Rep. Thaddeus Jones

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Changes the name of the Medication Aide Pilot Program to the Medication Aide Program. Makes conforming changes. Provides that to be approved as a qualified facility under the program (instead of for the duration of the pilot program), a facility must meet specified requirements. Removes provisions that provide that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall submit a report regarding patient safety, efficiency, and errors, as determined by rule, to the General Assembly no later than 6 months after termination of the pilot program. Removes language providing that licenses under the Medication Aide Program Article may not be renewed or restored. Makes corresponding changes.

Amends the Preventing Youth Vaping Act. Restricts a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer from advertising, marketing, or promoting an electronic cigarette in a manner that is likely to cause a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other adult to mistake the electronic cigarette for a product that is not a tobacco product.

Maddy summaryHB 305 is a technical amendment to the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 that updates the short title of a specific section within the law. This change does not alter the actual rules or requirements for private business and vocational schools but serves to correct the official name used in the statute. The bill affects the administrative record-keeping and legal references related to these schools by ensuring the title is accurate. Once signed into law, it clarifies the document's nomenclature without changing how the schools operate or are regulated.

Amends the Information Technology Accessibility Act. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology (currently, the Department of Human Services) shall review certain accessibility standards. Removes a specific reference to the Department of Central Management Services. Effective immediately.

Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual plan of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act must provide coverage for wigs or other scalp prostheses worn for hair loss caused by alopecia, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment for cancer or other conditions. Makes a conforming change in the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that certain coverage requirements apply to an individual policy of accident and health insurance (currently, a policy of accident and health insurance). Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan must not require authorization or referral by the plan, issuer, or any person, including a primary care provider, for any covered individual who seeks coverage for certain obstetrical or gynecological care. Provides that if a policy, contract, or certificate requires or allows a covered individual to designate a primary care provider and provides coverage for any obstetrical or gynecological care, the insurer shall provide the notice required under specified federal regulations in all circumstances required under those regulations. Makes changes in provisions concerning post-parturition care. Changes the language required in the disclosure of a limited benefit. Increases the fee for filing a plan of division of a domestic stock company and for filing an insurance business transfer plan. Makes changes in provisions concerning fraud reporting; coverage for epinephrine injectors; blanket accident and health insurance; authorization of policies, agreements, or arrangements with incentives or limits on reimbursement; and refunds and penalties. Repeals a provision concerning the application of certain provisions. Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Changes references from "woman's principal health care provider" to "obstetrical and gynecological health care professional". Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make conforming changes. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes changes to the required disclosures. Provides that health maintenance organizations are subject to certain coverage requirements for pharmacy testing, screening, vaccinations, and treatment; for proton beam therapy; for children with neuromuscular, neurological, or cognitive impairment; and for no-cost mental health prevention and wellness visits. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions are effective January 1, 2025.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, in addition to the options of total car replacement or a cash settlement, an insurer that issues a policy of automobile insurance shall provide to the policyholder, after the policyholder has been deemed eligible for compensation following an automobile crash, the option to be compensated for the value of repairs to make the automobile safe to drive. Requires an insurer to provide a copy of a specified rule at the time an offer of compensation for total loss is made. Requires the Department of Insurance to amend a specified rule to include information about the right of policyholders to elect to be compensated for the value of repairs to make the automobile safe to drive.

Calls on the U.S. Congress to authorize a policy change to allow existing interstates built with federal funding to become state tollways, enabling Illinois to convert the Dan Ryan Expressway I-57 into a toll road for the safety of its citizens.

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 510 shall change the name of the Allied Health & Nursing Center at South Suburban College to the Frank M. Zuccarelli Allied Health Center.

Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government that has submitted a distressed location project as defined by Department of Natural Resources rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 100% for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement projects on distressed location projects. Provides that no less than 10% of the amount appropriated under the Act in any fiscal year shall be made available as grants to distressed communities.