Rep. Emily McAsey

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning recomputation of State aid claims.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to develop and maintain a written policy concerning the credits that the university will award for courses on a joint services transcript. Defines "joint services transcript". Effective January 1, 2017.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that certain Medicaid Facilitation and Utilization payments authorized under the Illinois Administrative Code and initially paid out in State fiscal year 2015 shall remain in effect as long as the annual assessment on inpatient services imposed under the Illinois Public Aid Code is in effect. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that government programs and accident and health insurance policies providing coverage for prescription drugs shall provide coverage for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drugs as preferred drugs on their formulary, preferred drug list, or other lists of similar construct. Prohibits cost sharing for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drugs that exceeds the lowest cost sharing level applied to prescription drugs. Prohibits insurers from requiring require that a covered individual first use an opioid analgesic drug product without abuse-deterrence labeling claims before providing coverage for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic product. Provides that any prior authorization requirements or other utilization review measures for opioid analgesic drug products, and any service denials made under those, shall not require first use of non-abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products in order to access opioid analgesic drug products with abuse-deterrent properties.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property that is (i) located within a county of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and (ii) used for a petroleum refinery may be the subject of a real property tax assessment settlement agreement if litigation is or was pending as to its assessed valuation as of January 1, 2003 or thereafter. Effective immediately.

Amends the Online Child Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in every case in which an opioid overdose is determined to be a contributing factor in a death, the coroner shall report the death and the age, gender, race, and county of residence, if known, of the decedent to the Department of Public Health. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires every hospital to report the age, gender, race, and county of residence, if known, of each patient diagnosed as having an opioid overdose to the Department within 48 hours of the diagnosis. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to adopt rules to implement the reporting requirements. Requires the Department to annually report to the General Assembly the data collected.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency.