Rep. Robyn Gabel

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval if required, a household that includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 165% of those nonfarm income poverty guidelines. Effective January 1, 2016.

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Requires restaurants to be aware of food allergy recalls from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Requires restaurants to indicate on a placard, poster, or menu that consumers with food allergies should inform a waiter or waitress of the restaurant of their allergy. Sets forth the requirements for the placard or poster or menu information.

Creates the Advisory Board for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Programs Act. Establishes the Advisory Board for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Programs under the Department of Public Health. Creates the Board. Requires the Board to advise the Director of Public Health and make recommendations to the Department and Governor regarding maternal and child health matters. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Transfers authority over the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, Title X Family Planning Program award, and maternal and child health programs to the Department of Public Health. Transfers all relevant rights and duties, rules and rulemaking powers, personnel, property, records, and revenue allocations to the Department of Public Health. Amends the Illinois Family Case Management Act. Removes references to the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board. Amends the Hearing Screening for Newborns Act. Changes the short title to the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act. Makes changes regarding which hospitals are required to conduct and report infant hearing tests. Requires the Department of Public Health to maintain a registry of cases documenting newborn hearing tests and intervention. Transfers rulemaking power under the Act from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Public Health. Repeals provisions concerning certain hospital reports to the Department and the hearing screening advisory committee. Amends the Prenatal and Newborn Care Act. Corrects a cross-reference to the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board. Amends the Developmental Disability Prevention Act. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to determine funding needs for high-risk pregnancy programs. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Amends provisions that prohibit individual or group policies of accident and health insurance from canceling or non-renewing policies for any individual based on that individual's participation in a qualified cancer trial to include other qualified clinical trials. Provides that the cancer or other qualified clinical trial may be at Phase I of investigation. Requires research trials to be authorized by an institutional review board of an institution approved by the Office of Human Research Protections of the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no person shall be denied medical assistance based upon that individual's participation in a cancer or other qualified clinical trial if such trial meets the conditions for clinical trials established in the Illinois Insurance Code. Effective January 1, 2016.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that an agency or commission may not destroy any public record, nonrecord material, or material not included within the definition of records as contained in this Act concerning complaints, investigations, and adjudications of police officer misconduct. Further provides that an agency shall permanently retain such records and materials. Effective immediately.

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act and the State Finance Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may designate a hospital as a STEMI Receiving Center or a STEMI Referring Center. Defines "STEMI" as a ST-elevated myocardial infarction. Provides certain requirements for designation as a STEMI Receiving Center. Establishes a State Acute Cardiac Event Advisory Subcommittee. Establishes Regional Acute Cardiac Event Advisory Subcommittees within each Regional EMS Advisory Committee. Creates the Acute Cardiac Event Data Collection Fund and provides that the moneys in the fund shall be used to support the collection of certain data and provides that any surplus fund shall be used to support the salary of the Department Stroke and Acute Cardiac Event Coordinator or for certain other purposes. In a provision concerning the Stroke Data Collection Fund, provides that any surplus funds shall be used by the Department to support the salary of the Department Stroke and Acute Cardiac Event Coordinator (instead of the Department Stroke Coordinator) or for certain other purposes. Contains provisions concerning definitions; rulemaking; annual fees for designation as a STEMI Receiving Center; suspension and revocation of a hospital's STEMI Receiving Center designation; and reporting of certain data. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2015.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning prosecution of a traffic, boating, or fish and game law or ordinance violation committed by a minor.

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that an alleged juvenile delinquent must be brought before a judicial officer within 24 hours to determine further custody, and that an initial hearing shall be no later than the following morning when the juvenile arrived in placement, including weekends and holidays. The 24 hour period will not begin until the juvenile is released from the hospital or treatment center, if the juvenile is hospitalized or receiving treatment. If false information is given by the juvenile as to age, the 24 hour period will begin once it is determined that the juvenile is subject to this Act. The 24 hour period shall be paused to allow the juvenile's legal counsel time to prepare upon a motion filed with the court.