides that the State shall establish the Illinois Health Services Trust to provide financing for the Program. Sets forth the requirements for claims billing under the Program. Provides that the Program shall include funding for long-term care services and mental health services. Provides that the Program shall establish a single prescription drug formulary and list of approved durable medical goods and supplies. Creates the Pharmaceutical and Durable Medical Goods Committee to negotiate the prices of pharmaceuticals and durable medical goods with suppliers or manufacturers on an open bid competitive basis. Sets forth provisions concerning patients' rights. Provides that the employees of the Program shall be compensated in accordance with the current pay scale for State employees and as deemed professionally appropriate by the General Assembly. Effective January 1, 2024.
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the court seal.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides the no appropriation may be expended to a managed care organization under contract with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services unless the managed care organization, and its pharmacy benefits manager, allows prescription drug benefits to be provided by specialty pharmacies that are certified in the Business Enterprise Program and accredited by at least 2 different accreditation entities for specialty pharmacy services on the same terms and conditions by any willing provider that is qualified for network participation and authorized to dispense prescription drugs. Prescription drug benefits include those that are managed both as a part of the overall healthcare benefits package, medical and pharmacy benefits that are integrated into one package through a managed care organization, and pharmacy benefits that are separately administered or subcontracted through a pharmacy benefits manager. Defines "specialty pharmacy". Effective July 1, 2023.
