Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Congratulates Joseph L. "Joe" Belman on his 100th birthday. Thanks him for his military service to the United States of America. Recognizes his century-long journey and his enduring impact on workers' rights advocacy and mentorship in youth development.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person shall not perform surgical claw removal, declawing, or a tendonectomy on any cat or otherwise alter a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws, except for a therapeutic purpose. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall subject a person who violates the provisions to a civil penalty of $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $2,500 for a third or subsequent violation.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for the purpose of removing barriers to the timely treatment of serious mental illnesses, prior authorization mandates and utilization management controls shall not be imposed under the fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs on any FDA-approved prescription drug that is recognized by a generally accepted standard medical reference as effective in the treatment of conditions specified in the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. Provides that the following shall be permitted for prescription drugs covered under the amendatory Act: (i) clinically appropriate drug utilization review (DUR) edits, including, but not limited to, drug-to-drug, drug-age, and drug-dose; (ii) generic drug substitution if a generic drug is available for the prescribed medication in the same dosage and formulation; and (iii) any utilization management control that is necessary for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to comply with any current consent decrees or federal waivers. Defines "serious mental illness".
Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act for a person to report to a consumer reporting agency any medical debt incurred by a consumer or any collection action against the consumer to collect that medical debt.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in order for free and discounted services to be credited as charity care for a hospital entity, the hospital entity's financial assistance policy shall require: (i) a patient whose income is less than or equal to 300% of the federal poverty level to receive 100% coverage of all care charges; (ii) a patient whose income is greater than 300% but less than or equal to 350% of the federal poverty level to receive at least 75% coverage of all care charges; and (iii) a patient whose income is greater than 350% but less than or equal to 400% of the federal poverty level to receive at least 50% coverage of all care charges.
Amends the Interstate Library Compact Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the compact administrator.
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall require each school to notify students and the students' parents or guardians twice each year on how to access any mental health services offered in school or in the community where the school is located.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that cable or video providers shall cease charging customers for modems and routers, whether rented together or separately, when the customer has paid to the provider the wholesale cost of the modem or router, or modem and router if rented together, plus a reasonable mark-up not to exceed 5% of the modem, router, or modem and router wholesale cost to the provider. Provides that the cable and video provider shall provide notice regarding the discontinuance of rental charges to the customer in each billing statement. Provides that the notice shall include a disclosure of rights and responsibilities relating to the maintenance of modems and routers.
