Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of the Lottery for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: Other State Funds $2,228,940,500.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for its FY23 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for the fiscal year is less than the amount required for the payment of claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for that fiscal year. Provides that the amount of any continuing appropriation used by the Court of Claims under the amendatory Act for a given fiscal year shall be charged against the unexpended amount of any appropriation for line of duty awards to the Court of Claims for that fiscal year that subsequently becomes available. Requires the Court of Claims to report to the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget on any continuing appropriation that is used at the conclusion of a fiscal year. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Labor Relations Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $1,743,000.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Innovation and Technology for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $ 15,000,000; Other State Funds $655,000,000; Total $670,000,000.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of Executive Inspector General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $6,630,000; Other State Funds $1,610,800; Total $8,240,800.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Commerce Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, as follows: Other State Funds $67,545,600.
Makes various Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations to the Office of the State Comptroller. Effective July 1, 2022.
Creates the Safe Patient Limits Act. Provides for the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. Provides that nothing shall preclude a facility from assigning fewer patients to a registered nurse than the limits provided in Act. Provides specified requirements for the Act's implementation by a facility. Establishes recordkeeping requirements. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules governing the implementation and operation of the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act precludes the use of patient acuity systems consistent with provisions of the Hospital Licensing Act concerning nurse staffing by patient acuity; however, the maximum patient assignments in the Act may not be exceeded regardless of the use and application of any patient acuity system. Provides that all facilities shall adopt written policies and procedures for training and orientation of nursing staff and that no registered nurse shall be assigned to a nursing unit or clinical area unless that nurse has, among other things, demonstrated competence in providing care in that area. Provides for specified nurse rights and protections. Provides that the Act's provisions are severable. Contains other provisions. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall not mandate that a registered professional nurse delegate nursing interventions. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the exercise of professional judgment by a direct care registered professional nurse in the performance of his or her scope of practice shall be provided in the exclusive interests of the patient. Makes other changes.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that capitation rates established by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for managed care organizations shall be reduced by 20% for the duration of a disaster proclamation, and any subsequent disaster proclamation, issued by the Governor in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Requires the Department to reduce future capitation payments to managed care organizations on a prorated basis to reflect any amounts paid by the Department before the effective date of the amendatory Act that were in excess of the lower capitation rates authorized by the amendatory Act. Provides that the amendatory Act applies to capitation rates in effect during a disaster period established by the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation issued by the Governor on March 9, 2020 concerning the COVID-19 public health emergency and any subsequent Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation issued by the Governor in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Effective immediately.
