Congratulates the faculty, students, and alumni of Simeon Career Academy in Chicago on the occasion of the dedication of the Alvin R. Scott, Sr. Athletic Center.
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Prohibits the court from appointing a person who is currently listed or required to be listed on the sex offender database as the legal guardian of a minor. Effective immediately.
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Defines "current retail price". Provides that upon a request made in person or by telephone by any person, a pharmacist must disclose the current retail price of any brand or generic prescription drug or medical device that the pharmacy offers for sale to the public.
Creates the Home Care Consumer and Worker Protection Act. If an agency places a home care worker with a consumer to provide home care services, requires the agency to give the worker and the consumer a notice setting forth the rights and responsibilities of each of them as well as appropriate phone numbers and addresses of the Department on Aging. Provides that the Act does not apply to nursing homes, home health agencies, and certain other agencies. Provides that an agency subject to the Act must comply with the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and must ensure that every home care worker placed by the agency for hire by a consumer has the appropriate credentials and is appropriately licensed or certified as required by law. Authorizes the Department on Aging to investigate complaints of violations of the Act, issue cease-and-desist orders, and seek injunctive relief. Provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 per day for each day that a violation continues. Effective January 1, 2006.
Creates the Firearms Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to establish reasonable rates for certain persons and entities requesting electronic access to certain types of patient data collected under the Illinois Health Finance Reform Act. Requires all moneys received by the Department from such procedures to be deposited into the Public Health Special State Projects Fund. Provides that the Department shall comply with State and federal laws to protect patient confidentiality. Effective immediately.
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning applications for certification.
Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act concerning the investigation of charges by the Department of Human Rights. Eliminates language providing that questions of credibility shall be considered in determining whether there is substantial evidence that an alleged civil rights violation has been committed. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Requires coverage of mammograms for women under 40 years of age with a family history of breast cancer or other risk factors at the age and intervals deemed medically necessary by the woman's health care provider. Effective immediately.
Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
