Rep. Mary Flowers

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Prohibits the approval of a disbursement for certain expenses that are payable from other public and private sources. Removes provisions requiring the Department (i) to calculate amounts paid from State funds for certain purposes; (ii) to utilize funds from a child's account to reimburse those costs; and (iii) to maintain the remaining balance after reimbursement. Removes a provision requiring the Department to deposit disbursements from all children's accounts into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any health care provider to request payment from an insured for services provided under the insured's health insurance plan, other than applicable copayments or deductibles. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a health care provider to report to a credit agency an insured's failure to pay a bill for medical services when a health insurance plan has primary responsibility for payment.

Creates the Healthy Illinois Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the base income of a hospital that is exempt from the federal income tax by reason of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is the aggregate of: (i) its unrelated business taxable income, without certain deductions; and (ii) an amount equal to the payments for goods and services made to the hospital by patients and not reimbursed by public or private insurance less the amount that the State Medicaid program would have paid for those same goods and services. Provides that the standard exemption shall not be allowed in determining the net income of a not-for-profit hospital. Effective immediately.

Creates the Menu Education and Labeling Act of 2004. Provides that restaurants and similar retail food establishments shall obtain nutritional information from an independent nutrition testing laboratory and shall use analytic methods and express nutrient content in a manner consistent with the Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Provides that menu items that come in different flavors and varieties but are listed as a single menu item shall be listed on menus and menu boards. Requires the Department of Public Health to issue regulations to implement the Act. Provides that the regulations shall require information to be conveyed to the public in a manner that enables the public to readily observe and comprehend the information and understand its relative significance in the context of a total daily diet. Provides that nothing in the Act shall preclude restaurants and similar food establishments from voluntarily providing additional nutritional information. Amends the Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a food shall be misbranded if it is a standard menu item offered by a restaurant or similar food establishment, unless the menu lists next to each item, in a size and typeface similar to other information about each item, nutritional information, including, but not limited to, the total number of: (1) calories; (2) grams of saturated fat plus trans fat; (3) grams of carbohydrates; and (4) milligrams of sodium per serving, as usually prepared and offered for sale. Limits the nutritional information required to be made available if the restaurant or similar retail food establishment uses only a menu board, provides a salad bar, buffet line, cafeteria service, or similar self-serve arrangement.

Creates the Illinois Innocence Commission Act. Contains only a short title Section.

Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In a provision concerning eligibility for grants under the Act, increases the household income eligibility limitations for grant year 2006, and provides that, for grant years 2007 and thereafter, the limitations shall be increased annually by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year. Effective immediately.

Amens the Nursing Home Care Act. In provisions concerning the use of restraints on nursing home residents, provides that a restraint may be used only under the supervision of a licensed health professional and only for a strictly defined period (instead of only for specific periods). Provides that in no case may a restraint be used for more than 2 hours. Requires continued assessment of a resident's condition to treat any ill effects resulting from the use of a restraint. Sets forth procedures to be used when applying a restraint. Requires that a nursing home adopt a clear, written instructional policy on the use of restraints and make the policy available to residents and their guardians or other authorized representatives. Requires a nursing home to keep records concerning the use of restraints.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that where the Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive temporary custodian, the Department of Children and Family Services shall file with the court and serve on the parties a parent-child visiting plan, within 5 days, excluding weekends and holidays, after the appointment. Provides that the parent-child visiting plan shall set out the time and place of visits, the frequency of visits, the length of visits, who shall be present at the visits, and where appropriate, the minor's opportunities to have telephone and mail communication with the parents. Provides that for good cause, the court may waive the requirement to file the parent-child visiting plan or extend the time for filing the parent-child visiting plan.

Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. Requires a school board (including the board of a private school) that (1) completes a nutritional analysis of traditional or enhanced food-based menu plans as part of the State review process, (2) provides its meals under a nutrient-based menu plan, or (3) utilizes software that calculates the nutritional content of foods or menus to publish the school lunch menu and the nutrition content, including calories, of each meal item. Provides that all other school boards are strongly encouraged to publish the school lunch menu and the nutrition content, including calories, of each meal item. Provides that a school board may determine the frequency and manner of publication. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Requires a comprehensive health education program to include instruction in secondary schools on clinical depression and suicide prevention. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.