Amends the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to require all ambulatory surgical treatment centers licensed to operate in the State (now, the requirement applies only to hospitals licensed to operate in the State) to adopt a uniform system for submitting patient claims and encounter data (now, patient billing data) for payment from public and private payors. Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to submit billing data to the Department of Public Health no later than 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Requires the Department to include certain information in its "Consumer Guide to Health Care" on its website. Authorizes the Department to disclose certain information on its website. Authorizes the Department to promulgate rules concerning the provisions of the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act. Requires that ambulatory surgical treatment centers, organizations representing ambulatory surgical treatment centers, purchasers, consumer groups, and health plans be meaningfully involved in the development of all aspects of the Department's methodology for collecting, analyzing, and disclosing the information collected under this Act. Requires the Department to evaluate additional methods for comparing the performance of hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers and report its findings and recommendations on its Internet website and to the Governor and General Assembly no later than January 1, 2006. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deceptive collection practices.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop educational materials on meningitis for distribution in elementary and secondary schools. Effective immediately.
Urges commercial food markets selling fish and shellfish to post a notice warning of methylmercury in fish and shellfish and urges the Department of Public Health to provide a sample warning to commercial food markets.
Congratulates Fr. William G. Kenneally on the occasion of his retirement from his position at St. Gertrude parish.
Recognizes The Swedish American Museum Center for its many contributions to the Swedish American community.
Congratulates Roberta Buchanan on the occasion of her retirement from her position at Howard Area Community Center.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the definition of "peace officer", provides that for the purposes of statutes involving the false personation of a peace officer, false personation of a peace officer while carrying a deadly weapon, and aggravated false personation of a peace officer, certain federal law enforcement officers shall be considered peace officers. Increases the penalties for aggravated false personation of a peace officer and aggravated false personation of a fire fighter. Creates the offenses of false personation of a peace officer while carrying a deadly weapon and false personation of a fire fighter while carrying a deadly weapon. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who without lawful authority stops or detains another person while operating a motor vehicle using red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights is guilty of a Class 2 rather than a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
Recognizes the years of contributions by the Berghoff Restaurant in Chicago as it closes its doors after 107 years of service.
Creates the House Illinois Health Survey Task Force to study the feasibility of implementing an Illinois Health Survey (a survey of the health status, access to health services, and other health related issues of the Illinois population) and report by January 11, 2007.