Rescinds, cancels, voids, nullifies, and supersedes all resolutions, memorials, applications, or other enactments previously passed by the Illinois General Assembly or either house thereof petitioning Congress for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.
Declares May of 2022 as "Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month" in the State of Illinois.
Recognizes the vital role of school nurses in providing health care to the students of Illinois. Urges the Illinois State Board of Education to partner with the Illinois Association of School Nurses to complete a School Nursing Capacity Study in Illinois by January 10, 2023.
Declares March 8, 2022 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our society, to encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all women.
Creates the Task Force on Children Advocacy Centers and Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children Funding to ensure that each CAC and CASA facility receives adequate funding to respond to the number and severity of child abuse and neglect cases in their respective jurisdictions.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning property and casualty insurers. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/126.21 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new 215 ILCS 5/132 from Ch. 73, par. 744 215 ILCS 5/132.5 from Ch. 73, par. 744.5 215 ILCS 5/155.35 215 ILCS 5/402 from Ch. 73, par. 1014 215 ILCS 5/408 from Ch. 73, par. 1020 215 ILCS 5/511.109 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.58-109 215 ILCS 5/512-3 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-3 215 ILCS 5/512-5 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.59-5 215 ILCS 5/512-11 new 215 ILCS 5/513b3 215 ILCS 124/3 215 ILCS 124/5 215 ILCS 124/10 215 ILCS 124/15 215 ILCS 124/20 215 ILCS 124/25 215 ILCS 124/30 215 ILCS 124/35 new 215 ILCS 124/40 new 215 ILCS 134/20 215 ILCS 134/25 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Adds provisions concerning market analysis and market conduct actions. Makes changes to provisions concerning market conduct and non-financial examinations, examination reports, insurance compliance self-evaluative privilege, confidentiality, fees and charges, examination, and fiduciary and bonding requirements. Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Adds definitions. Establishes minimum ratios of providers to beneficiaries for network plans issued, delivered, amended, or renewed during 2023. Makes changes to provisions concerning network adequacy, notice of nonrenewal or termination, transition of services, network transparency, administration and enforcement, and provider requirements. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning notice of nonrenewal or termination and transition of services. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize the Department of Insurance to adopt emergency rules implementing federal standards for provider ratios, time and distance, or appointment wait times when such standards apply to health insurance coverage regulated by the Department of Insurance and are more stringent than the State standards extant at the time the final federal standards are published. Effective immediately. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 1463, as amended by House Amendment 1, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to House Bill 1463, as amended by House Amendment 1 as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Judicial Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state of Illinois. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (The Department of Insurance) The Department of Insurance approximates the cost of the bill to be $836,500.
Mourns the passing of Esther Isabelle Brazier.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision exempting ground ambulance services from the managed care medical assistance program, requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to arrange the scheduling of ground ambulance services whenever managed care enrollees require transportation assistance. Provides that such services shall be paid (rather than continue to be paid) under the State's traditional fee-for-service program. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-30b Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-30b rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals a provision exempting ground ambulance services from the managed care medical assistance program.
Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Provides that federal tax information disclosed under the Act shall only be provided in accordance with federal law and regulation applicable to the safeguarding of federal tax information. Provides that the specified requirements concerning confidentiality of information apply to contractors of the Office of the Auditor General. Removes prior provisions concerning the release of confidential income tax records. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or his or her authorized agents, for official use of tax returns filed and information related thereto under the Act is deemed to be an official purpose within the Department of Revenue for the purposes of confidentiality and information sharing. Effective immediately.
Declares February 2022 as Black Nurses Month in Illinois.
